Indonesia had one doctor for every 10,000 people at the onset of the spread of the coronavirus. Now, there are even fewer, as doctors are dying on the front lines of the pandemic without adequate …
Indonesia: The world’s most-populous Muslim nation just banned holiday travel over Ramadan
Paramedics respond to a house call at the Vladivostok medical emergency service during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic on April 23 in Vladivostok, Russia. A woman wears a face mask and plastic gloves …
Indonesia travel ban leaves workers stranded during Ramadan
Millions are not allowed to leave Jakarta to travel back to hometowns before Eid holiday and now many say they can no longer afford to stay in Indonesia’s big cities. Every year during Ramadan more …
India Nobel winner urges rescue for child workers trapped in virus lockdown
Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi urged India on Friday to help rescue child labourers caught in the country’s coronavirus lockdown after a young girl died of exhaustion while walking back to her …
Coronavirus: Couple return home after month on lockdown in India
A couple have returned home after almost a month on lockdown in India where they were treated for coronavirus. Nairn and Elizabeth Lawson were on holiday in Kerala when travel restrictions were put in …
India’s coronavirus rickshaw spreads hygiene awareness
A local artist in the city of Chennai in southern India has converted a rickshaw into a creation resembling the novel coronavirus using mostly recycled trash.
India’s SpiceJet is seeking government funds to tide over coronavirus crisis
The Indian aviation industry is in crisis mode as the country’s extended lockdown measures to reduce the spread of the coronavirus has left all passenger planes grounded till at least May 3.
Franklin Templeton freezes $3bn in India funds due to coronavirus
Franklin Templeton said it would freeze a number of its fixed income mutual funds in India after the coronavirus pandemic wrought havoc on the country’s bond markets, trapping over $3bn of investor …
Facebook’s big India deal portends a bruising time for SoftBank-backed Paytm
Facebook’s $5.7 billion investment in Reliance promises to be the biggest headache yet for Paytm, a SoftBank-backed pioneer in India’s digital payments market but which has been losing ground to …
Bank of China says feels sorry for investors’ loss on oil products
Bank of China said on Friday it is deeply sorry for the losses of investors who had invested in its crude oil futures trading product.