Japan, IOC agree to postpone Tokyo Olympics for one year
TOKYO, Mar 24, 2020, Kyodo. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and International Olympic Committee President Thomas…
Month: March 2020
Go World Amateur Championship in Russia to be postponed
MOSCOW, Mar 24, 2020, Pan Pacific Agency. The 41st Go World Amateur Championship (WAGC) will…
Some 70,000 Indonesians could be infected with coronavirus before Ramadan: Scientists
JAKARTA, Mar 24, 2020, The Jakarta Post. If the Indonesian authorities failed to take drastic…
Philippine Senate okays emergency powers for Duterte in fight vs coronavirus outbreak
MANILA, Mar 24, 2020, PhilStar. Senate, in a special session Monday, approved the proposed legislation…
Tokyo Olympics 2020 will be postponed: IOC member exclusively to USA Today
NEW YORK, Mar 24, 2020, USA Today. Veteran International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound told…
Panic in New Zealand ahead of lockdown
WELLINGTON, Mar 24, 2020, AFP. Police were called in as huge crowds swamped a New…
Grab drivers roped in to support food and mart delivery service in Malaysia
PETALING JAYA, Mar 24, 2020, Malay Mail. Grab Malaysia today included its drivers to support…
ASEAN Summit postponed until end-June in Vietnam
HANOI, Mar 24, 2020, The Hanoi Times. The postponement comes after eight out of 10…
Trump sends personal letter to Kim Jong-un explaining his vision for N. Korea-US relations
SEOUL, Mar 24, 2020, Hankyoreh. US President Donald Trump sent a personal letter to North…
One of the largest Asia’s prison Tihar to release 3,000 inmates after Delhi was lockdowned
NEW DELHI, Mar 24, 2020, DNA. Tihar Jail authorities on Monday said they have decided…
90 per cent coronavirus recent imported cases didn’t show symptoms at checkpoints in Singapore
SINGAPORE, Mar 24, 2020, Asia One. Nine in 10 imported Covid-19 cases in Singapore between…
Thai banks allow customers with mortgages to make only their monthly interest payment for up to six months
BANGKOK, Mar 24, 2020, NNT. All commercial banks in Thailand have pledged to offer special…