BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, April 21 (Xinhua) — Brunei reported no new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, making the country’s tally of cases stand at 138 since the first case was detected in the sultanate on …
Explaining Successful (and Unsuccessful) COVID-19 Responses in Southeast Asia
We have seen huge disparities in the number of confirmed cases, even when we account for cases per capita. There are enormous differences in case fatality rates, from well under 1 percent in Singapore …
Coronavirus | Indian Army readying teams for Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan
The Indian Army is readying separate teams to be deployed in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Afghanistan to help those countries boost capabilities to deal with rising cases of coronavirus (COVID-19 …
Fighting COVID-19: Army readying teams for Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan
NEW DELHI: The Indian Army is readying separate teams to be deployed in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Afghanistan to help those countries boost capabilities to deal with rising cases of …
An Expanded Global Online Learning Platform For Out-Of-School Students
On April 14, 2020 in Timor-Leste, a girl shows off the Learning Passport online platform on which children and parents can access a range of audiovisual materials to help students continue learning at …
Philippines falls two places on World Press Freedom Index
Last year, the Philippines ranked 134. In Southeast Asia, the country fared better than its peers in terms of media freedom, except for Timor Leste (78th) and Malaysia (101st). The index ranks 180 …
Qatar Airways to Defer Salary Payments for Some Staff
State-owned Qatar Airways is planning to defer salary payments for mid-level and above staff in Doha for three months starting April.
COVID-19: WHO Urges Belarus To Implement Distancing Measures; Armenia Seals Off Town
Serbia has reported 6,630 coronavirus infections and 125 fatalities. Authorities have sealed off a small town and an adjacent village in Armenia’s northwestern Shirak province after 18 employees of a …
India sends mediacal aid to Armenia
YEREVAN, APRIL 21, ARMENPRESS. Foreign Minister of Armenia Zohrab Mnatsakanyan had a telephone conversation with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. ARMENPRESS reports Jaishankar tweeted …
Armenia – A Study In Dead Country Stamps
When I saw the 2020Scott Catalogue price increases for Albania, I found it so striking that I knew there was a lesson here.