The number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in the Philippines rose to 552,246 on Tuesday after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 1,391 new infections as 10 laboratories failed to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to start inoculation drive Wednesday with 40,000 medical workers
Japan will begin its COVID-19 inoculation drive on Wednesday, starting with 40,000 medical workers, Japan's vaccination programme chief Taro Kono said at a news conference on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
An uncertain future for Japan’s love hotels – in pictures
With Japan’s rules on movement less restrictive than many other countries, its love hotels have fared relatively well during the coronavirus pandemic. But in a country where, according to government ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh Court Sentences Five to Death for Killing American Blogger
Avijit Roy, a critic of religious extremism, was hacked to death by machete-wielding assailants in February 2015. ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh: 5 get death penalty for killing writer
Banned militant outfit Ansar Al Islam-linked convicts murdered Bangladesh-origin US national Avijit Roy in Dhaka in 2015 - Anadolu Agency ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh Navy ship Prottoy visits Mumbai
Congress government reduced to minority in Puducherry | Puducherry: Congress MLA John Kumar resigns | Kargil courier to operate two sorties to Srinagar, 61 stranded airlifted Mumbai: Bangladesh Navy ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh calls for greater preparedness for UN peacekeepers’ safety, security
Bangladesh has called for greater preparedness for the safety and security of the UN peacekeepers. "As the leading troop and police-contributing country, with a large number of our troops deployed, ... ( read original story ...)
Five Bangladesh Islamists Sentenced To Death For Writer’s Murder
Five Islamist extremists were sentenced to death on Tuesday over the brutal murder of a Bangladeshi-American writer and rights activist six years ago. Avijit Roy, a prolific blogger and the author of ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan accuses India of stoking conflict in Indian Ocean
Pakistan’s foreign minister has accused eastern neighbour India of adopting “belligerent and aggressive policies” to raise the chances of conflict in the Indian Ocean, the Pakistani state news agency ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia names banker to head new sovereign wealth fund
Indonesia has named a senior banker to head a new multibillion-dollar sovereign wealth fund that is intended to underpin sweeping economic reforms in south-east Asia’s largest economy. Analysts said ... ( read original story ...)