Thai returnee dies of COVID-19, first fatality in more than 100 days
BANGKOK, Sept 19 (NNN-BERNAMA) — A 54-year-old Thai man who returned from Saudi Arabia earlier this month died of COVID-19…
Tony Fernandes quashes news AirAsia Japan suspending flights
PETALING JAYA, Sept 18 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Airasia Group chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes has quashed news that AirAsia Japan…
Indonesia capital eyes doubling of COVID-19 testing as cases soar
Health workers conduct a swab test on civilians, some of 28 living in the compounds of the Indonesian army’s Officer…
Two-thirds of Japan public support new PM Suga, polls show
Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (center) TOKYO, Sept 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — New Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s government was backed…
Japan sending team to probe Mauritius ship grounding
Oil leaking from the MV Wakashio that ran aground off the southeast coast of Mauritius TOKYO, Sept 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…
Covid-19: South Korea’s capital Seoul seeks US$4 million in damages from church over new outbreak
South Korean police stand guard near the Sarang Jeil Church, which has become a new cluster of coronavirus disease infections,…
Covid-19: Cases top 30 million worldwide
PARIS, Sept 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The number of coronavirus cases registered worldwide topped 30 million on Thursday. The grim landmark…
11,464 Indian citizens repatriated from Malaysia between May and August
NEW DELHI, Sept 18 (NNN-BERNAMA) — India evacuated 11,464 of its citizens from Malaysia between May and August under a travel…
Covid-19: Australia looks set to ease border limits and allow more citizens home
People walk through the city centre as the state of New South Wales continues to report relatively low numbers for…
UK exempts Singapore, Thailand travellers to England from COVID-19 self-isolation
People arriving from Singapore and Thailand in England and Scotland will not need to quarantine from Saturday morning LONDON, Sept…