In Sri Lanka, Public health inspectors on Friday announced that they will refrain from COVID-19 related duties to protest Health Minister Pavitra Wanniarachchi's recent remarks against them. if ... ( read original story ...)
Back to the wall, Nepal PM Oli goes for broke. Now wants a party convention
A four-hour-long meeting of the Nepal Communist Party secretariat ended inconclusively on Saturday evening after Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli tried to block attempts to get him to step down, demanding ... ( read original story ...)
India-Nepal border: Dharchula suspension bridge opened for 30 minutes
India opened the suspension bridge for Nepal resident retired soldier in Indian Army on July 18. The suspension bridge in Dharchula between India and Nepal was opened for 30 minutes to repatriate ... ( read original story ...)
Nepal’s communist party’s key meeting ends with no breakthrough to end Oli-Prachanda infighting
During the meeting, senior leaders of the party agreed to resolve the issues through consensus, party spokesperson Narayankaji Shrestha told media persons after the meeting. ( read original story ...)
Thousands of anti-government protesters rally in Thailand’s capital
Demonstrators call for new constitution, new elections and end to repressive laws ... ( read original story ...)
Oldest Philippines bishop dies
The country’s oldest Catholic bishop, retired bishop Manuel Sobreviñas of Imus Cavite, passed away yesterday, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) announced. He was 96. An ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19: Colombia and Japan report record single-day increases
Colombia and Japan have reported spikes in single-day cases of COVID-19 as the globe surpassed 14 million infections this week. Colombia's National Institutes of Health reported 8,934 new COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)
Woman from Bengal’s Hooghly district arrested in Bangladesh for links with terror outfit
Ayesha Jannat Mohona, born Pragya Debnath in Hooghly’s Dhaniakhali, left India three years ago, say officials. She allegedly joined banned terror outfit Neo-Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen. ( read original story ...)
Indonesia boosts tax incentives to limit economic impact from COVID
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia has increased tax incentives for businesses in a move to try and limit the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, its tax office said on Saturday. Previously ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia overtakes China with highest coronavirus cases in East Asia
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia overtook China on Saturday as the country with the most confirmed coronavirus cases in East Asia with 84,882 infections, and authorities said the actual infection rate ... ( read original story ...)