Indonesia’s central bank has kept its benchmark interest rate steady Tuesday as it seeks to safeguard the rupiah amid the Covid-19 pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Indonesia trying to avert recession due to virus outbreak: finance minister
JAKARTA (Reuters) -n authorities are making efforts to prevent an economic recession due to the coronavirus outbreak, but their worst case scenario is for contraction in ... ( read original story ...)
‘Ghosts’ try to spook people off streets during coronavirus in Indonesia
Ghosts" wrapped in white sheets are roaming the streets of a neighborhood in Indonesia's central Java province trying to spook people into staying home during the coronavirus outbreak. ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 Report: Indonesia declares outbreak a national disaster; Malaysia sets price controls
Hong Kong opera star, Myanmar rock icon among new coronavirus patients. This article, COVID-19 Report: Indonesia declares outbreak a national disaster; Malaysia sets price controls, originally ... ( read original story ...)
India Extends Nationwide Lockdown Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
In a televised address Tuesday, the prime minister said his "request to all my countrymen is that coronavirus will not be allowed to spread across new areas at any cost," CNN reported. "We have to be ... ( read original story ...)
India’s poor hit hardest as coronavirus spreads and lockdown is extended
New Delhi — Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Tuesday that India's nationwide lockdown would be extended until May 3 to fight the spread of the coronavirus. The lockdown that began on March 25 ... ( read original story ...)
India lockdown sends grey-market booze prices soaring
Alcohol prices in India’s grey market have more than quadrupled and online searches for how to make homemade alcohol have soared during India’s nationwide coronavirus lockdown, with bars and liquor ... ( read original story ...)
Modi extends India’s lockdown until May 3
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended the country's lockdown on Tuesday until May 3 in order to clamp down on the spread of the coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
Anand Teltumbde: India activist surrenders over Bhima Koregaon violence charges
Police accuse of instigating violence at Bhima Koregaon village in Maharashtra state in 2018. Prof Teltumbde has said the charges are fabricated. The violence broke out at the 200th anniversary ... ( read original story ...)
Futures rise on China trade data; focus on corporate results
U.S. stock index futures gained on Tuesday as better-than-expected trade data from China and signs some economies might be preparing to ease sweeping lockdowns lifted the mood ahead of the first batch ... ( read original story ...)