Indonesia deploys officers to help douse Australian wildfires
JAKARTA, Feb 1, 2020, ANTARA. Chief of the Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto…
Russian telecom watchdog opens administrative case against Facebook, Twitter
MOSCOW, Feb 1, 2020, TASS. Russian telecommunications and mass media watchdog Roskomnadzor has opened an…
Opposition slams govt for not evacuating Pakistanis stuck in virus-hit China
ISLAMABAD, Feb 1, 2020, Pakistan Today. Opposition lawmakers in Senate on Friday slammed the government’s…
Republicans block impeachment witnesses, clearing path for Trump acquittal
WASHINGTON D.C., Feb 1, 2020, NYT. The Senate brought President Trump to the brink of…
India will spend $40B on the farm sector to lift its wobbly economy
NEW DELHI, Feb 1, 2020, CNBC. India’s government said on Saturday it would inject nearly…
Visitors with recent travel history to China not allowed to enter or transit in Singapore
SINGAPORE, Jan 31, 2020, The Straits Times. All travellers arriving from mainland China who had…
First two persons infected with coronavirus identified in Russia
MOSCOW, Jan 31, 2020, TASS. Two persons infected with coronavirus have been identified in Russia,…
[Analytics] Changing Cambodia’s fashion industry
The world has been taking a beating from environmental abuse by industries, particularly where waste…
Three Vietnamese fined, two Thais arrested for spreading fake news on Wuhan coronavirus
HANOI, Jan 31, 2020, VN Express, AFP, The ASEAN Post. Financial penalties have been imposed…
Hate speeches set to rise as India’s BJP hopes to cash in
NEW DELHI, Jan 31, 2020, The Asian Age. The blatant use of hate speeches and…
Philippines confirms more African swine fever cases, 200,000 pigs culled
MANILA, Jan 31, 2020, PhilStar. The Philippines has reported more African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks,…
Russia-China railway passenger traffic suspended until March 1
MOSCOW, Jan 31, 2020, TASS. Passenger railway traffic between Russia and China is temporarily suspended…