BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: The Brunei government on Tuesday (May 26) said only three active cases of Covid-19 (coronavirus) remain in the National Isolation Centre (NIC) which is based in the city. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: thousands of migrant workers in Maldives stranded as tourism dries up
About half of the 150,000 people in Male are workers from South Asia living in crowded alleys that are a haven for the coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
1,200 Bangladeshis return home from Maldives
They are being repatriated under a scheme undertaken by Maldivian government to push back the irregular or undocumented migrant workers ... ( read original story ...)
Nvard Yerkanian Brings Armenia’s Modernist Architecture to Life
Armenian graphic designer and illustrator Nvard Yerkanian has created a new series exploring modernist architecture in Armenia. ( read original story ...)
Latest Atlanta coronavirus news: COVID-19 cases in Georgia pass 43K over Memorial Day weekend
Constitution is committed to providing our readers with the most comprehensive coverage of the deadly coronavirus. This blog will be updated throughout Tuesday, May 26, with news and details of ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus Doesn’t Have to Be So Deadly. Just Look at Hong Kong and Singapore.
Hong Kong and Singapore’s coronavirus fatality rates are among the lowest in the world, showing that outbreaks don’t have to result in large-scale loss of life. Their playbook: test widely, quarantine ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Focuses on Jobs in New S$33 Billion Virus Relief
Singapore’s Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat delivered a fourth fiscal package of S$33 billion ($23 billion) to counter the economic fallout of the coronavirus, providing specific support to saving ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore plans $23.2 billion fourth stimulus package to support coronavirus-hit economy
Singapore's government on Tuesday announced another 33 billion Singapore dollars ($23.2 billion) to support its economy which has been severely hit by the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Singapore is the latest nation to predict a devastating coronavirus recession as the pandemic ravages 2 of its biggest industries
Singapore's economy could contract up to 7% this year, according to the country's trade ministry. But it could be even worse, the ministry ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanon’s migrant workers’ plight worsens as crises multiply
Long before the pandemic struck, they lived and worked in conditions that rights groups called exploitative — low wages, long hours, no labor law protections. Now, some 250,000 registered migrant ... ( read original story ...)