Malaysia’s king orders mosques to hold prayer, govt funded for 12 add thermal scanners
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28, 2020, Malay Mail. The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri´ayatuddin Al-Mustafa…
Month: January 2020
McDonald’s Japan to offer rice burgers for 1st time
TOKYO, Jan 28, 2020, Kyodo. McDonald’s Co. (Japan) said Tuesday that it will start offering…
New Zealand PM Ardern calls national election for Sept 19
WELLINGTON, Jan 28, 2020, AFP. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has called a general…
Coronavirus has killed 106 and infected 4,515 people, Chinese health authorities say
BEIJING, Jan 28, 2020, CNBC. Chinese health authorities said Tuesday that the coronavirus outbreak has…
Mongolia closes China border to cars, shuts schools over virus fears
ULAANBAATAR, Jan 27, 2020, AFP. Mongolia has closed its border crossings with China to cars,…
China halts stock trading in extended holiday as deadly virus outbreak spreads, sends country into lockdown
BEIJING, Jan 27, 2020, SCMP. China’s financial regulators will suspend trading on the Shanghai and…
Pre-results in Peru 2020 parliamentary elections: Partido Morado party leads as 29.51 per cent counting
LIMA, Jan 27, 2020, ANDINA. According to the National Office of Electoral Processes’ (ONPE) official…
Pakistan PM Imran to visit Malaysia in February
ISLAMABAD, Jan 27, 2020, Pakistan Today. Prime Minister Imran Khan will leave for Malaysia on…
[Analytics] Thailand takes action on plastic
Thais started 2020 with a major lifestyle change. After many retail stores banned plastic bags…
Philippine volcano Taal lockdown partly lifted alert level lowered to 3
BATANGAS, Jan 27, 2020, PhilStar. Evacuees, some of whom had waited as early as the…
Cambodia’s ties with India blossom
PHNOM PENH, Jan 27, 2020, The Phnom Penh Post. Indian ambassador to Cambodia Manika Jain…
PM asks to bring back stagnated Bangladeshis from China
DHAKA, Jan 27, 2020, The Bangladesh Today. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has directed the authorities…