New Thai police chief halts roadside drink-driving testing
BANGKOK, Oct 3, 2020, Bangkok Post. The new national police chief has ordered the suspension…
India opens $400-million, six miles tunnel route to tense China border
NEW DELHI, Oct 3, 2020, AFP. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday opened a…
East Asia allies likely to bide time as US election looms over Pompeo trip
WASHINGTON D.C., Oct 3, 2020, Reuters. A warm welcome and expressions of solidarity against China…
Cyber crime cases in Malaysia worrying as 94 per cent of children exposed to porn online
PADANG BESAR, Oct 3, 2020, Bernama. According to police sources, 9,215 commercial crime cases have…
Maritime Silk Road benefits countries involved, upholds multilateralism: Experts
BEIJING, Oct 3, 2020, Xinhua. The 21st-century Maritime Silk Road proposed by China in 2013…
Importation blamed for low rice, corn prices in the Philippines
COTABATO CITY, Oct 3, 2020, PhilStar. Farmers now feel the brunt of the wanton importation…
‘Special Tourist Visa’ ready for Covid-19-passed foreigners with long-stay plans in Thailand
BANGKOK, Oct 3, 2020, TNA. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has ordered Thai embassies and…
Tourism gets a boost after Tokyo added to travel subsidy program
TOKYO, Oct 3, 2020, Kyodo. Railway stations in Tokyo and airports across Japan were crowded…
Korean chipmakers to benefit from US restrictions on China’s SMIC
SEOUL, Oct 3, 2020, Korea Bizwire. South Korea’s chipmakers are expected to benefit from the…
Armenia says it is ready to work for Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire
YEREVAN, Oct 3, 2020, Reuters. Armenia said on Friday it would work with Russia, the…
India’s Uttar Pradesh Congress party chief put under house arrest
LUCKNOW, Oct 3, 2020, The Hindu. UPCC president Ajay Kumar Lallu has been put under…
As Hong Kong libraries reopen, readers return to pick up a book, find respite from pandemic
HONG KONG, Oct 3, 2020, SCMP. For years, Jason Wong put aside a day for…