‘Only those permitted to travel’: India’s Central Railway advises people against thronging to train stations
NEW DELHI, May 2, 2020, DNA. The Central Railway has requested people not to unnecessarily…
Authorities beef up security at border checkpoints due eases the movement control in Malaysia from May 4
KUALA LUMPUR, May 2, 2020, Bernama. Tight border control is a key measure necessary to…
Indonesia struggles to stem layoffs
JAKARTA, May 2, 2020, NST. About a third or around 15,000 from about 40,000 manufacturing…
N. Korea’s leader reemerges after 20-day absence amid rumors over his health
SEOUL, May 2, 2020, Yonhap. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attended a fertilizer factory completion…
WHO congratulates Wuhan on clearing all coronavirus cases
GENEVA, May 2, 2020, Xinhua. The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday welcomed the news…
Japanese aquarium urges public to video-chat eels who are forgetting humans exist
TOKYO, May 1, 2020, The Guardian. When the garden eels at a Tokyo aquarium remove…
Russia’s minister and his deputy contracted the coronavirus after the PM was positively diagnosed
MOSCOW, May 1, 2020, Interfax. Russian minister of construction industry, housing and utilities sector Vladimir…
Myanmar tourism sector braced for 50 per cent job cuts
YANGON, May 1, 2020, The Irrawaddy. The Union of Myanmar Travel Association (UMTA) has predicted…
Assault-style weapons banned in Canada after Nova Scotia mass murder
OTTAWA, May 1, 2020, CNN. Assault-style weapons are banned in Canada effective immediately, the country’s…
South Africa eases one of world’s strictest lockdowns
CAPE TOWN, May 1, 2020, AP. South Africa began easing one of the world’s strictest…
Indonesia prevents dengue, malaria to avoid double health burden amid corona
JAKARTA, May 1, 2020, ANTARA. As Indonesia battles the novel coronavirus disease, another health threat…
Hundreds arrested as Malaysia cracks down on migrants in Covid-19 red zones
KUALA LUMPUR, May 1, 2020, SCMP. Just hours after announcing it would be relaxing lockdown…