Bhutan’s export dropped to 20 per cent during lockdown
THIMPHU, Sep 7, 2020, Kuensel. Export of goods from major industries declined to around 20…
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Southeast Asia’s GDP growth to contract by 4.2 per cent in 2020: ICAEW
SINGAPORE, Sep 7, 2020, BT. Recovery prospects look brightest for Vietnam, according to the latest…
Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh reopens bars, dance clubs
HO CHI MINH CITY, Sep 7, 2020, VN Express. HCMC authorities allowed 180 bars and…
Malaysia bars entry of Indonesian citizens
JAKARTA, Sep 7, 2020, The Jakarta Post. Indonesians, as well as citizens of several other…
Bangladesh mosque gas explosion toll rises to 24
NARAYANGANJ, Sep 7, 2020, AFP. The death toll from a gas explosion that tore through…
Pattaya and Eastern provinces tourism improved on long holiday
BANGKOK, Sep 7, 2020, Pattaya Mail. Crowds of tourists flocked to Pattaya City and many…
Singapore’s economy could shrink 7.6 per cent on-year in the third quarter
SINGAPORE, Sep 7, 2020, CNBC. Singapore’s economy is expected to shrink by 7.6% in the…
Nearly 300 Rohingya migrants reach Indonesia ‘after seven months at sea’
JAKARTA, Sep 7, 2020, IBT. Nearly 300 Rohingya migrants reached Indonesia early Monday claiming to…
India raises border deployment to ward off Pakistan
NEW DELHI, Sep 7, 2020, The Asian Age. Following specific intelligence that China could use…
Myanmar activist poet Maung Saungkha convicted for protesting against internet shutdown
YANGON, Sep 6, 2020, Global Voices. A local Myanmar court has convicted poet and activist…
At least 289 arrested as scattered groups heed online calls to rally on postponed Hong Kong election day
HONG KONG, Sep 6, 2020, SCMP. At least 289 people were arrested, one on suspicion…
Gas leak suspected in deadly mosque blast in Bangladesh
DHAKA, Sep 6, 2020, Anadolu Agency. Bangladeshi officials Sunday cited evidence to show a gas…