Thousands of textile workers, desperate for money, resume work at about 1,000 factories that reopened on Monday.
Pakistan’s Umar Akmal banned for three years: PCB
Controversial Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal was banned Monday from all forms of cricket for three years after pleading guilty to failing to report match-fixing approaches, the country’s cricket board …
Pakistan: Once used by Taliban, Swat FM 98 now fights coronavirus
Pakhtunkhwa Radio FM 98 in northern Pakistan is holding on-air clinics to help provide healthcare information to residents in remote areas. Once used by Taliban to spread propaganda and intimidate …
Indonesia lost ‘precious’ months downplaying coronavirus threats, says former minister
The coronavirus outbreak in Indonesia is still in its early stages because of the government’s delayed response, says Rizal Ramli, a former finance minister and ex-coordinating minister for economic …
Indonesia reports 214 new coronavirus infections, 22 deaths
Indonesia’s number of reported cases of the coronavirus has risen by 214 to 9,096, health ministry official Achmad Yurianto said on Monday.
Indonesia Hopes for Return to ‘Normal Lives’ by July
At the start of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, Indonesia has also temporarily halted air and sea travel, with some exceptions, until May 31 in a bid to curb the spread of th …
Tunnel 3 of Indonesia’s Jakarta-Bandung high speed railway drilled through
The Tunnel 3 of the Jakarta-Bandung high speed railway (JBHSR) project was drilled through on Sunday, which is the third drilled-through tunnel after the Walini Tunnel and Tunnel 5. Tunnel 3 project …
Indonesia’s Pertamina to store gasoline onboard ships in rare move
Indonesia’s Pertamina has chartered ships to store gasoline off Singapore waters in a possible effort to cash in on the current low prices caused by a slump in demand because of the coronavirus, three …
India’s central bank offers mutual funds $6.6bn liquidity line
The Reserve Bank of India has unveiled a Rs500bn ($6.6bn) liquidity infusion for mutual funds in an effort to head off contagion across asset managers after Franklin Templeton’s decision to shut …
India’s income tax office dismisses calls for coronavirus tax on super rich, says it doesn’t reflect ‘official views’
A group of officers from the Indian Revenue Service has called for higher taxes for the rich: a 40% tax rate for people earning above 10 million rupees in a year, or a wealth tax for those with a net …