Bangladesh first declared a nationwide holiday from March 26 to April 4 while the country confirmed the first coronavirus death on March 18, ten days after the detection of the first three COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)
Cockpit voice recorder found in debris of Pakistan crash
Search teams on Thursday recovered the cockpit voice recorder from the wreckage of a Pakistani airliner that crashed into a city neighbourhood last week killing 97 people on board, a spokesman for the ... ( read original story ...)
Why are Pakistan’s generals taking up top civilian posts?
Members of the powerful Pakistani military have grabbed many civilian posts in the past two years, raising concerns that Prime Minister Imran Khan's civilian government is ceding most of its power to ... ( read original story ...)
Voice recorder recovered from Pakistan air disaster
A Pakistan International Airlines spokesman said on Thursday (May 28) that search teams had recovered the cockpit voice recorder from the fated jet which crashed last week, killing 97 people. The ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia to keep prescribing two malaria drugs for COVID-19 despite bans in Europe
Indonesia will continue to prescribe two anti-malaria drugs for coronavirus patients but monitor their use closely, a spokesman for Indonesia COVID-19 taskforce said on Thursday, after some European ... ( read original story ...)
India sidesteps Trump offer to mediate on China, says in talks with Beijing
India is in talks with China to deal with the most serious military standoff on their disputed border in recent years, the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday, sidestepping U.S. President Donald Trump's ... ( read original story ...)
Why India must battle the shame of period stain
Given the lack of conversation about periods, according to one study, 71% of adolescent girls in India are unaware of menstruation until they get it themselves. Campaigners say it shows that parents ... ( read original story ...)
Australian government asks China for same reduction in trade barriers as US
Request emerges as experts warn of ‘collateral damage’ from Xi Jinping and Donald Trump deal to end trade war ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Surging Nationalism Has Claimed Hong Kong
China’s Surging Nationalism Has Claimed Ho... The moment that many people have dreaded may have finally come for Hong Kong after Beijing announced a bill on May 21 to “safeguard national security” in ... ( read original story ...)
UK will extend HK visa rights if China pursues security law
The British government says t it will grant hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong residents greater visa rights if China doesn’t scrap a planned new security law for the semi-autonomous territory ... ( read original story ...)