Yangon, Myanmar – As deaths from the new coronavirus mounted in South Korea, Iran and Italy in early March, Myanmar’s military called off grand plans to mark the 75th anniversary of its World War II …
Thailand expects liquidity support for Thai Airways next week
Thailand has a total of 2,672 cases and 46 fatalities. Thailand this week extended a ban on passenger flights until the end of April to limit the spread of the coronavirus. Thai Airways, which …
Iran’s coronavirus death toll rises by 92 to 4,869: health official
Iran’s neweath toll has risen by 92 to reach 4,869, Health Ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur said in a statement on state TV on Thursday. Iran’s total number of cases of people infected with the new …
Turkey’s newest hotel ‘floats’ above ancient archaeological ruins
Turkey’s Museum Hotel Antakya is an engineering marvel: A modern five-star hotel that “floats” on steel columns above a 2,300-year-old archaeological park.
Recipe for disaster: Vietnam embraces kitchen nightmares in lockdown
Burnt bread, collapsed cakes and inedible potatoes: the kitchen failures of Vietnamese families in self-isolation are being shared online, with hundreds of thousands joining a Facebook group to …
Asia-Pacific Coronavirus News: Philippines reports 207 new COVID-19 cases, Japan to declare nationwide state of emergency
A health worker wearing a personal protective equipment disinfects the swabbing booth inside a COVID-19 mass testing center in Quezon City, the Philippines, on April 14, 2020. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali) – …
Philippines reports 13 new coronavirus deaths, 207 more infections
The Philippine health ministry on Thursday reported 13 neweaths and 207 additional infections. In a bulletin, the health ministry said total deaths have reached 362 while infections have increased to …
Philippines Central Bank Cuts Key Rates as Covid-19 Disrupts Economy
The Philippine central bank on Thursday cut its benchmark interest rates in an unscheduled move as the coronavirus pandemic continues to disrupt the country’s economy.
PAGASA: Isolated rainshowers, thunderstorms expected across Philippines
The easterlies as well as localized thunderstorms are expected to bring partly cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms over Metro Manila and the rest of the country on Friday, PAGASA …
Nearly 400 Rohingya Rescued From Boat Near Bangladesh After 2 Months Adrift
Bangladesh’s coast guard said Thursday that it rescued hundreds of starving Rohingya refugees from a fishing trawler that had been drifting at sea, but a survivor said at least 28 others died during a …