Mumbai, Pune citizens banned from moving out of cities in India
MUMBAI, May 3, 2020, The Asian Age. People living in Mumbai and Pune will have…
Cambodia’s PM praises journalists for reporting facts about Covid-19
PHNOM PENH, May 3, 2020, The Khmer Times. Prime Minister Hun Sen praised journalists who…
Spain makes masks compulsory on public transport from May 4
MADRID, May 3, 2020, BBC. Masks will be compulsory on public transport in Spain from…
US Air Force sends B-1 bombers back to Guam on temporary deployment
HONG KONG, May 3, 2020, CNN. Just a few weeks after the US Air Force…
[Analytics] Getting the Pacific Deterrence Initiative right
America’s “Pacific Pivot,” promised by three administrations, has at last found consensus in popular and…
RCEP agreement on track to be signed by year-end: Singapore’s minister
SINGAPORE, May 3, 2020, The Straits Times. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade agreement…
Russian oil output jumped to 11.35 million barrels per day in April, ahead of cuts
MOSCOW, May 3, 2020, CNBC. Russia raised oil and gas condensate output in April to…
India’s coronavirus lockdown curbs buffalo meat exports, hitting Ramadan supplies
KUALA LUMPUR/MUMBAI, May 3, 2020, Reuters. For more than a decade Kuala Lumpur street vendor…
South Korea to relax social distancing rules further starting May 6
SEOUL, May 3, 2020, Reuters. South Korea will further relax social distancing rules starting on…
[Analytics] Mekong Delta residents flee as nature turns hostile
Their ancestors had come to settle the Mekong Delta, turning it into the nation’s agriculture…
Traditional brick kilns continue to pollute air in South Asia: World Bank report
KATHMANDU, May 3, 2020, The Kathmandu Post. Burning of low-grade coals and failure to upgrade…
Philippine railways eye limited capacity operations on May 16
MANILA, May 3, 2020, PhilStar. The Department of Transportation (DOTr) intends to resume operations of…