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 is to suspend all flights for most of October. “I don’t know where this came out from but obviously, (we do) re-value and evaluate all our operations at any one moment. “We will…

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 Candidate School in Bandung JAKARTA, Sept 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Indonesia’s capital plans to double its COVID-19 testing capacity in the near future, its governor said, as it fights surging infections…

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 by at least two-thirds of respondents in domestic polls taken in the early days of his administration. The Kyodo news agency said its telephone poll showed 66.4 per cent of…

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) — Japan said it will send a five-person team to Mauritius to investigate the grounding of a Japanese-owned ship off the country’s coast that led to an environmental crisis. A bulk…

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, in Seoul SEOUL, Sept 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The metropolitan government in South Korea’s capital Seoul said it would seek 4.6 billion won (US$4 million) in damages against a church for…

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 came as the World Health Organization warned of “alarming rates of transmission” of Covid-19 across Europe. The tallies, using data from national authorities andinformation from the World Health Organization (WHO),…

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 scheme launched to help those in distress during the coronavirus pandemic. They were among the hundreds of thousands of Indians evacuated from abroad on flights operated by Indian carriers and…

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 new daily cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) MELBOURNE, Sept 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Australian government is expected to announce on Friday an increase in the number of citizens able…

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 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Singapore and Thailand have been added to England’s COVID-19 travel corridor list, the United Kingdom government said.  From Saturday 4am UK time, travellers from these countries will no longer have to self-isolate for two…

Covid-19 pushes New Zealand into worst recession in years

 WELLINGTON, Sept 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) —New Zealand is in its deepest recession in decades, following strict measures in response to the Covid-19 pandemic which were widely praised. The country’s GDP shrank by 12.2% between April and June as the lockdown and border closures hit. It is New Zealand’s first recession since…
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