The government has given the green light to a draft guideline on emergency responses to any nuclear or radioactive disaster. ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh records 2,139 new COVID-19 cases, 21 deaths
The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bangladesh has reached 4,32,333, the Johns Hopkins University and Medicine reported on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Pakistan’s second wave of coronavirus infections gathers momentum
Pakistan's recorded its highest number of daily COVID-19 infections since July on each of the last four days as a second wave of the epidemic gathered momentum, data released on Monday showed. There ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan’s ‘University Of Jihad’ Proud Of Taliban Alumni
Maulana Yousaf Shah cracks a wide smile as he rattles off a list of former students turned Taliban leaders, revelling in their victories over superpowers on Afghanistan's battlefields after graduating ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan’s capital blocked off over anti-France protest
Pakistan authorities sealed off a major road into the capital Islamabad for a second day Monday as a far-right religious party held fresh anti-France protests. ( read original story ...)
Pakistan: Sindh Chief Minister Shah tests positive for COVID-19
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has tested positive for COVID-19. Image Credit: Supplied Karachi: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah today tested positive for coronavirus. The CM caught ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia says B40 biodiesel programme unlikely to proceed next year
Indonesia is unlikely to proceed with plans to raise the bio-content of its palm oil-based biodiesel to 40% next year as it struggles to fund the programme, an energy ministry official told parliament ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia reports 3,535 new coronavirus infections, 85 deaths
Indonesia reported 3,535 new coronavirus infections on Monday, taking the total number to 470,648, data from the country's health ministry website showed. ( read original story ...)
Crowds flock to Bali beaches over the weekend as Indonesia records highest single-day spike
Indonesia may have reported its record number of daily cases just a few days ago, but the crowds on Bali’s beaches over the weekend may have you believe that COVID-19 in this part of the world is well ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia records 3.61bil USD trade surplus in October
JAKARTA (Xinhua): Indonesia recorded a us$3.61-billion trade balance surplus in October 2020, Indonesia's Central Statistics Agency (BPS) announced on Monday (Nov 16). ( read original story ...)