N. Korea says it feels no need to ‘sit face to face with US’
SEOUL, Jul 4, 2020, Yonhap. North Korea feels no need to meet with the United…
Pakistan to reopen four points on Iranian border from July 5
ISLAMABAD, Jul 4, 2020, The Nation. Pakistan has decided to re-open four border points with…
Philippine Davao City’s high-risk village put on hard lockdown
DAVAO CITY, Jul 4, 2020, PNA. The city government here has imposed a hard lockdown…
500,000 remain marooned in 7 northern Bangladeshi districts
DHAKA, Jul 4, 2020, Dhaka Tribune. Officials of the district administrations said nearly 500,000 people…
Indonesia now upper middle-income country: World Bank
JAKARTA, Jul 4, 2020, The Jakarta Post. Indonesia is now officially an upper-middle income country,…
Philippine govt allows more activities under general community quarantine
MANILA, Jul 4, 2020, PhilStar. As part of the gradual reopening of the economy after…
Trump tries to drag America backward on a very different July 4th
WASHINGTON D.C., Jul 4, 2020, CNN. On a very different Fourth of July holiday, when…
Buy Malaysian-made first to support Malaysia: Minister
KUCHING, Jul 4, 2020, Malay Mail. Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Alexander Nanta…
India’s PM Modi pushes for homegrown apps
NEW DELHI, Jul 4, 2020, Hindustan Times. Days after India banned 59 China-linked mobile phone…
From stateless to displaced, the Rohingya are still searching for hope years after fleeing Myanmar
NAY PYI TAW, Jul 4, 2020, CNBC. The Rohingya are among the world’s most persecuted…
Indian state of Nagaland bans sale of dog meat
NAGALAND, Jul 4, 2020, AP. Authorities in India’s north-eastern state of Nagaland have banned the…
At least 14 people are feared dead at a nursing home amid torrential rain in Japan
TOKYO, Jul 4, 2020, BBC. At least 14 people are feared dead at a nursing…