Pakhtunkhwa Radio FM 98 in northern Pakistan is holding on-air clinics to help provide healthcare information to residents in remote areas. Once used by Taliban to spread propaganda and intimidate ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia Hopes for Return to ‘Normal Lives’ by July
At the start of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, Indonesia has also temporarily halted air and sea travel, with some exceptions, until May 31 in a bid to curb the spread of th ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia reports 214 new coronavirus infections, 22 deaths
Indonesia's number of reported cases of the coronavirus has risen by 214 to 9,096, health ministry official Achmad Yurianto said on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Indonesia lost ‘precious’ months downplaying coronavirus threats, says former minister
The coronavirus outbreak in Indonesia is still in its early stages because of the government's delayed response, says Rizal Ramli, a former finance minister and ex-coordinating minister for economic ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia’s Pertamina to store gasoline onboard ships in rare move
Indonesia's Pertamina has chartered ships to store gasoline off Singapore waters in a possible effort to cash in on the current low prices caused by a slump in demand because of the coronavirus, three ... ( read original story ...)
Tunnel 3 of Indonesia’s Jakarta-Bandung high speed railway drilled through
The Tunnel 3 of the Jakarta-Bandung high speed railway (JBHSR) project was drilled through on Sunday, which is the third drilled-through tunnel after the Walini Tunnel and Tunnel 5. Tunnel 3 project ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh restarts some garment factories, India debates an easing of restrictions
More than 500 garment factories in Bangladesh that supply to global brands reopened on Monday after a month-long shutdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus, while in India calls grew for an easing ... ( read original story ...)
India’s income tax office dismisses calls for coronavirus tax on super rich, says it doesn’t reflect ‘official views’
A group of officers from the Indian Revenue Service has called for higher taxes for the rich: a 40% tax rate for people earning above 10 million rupees in a year, or a wealth tax for those with a net ... ( read original story ...)
India’s central bank offers mutual funds $6.6bn liquidity line
The Reserve Bank of India has unveiled a Rs500bn ($6.6bn) liquidity infusion for mutual funds in an effort to head off contagion across asset managers after Franklin Templeton’s decision to shut ... ( read original story ...)
India announces rollback of coronavirus lockdown restrictions
India is easing coronavirus lockdown restrictions in some neighborhoods mildly affected by the virus. The country initially mandated stay-at-home orders its entire 1.3 billion population in an effort ... ( read original story ...)