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…
China sees 23 million domestic tourist trips on 1st day of May Day holiday
BEIJING, May 1, 2020, China Daily. China saw more than 23 million domestic tourist trips…
[Analytics] The Covid-19 catastrophe in Bangladesh
On April 18, amid a nation-wide lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19, around 100,000…
PM Modi meets union minister Shah, Sitharaman over lockdown exit
NEW DELHI, May 1, 2020, Hindustan Times. India is taking full preparations to lift its…
Impossible for any nation to hit zero number of Covid-19 cases: Malaysia’s PM
KUALA LUMPUR, May 1, 2020, Malay Mail. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today called…
[Analytics] Residence permit points systems widen China’s class divide
In 2014, China’s State Council set out ground-breaking household registration (hukou) system reform policies aimed…