Thai Future Forward Party’s fate decided in 2 weeks
BANGKOK, Feb 6, 2020, Bangkok Post. The Constitutional Court says it will rule on whether…
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Chinese military news agency discloses coronavirus was product of lab: Exiled Chinese businessman
TAIPEI, Feb 6, 2020, Taiwan News. As conspiracies about the origin of the Wuhan coronavirus…
Coronavirus death toll jumps to 565 as China confirms thousands of new cases
BEIGING, Feb 6, 2020, SCMP. Daily deaths caused by the new coronavirus have reached another…
Cabinet approves India–Sri Lanka Alliance Air flights
COLOMBO, Feb 6, 2020, Lankapuvath. The Union Cabinet in India has granted ex-post facto dispensation…
Sri Lanka can boost its development tapping agriculture and new technology: World Bank
COLOMBO, Feb 5, 2020, Lankapuvath. The World Bank reaffirmed its continued support to Sri Lanka’s…
Vietnam’s tuna exports to US surge
HANOI, Feb 5, 2020, VN Express. Vietnam’s tuna exports to the U.S. rose 38 percent…
Scientist studies coco oil vs novel coronavirus in Philippines
MANILA, Feb 5, 2020, PhilStar. A Filipino scientist has proposed studying the potential use of…
13 investigation papers opened over fake news on coronavirus in Malaysia: Police
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 5, 2020, Bernama. A total of 13 investigation papers were opened for…
Cambodia rebuffs sanction policy
PHNOM PENH, Feb 5, 2020, NST. Prime Minister Hun Sen said all his decisions have…
Mekong Delta’s biggest reservoir contaminated by saltwater intrusion
KENH LAP, Feb 5, 2020, VN Express. Seawater has intruded into the Mekong Delta’s largest…
Person dies from viral fever in Nepal’s Bajura, hundreds fall ill
BAJURA, Feb 5, 2020, The Himalayan Times. A person has died from viral fever in…
Hong Kong reports first death from coronavirus, 39-year-old had travelled to Wuhan
HONG KONG, Feb 4, 2020, Reuters, Xinhua. Hong Kong reported its first death from the…