Business and health leaders accuse Canadian PM Trudeau of ‘shifting the goalposts’ for reopening economy
OTTAWA, May 17, 2020, National Post. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been “shifting the goalposts”…
Cambodian families facing economic ruin as effects of Covid-19 hit
PHNOM PENH, May 17, 2020, Khmer Times. It was 9am on Sunday. A 50.-year old…
[Analytics] How coronavirus is driving a revolution in travel
Barriers closed a stretch of Deansgate, Manchester’s main thoroughfare, to motor vehicles on Saturday. Elsewhere…
New coronavirus cases in New York coming from people leaving home: Governor Cuomo
NEW YORK, May 17, 2020, Reuters. New York’s new confirmed COVID-19 cases are predominantly coming…
Inbound flight ban extended to end of June in Thailand
BANGKOK, May 17, 2020, Bangkok Post. Thailand has extended its ban on passenger flights for…
24 people tested positive for Covid-19 in Cox’s Bazar where Rohingya refugee camp is located
DHAKA, May 17, 2020, The Daily Star/Asia News Network. Twenty-four people, including a Rohingya refugee,…
Building a virtual parliament can take up to two years for Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, May 17, 2020, NST. Setting up an electronic parliamentary system can take up…
Trump says he is considering restoring some funding to WHO
WASHINGTON D.C., May 17, 2020, China Daily. President of the United States Donald Trump said…
Praying outside mosques not allowed in Malaysia: Official
PUTRAJAYA, May 16, 2020, Bernama. Individuals whose names are not in the list of congregation…
Over 272,000 confirmed coronavirus cases in Russia on morning May 16
MOSCOW, May 16, 2020, Pan Pacific Agency. Coronavirus infections in Russia cross 272,000 cases, officials…
[Analytics] China can’t bully us into submission: the PM has Australians’ backing
China’s ambassador to Australia made the threats a couple of weeks ago, and now its…
S. Korean K-pop concerts go online in time of pandemic
SEOUL, May 16, 2020, Yonhap. Tens of thousands of fans from across the globe simultaneously…