India’s tea output is likely to drop by 120 M kgs or 9 per cent in 2020 as plantations suspend plucking
NEW DELHI, Apr 29, 2020, India Today. The coronavirus outbreak is causing a rare stir…
About 4,000 officers to be deployed to ensure adherence to new traffic law with hefty fines for violators from May 1 in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, Apr 29, 2020, The Khmer Times. About 4,000 police officers are due to…
After the wave of killing in El Salvador authorities crackdown on imprisoned gang members: Human Rights Watch
SAN SALVADOR, Apr 29, 2020, WP. El Salvador’s government launched a crackdown on jailed gang…
Jakarta would see its peak of coronavirus cases in mid-May, movement restrictions may eased starting from July: Experts
JAKARTA, Apr 29, 2020, The Jakarta Post. The government has claimed that Jakarta, the country’s…
BRICS foreign ministers agree to boost cooperation on coronavirus pandemic fight
BEIJING, Apr 29, 2020, Xinhua. BRICS countries Tuesday evening (Apr 28) agreed to enhance collaboration…
China lab refutes Covid-19 conspiracy theories as virus origin remains unclear
WUHAN, Apr 29, 2020, Reuters. Conspiracy theories suggesting that the novel coronavirus originated in a…
China’s top legislature to open annual session on May 22
BEIJING, Apr 29, 2020, Xinhua. The 13th National People’s Congress (NPC), the country’s top legislature,…
Singapore construction sector to shrink 10.3 per cent this year: Fitch Solutions
SINGAPORE, Apr 29, 2020, The Business Times. Singapore’s construction sector is poised to take a…
Two from same household may now go out to buy daily essentials together during lockdown in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 29, 2020, Malay Mail. Amendments have been made to the Prevention and…
Hong Kong economy could shrink by between 4 and 7 per cent 2020 financial year: City’s finance chief
HONG KONG, Apr 29, 2020, SCMP. Hong Kong’s economy could fare even worse than expected…
Russia’s emergency holiday extended till May 12, then restrictions may be eased: President Putin
MOSCOW, Apr 28, 2020, Pan Pacific Agency. Russia’s nationwide soft lockdown, called an emergency holiday…
[Analytics] How air pollution exacerbates Covid-19
Clear blue skies over the world’s megacities have become a visible mark of the pandemic….