Commercial air travel in Indonesia may have taken a hit as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, yet some private jet service providers are reportedly not only surviving the economic downturn – they are ... ( read original story ...)
India’s GDP is likely to rebound to 8.5% in 2022, S&P says, but a forgotten community struggles to find any glimmer of hope
Despite India's $264 billion economic stimulus, the country's migrant labourers and struggling communities are enduring critical troubles. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Could Soon Have U.S. Navy Style Torpedoes
The U.S. appears to be arming Taiwan with up to eighteen Mk48 Heavyweight torpedoes, extremely lethal submarine-fired undersea weapons built to destroy enemy surface ships, submarines, and other ... ( read original story ...)
Operation Samudra Setu: Next Phase starts today, Indians start returning from the Maldives
According to the Indian Navy, the INS Airavat reached Male on June 20, and the process of Immigration/ check-in activities have already commenced at the Velana Airport for embarking onboard the ship ... ( read original story ...)
More Sri Lankans repatriated from Maldives
More Sri Lankans were repatriated from the Maldives today, the third batch evacuated from the Maldives following the spread of the coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
Cyprus starts reopening checkpoints closed because of COVID-19
Cyprus started reopening crossings between the Turkish and Greek Cypriot sides on Sunday after being shut for more than three months because of the COVID-19 pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Qatari Emir’s brother tried to spy on Qatar, Bahrain, Dubai royals: US lawsuit
Thani, the brother of Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim, tried to force his staff to spy on members of the Qatari and other Gulf royal families, according to a new lawsuit. The explosive lawsuit, filed ... ( read original story ...)
Bahrain’s East Sitra residential town project on track
Manama: Construction of the first phase of the multi-stage East Sitra residential town is expected to start in the last quarter of this year. Land-levelling is on track despite the outbreak of the ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Bahrain reports 415 new Covid-19 cases
The Ministry of Health in Bahrain on Sunday reported 415 new cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus, along with 503 recoveries. Of the new cases, 225 are among expatriate workers, 179 new cases are ... ( read original story ...)
Bahrain to draft new Covid-19 protocols for airports
Although Bahrain did not close its only airport following the outbreak of the virus, strict measures were put in place to secure the facility as early as February, said a report in Gulf Daily News, ... ( read original story ...)