The owner of two hospitals in Bangladesh that issued thousands of fake coronavirus test results has been arrested as he attempted to flee the country, officials have said.
Coronavirus: Man arrested in Bangladesh over fake COVID-19 certificates
A hsopital owner was arrested while trying to flee to India. He owns two hospitals in Dhaka, where he issued around 6,300 fake test reports.
Indonesia Jails 2 Police in Acid Attack on Graft Official
An Indonesian court has sentenced two elite police officers to 18 months and two years in prison for attacking a senior anti-corruption investigator with acid and leaving him almost blinded.
Indonesia’s new capital in the jungle project on the ropes
It’s President Joko Widodo’s signature infrastructure project, but no money has yet been spent on the new national capital on the island of Borneo.
Rupiah’s Recovery Is Tested as Indonesia Keeps Cutting Rates
The Indonesian rupiah’s remarkable rebound from a two-decade low is being steadily eroded as interest-rate cuts fail to arrest slumping inflation and debt monetization rattles investors.
New virus outbreaks raise alarm as India cases hit 1 million
Fresh coronavirus outbreaks, even in places as far flung as China’s western Xinjiang region, are prompting worldwide moves to guard against the pandemic, as the number …
India Surpasses 1 Million Coronavirus Cases, Prompting Fears for the Health Care System
India crossed 1 million coronavirus cases on Friday, third only to the United States and Brazil, prompting concerns about its readiness to confront an inevitable surge that could overwhelm hospitals …
India Coronavirus Cases Surge Past One Million
Several states and cities have reimposed total and partial lockdowns as the pandemic accelerates. India now ranks third in the world in infections.
Struggling India crosses 1 million coronavirus cases
India crossed 1 million coronavirus cases on Friday, third only to the United States and Brazil, prompting concerns about its readiness to confront an inevitable surge that …
India records 1 million cases of Covid-19 … and it’s the poorest who are hardest hit
As coronavirus cases in India continue to climb, experts are saying the pandemic has laid bare India’s already deep social inequalities, with the well-off able to ride out the storm while the poor …