Lawyers and activists have flagged apparent lack of adherence to due process by police during investigation into the 2019 bombings …
Renewed Selling Pressure Called For Malaysia Bourse
The Malaysia stock market rebounded on Friday, one session after it had ended the two-day winning streak in which it had collected …
Why North Korea blew up 2 years of historic progress with South Korea
North Korea detonated two years of diplomatic progress with its neighbor to the south, setting the stage for what are likely to be more provocations.
Cash-strapped Iran looks at lowering fees to convince airlines to fly over its airspace
Overflight charges refer to a fee paid by airlines for the right to fly over the airspace of other countries Iran is considering plans to reduce the fee it charges international airlines for flying …
Grameen Foundation, J.P. Morgan deliver COVID-19 relief in the Philippines
Grameen Foundation has launched COVID-19 Relief (Response to Enhance Livelihoods of Individual Entrepreneurs and Families) in the Philippines. Supported by J.P. Morgan, the program will provide …
Wirecard’s billions not in Philippines: Central bank
MANILA/FRANKFURT • None of the US$2.1 billion (S$2.9 billion) missing from scandal-hit German payments firm Wirecard appears to have entered the Philippine financial system, the central bank said …
Central bank says Wirecard’s missing funds didn’t enter Philippines
According to a Reuters report, BDO Unibank and Bank of the Philippine Island (BPI) said documents appearing to show Wirecard had deposited funds with them were false. “The initial report is that no …
Covid-19 to leave deep scars on LDCs, says ICC Bangladesh
The outbreak of Covid-19 will have devastating economic effects on least developed countries (LDCs) as economic activities have been slowed down significantly, said the International Chamber of …
Books were an essential part of life in Bangladesh before Covid-19. Will they bounce back?
Even before the publishing industry in Bangladesh was struck by the pandemic, it had been infected with “the virus of faith”, as murdered author Avijit Roy called the increasing religious extremism in …
China Roundup: Huawei targets cars, ByteDance enters Tencent’s backyard
Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch’s China Roundup, a digest of recent events shaping the Chinese tech landscape and what they mean to people in the rest of the world. This week, we have several …