Some reports said the boat had been turned back by Malaysia because of the coronavirus pandemic. It is unclear whether the refugees had left from Bangladesh or from Myanmar, where they are originally …
WHO oversees research to develop corona treatment in Pakistan
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is supervising a research about fast-track development of Covid-19 treatment in Pakistan which would help ascertain the effectiveness of anti-Malaria drugs while …
Asia Album: How to get a nice, safe haircut amid COVID-19 outbreak? Barbers in Islamabad, Pakistan will show you
A barber wearing a face mask shaves beard of a customer amid the COVID-19 outbreak in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 15, 2020. (Xinhua/) ISLAMABAD, April 16 (Xinhua) — Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, …
Indonesia records 297 new coronavirus infections, 10 deaths
Indonesia confirmed 297 new infections on Wednesday, taking the total in the Southeast Asian country to 5,136, said a health ministry official Achmad Yurianto. Yurianto added that 10 additional deaths …
How Saudi Arabia’s religious project transformed Indonesia
The world’s largest Muslim-majority country was long considered a tolerant place. But thanks to Saudi money and influence, it has taken a sharply conservative turn …
India charges Muslim leader with culpable homicide for coronavirus surge
India has brought charges of culpable homicide not amounting to murder against the chief of a Muslim seminary for holding a gathering last month that authorities say led to a big jump in coronavirus …
Kohli’s India offered new Adelaide Oval hotel as quarantine base
Adelaide Oval’s new $42 million hotel has been offered up as a potential coronavirus quarantine centre for India’s touring party next season in a left-field idea put forward to Cricket Australia to …
Under India’s caste system Dalits are considered untouchable. The coronavirus is intensifying that slur
Polamma carefully descends the 250 steps from the hilltop slum where she lives in southern India to walk one kilometer to the nearest grocery store.
India seal women’s World Cup berth after Pakistan series scrapped
India have qualified for the 2021 women’s World Cup after the International Cricket Council declared that the points from a cancelled series against Pakistan would be shared. Two other final-round …
India coronavirus: All major cities named Covid-19 ‘red zone’ hotspots
Six major Indian cities, including the capital Delhi and the financial capital Mumbai, have been designated “red zones” for the coronavirus. In its guidelines issued on Tuesday, the government divided …