Bangladesh on Sunday announced a relief package worth about $1.7 billion to help farmers struggling because of restrictions imposed to stem the spread of the coronavirus, with neighbouring India …
Pakistan extends coronavirus lockdown, some industries to reopen in phases
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday announced a two-week extension to the nationwide shutdown to curb the COVID-19 spread, but said some industries would reopen in phases. The first …
India, Pakistan plan to restart some economic activity during coronavirus lockdown
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked his cabinet colleagues to come up with plans to open up some crucial industries.
Pakistan summons Indian official to protest at cross-border shelling
Pakistan on Monday summoned an Indian official to protest over cross-border shelling from its neighbour that it said had killed a child and wounded four civilians. India and Pakistan have accused each …
Child sex abuse in Pakistan’s religious schools is endemic
Earlier this year, a cleric at the religious school he faithfully attended in the southern Punjab town of Pakpattan took him into a washroom and tried to rape him. Muhimman’s aunt, Shazia, who wanted …
Pakistan ‘sleepwalking’ into virus catastrophe, warns opposition
Pakistan risks “sleep walking” into a coronavirus catastrophe where death tolls reach levels seen in the West and perilously under-resourced hospitals are pushed to the brink, an opposition leader …
Indonesia reports its biggest daily jump in coronavirus deaths
Indonesia on Tuesday reported its biggest daily jump ineaths with 60 new fatalities, taking the total to 459, health ministry official Achmad Yurianto said. Yurianto confirmed 282 new coronavirus …
Bank Indonesia Keeps Rates Steady
Indonesia’s central bank has kept its benchmark interest rate steady Tuesday as it seeks to safeguard the rupiah amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Indonesia trying to avert recession due to virus outbreak: finance minister
JAKARTA (Reuters) -n authorities are making efforts to prevent an economic recession due to the coronavirus outbreak, but their worst case scenario is for contraction in …
‘Ghosts’ try to spook people off streets during coronavirus in Indonesia
Ghosts” wrapped in white sheets are roaming the streets of a neighborhood in Indonesia’s central Java province trying to spook people into staying home during the coronavirus outbreak.