Philippine police say officers have raided a clandestine hospital and drugstore that were secretly treating Chinese nationals suspected of being infected with the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh, India add 5 more ports of call
Bangladesh and India have added five more ports of call that would augment the trade and provide a stimulus to the economic development of the new locations and their hinterland. ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh, India extend Inland Water Transit and Trade Protocol
The second addendum on Protocol on Inland Water Transit and Trade between Bangladesh and India was signed on Wednesday morning at the Secretariat. Five more ports of call and two Indo Bangladesh ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh on verge of double whammy amid virus
DHAKA, Bangladesh . Bangladesh faces a double whammy due to shrinking global labor market amid the coronavirus pandemic, posing a threat to foreign remittances and at the same tim ... ( read original story ...)
An explosive summer of discontent is brewing in Hong Kong
Determined to prevent a repeat of last year’s protests, Beijing is cutting off the city’s avenues of peaceful dissent — raising the specter of more extreme resistance. ( read original story ...)
Brunei marks 12th day without new Covid-19 cases
Brunei Darussalam marked its 12th day of no new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday (May 19), with the national tally remaining at 141. ( read original story ...)
Netflix Bags Blockbuster ‘BoBoiBoy Movie 2’ for SE Asia
Netflix has acquired exclusive online-streaming rights to the extended version of the animated blockbuster film BoBoiBoy Movie 2 for Southeast Asia, which will include seven minutes of unreleased ... ( read original story ...)
Turkish central bank triples Qatar currency support deal to $15 billion as economy flounders
The move secures much-needed funding as the country of 82 million burns through its reserves and faces a widening fiscal deficit. ( read original story ...)
Deputies shoot, kill Georgia father accused of kidnapping children
A Middle Georgia father accused of kidnapping his children was shot and killed by sheriff’s deputies Tuesday after he rammed three patrol vehicles with his car, officials said. Keith Young, 30, was ... ( read original story ...)
Florida, Georgia questioned over public access to COVID-19 data
Florida and Georgia, states that were among the last to order people to stay home to battle the coronavirus and among the first to begin to reopen, have come under scrutiny for their reporting on ... ( read original story ...)