Landslide buries eight illegal gold miners in West Sumatra
JAKARTA, May 11, 2021, ANTARA. A landslide, triggered by torrential rains, killed eight illegal gold…
China setting up villages in Bhutan to gain military advantage over India: Report
THIMPHU, May 10, 2021, Money Control. As part of a major construction drive by Chinese…
Alibaba’s Ant Group will let more users test China’s digital yuan
BEIJING, May 10, 2021, CNBC. Ant Group, an affiliate of Alibaba, is becoming one of…
Five injured in mass stabbing at supermarket in New Zealand’s Dunedin
DUNEDIN, May 10, 2021, News.com.au. Five people were stabbed at a Countdown supermarket in Dunedin…
Singapore and Malaysia start accepting applications for cross-border travel
SINGAPORE, May 2021, ST. Applications for travel on compassionate grounds between Singapore and Malaysia are…
China blames the US for hyping fears of uncontrolled rocket reentry as space race heats up
HONG KONG, May 10, 2021, CNN. For a week, China’s Long March 5B grabbed global…
Indonesian consumers show growing confidence: Central bank
JAKARTA, May 10, 2021, Reuters. Indonesia’s consumer confidence index rose to 101.5 in April, from…
China authorizes 530,000 invention patents in 2020
BEIJING, May 10, 2021, China Daily. In 2020, China authorized 530,000 invention patents, which was…
Ex-PM urges Malaysians to stay home
KUALA LUMPUR, May 10, 2021, Malay Mail. Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad calls…
Delhi lockdown extended by one week with stricter rules, no metro services from tomorrow
NEW DELHI, May 9, 2021, India Today. The Delhi government on Sunday decided to extend…
As India surges, Bangladesh lacks jabs, faces virus variants
DHAKA, May 9, 2021, AP. India’s surge in coronavirus cases is having a dangerous effect…
Malaysia bans interstate, inter-district travel from May 10 to June 6
KUALA LUMPUR, May 9, 2021, ST. Malaysia will ban all inter-district and interstate travel from…