Myanmar Further Extends Restrictions On Travellers Until End Of Aug Amid Pandemic

YANGON, Jul 31 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar’s Foreign Affairs Ministry, yesterday further extended the entry restrictions for all travellers, to the end of Aug, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The entry of all travellers, the issuance of all types of visas and visa exemption services, will be suspended until Aug 31. According…

Thailand’s Reopening Plan Goes Ahead Amid Surging COVID-19 Infections: Deputy PM

BANGKOK, Jul 31 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s plan to reopen the country in mid Oct is going ahead, despite a surge in COVID-19 infections, Thai Deputy Prime Minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, said. “The plan is still there. We’ve been trying every way to clean up our country, though the virus is still…

Indian Vice President Urges Scientists To Expedite Development Of COVID-19 Vaccine For Children

NEW DELHI, Jul 31 (NNN-PTI) – Indian Vice President, M Venkaiah Naidu, yesterday urged scientists, to speed up the development of COVID-19 vaccine for children, saying that, protecting children from the virus should be given priority. Naidu was addressing scientists and staff of the Bharat Biotech International Limited, after a…

Philippine Capital To Revert To Strictest Lockdown Next Week As COVID-19 Cases Rise

MANILA, Jul 31 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippine capital of Metro Manila, will revert to the strictest lockdown, from Aug 6 to 20, as COVID-19 infections surge, presidential spokesperson, Harry Roque, said here yesterday. Meantime, Roque said, Metro Manila will remain under “heightened restrictions” until the hard lockdown is imposed next…

Int’l Flights To Remain Suspended In India Until Aug 31 Due To COVID-19

NEW DELHI, Jul 31 (NNN-PTI) – Commercial international flights to and from India, remain suspended until Aug 31, according to a circular, issued by the country’s civil aviation watchdog, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), yesterday. The restriction shall not be applicable for international all-cargo operations and flights specifically approved…

Kuwait Prepares To Receive Vaccinated Expats

KUWAIT CITY, Jul 31 (NNN-KUNA) – Kuwait prepares to receive vaccinated expatriates from Aug 1 (tomorrow), the Ministry of Health said yesterday. Abdullah Al-Sanad, spokesman of the ministry, said in a press statement that, Kuwait Airport will allow the return of fully vaccinated expats starting Aug 1, according to the…

COVID-19 Reveals West’s Double Standard On Human Rights, Says Egyptian Activist

by Mahmoud Fouly, Emad al-Azrak CAIRO, Jul 31 (NNN-XINHUA) – The COVID-19 pandemic has proven, Western countries’ double-standard policies on human rights, are designed merely to serve their own interests, an Egyptian activist said, in an interview with Xinhua. “When the crisis took place, those Western countries cared only about…

Maldives Police Charges Key Suspect In Terrorist Attack Targeting Former President

MALE, Jul 31 (NNN-PSM) – The Maldives Police Service (MPS), forwarded charges against one of the suspected perpetrators in the May 6 terrorist attack, targeting Speaker of Parliament and former president, Mohamed Nasheed, to the Prosecutor General’s Office (PGO), state media reported here yesterday. It was reported that, the MPS…

80 Kg Blue Sapphire Unearthed From Sri Lanka’s Gem Mine

COLOMBO, Jul 31 (NNN-XINHUA) – A blue sapphire, weighing approximately 80 kilograms, was discovered in a gem mine, in Rakwana, Ratnapura, in Sri Lanka, yesterday, local media reported. The owner of the mine, Earl Gunasekara, was quoted by the local News First as saying that, the gemstone will be put…

UN Mission In Afghanistan Concerned About Escalating Violence In Kandahar

KABUL, Jul 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), expressed its concern about escalating violence in and around Kandahar city, capital of the country’s southern Kandahar province, amidst ongoing Taliban attacks on the city, the mission said yesterday. “More than 230 civilians injured, since Jul 16 (in…