Asia

Covid-19: No foreign worker cluster for now, but screening ongoing: Malaysian health ministry

PUTRAJAYA, April 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — While Malaysia has not detected any COVID-19 cluster among the foreign workers, there have been continuous…

Myanmar to free almost 25,000 prisoners in New Year amnesty: President

A man cycles along an empty street on the first day of Myanmar’s New Year in Yangon on April 12…

Covid-19: Philippine President Duterte threatens martial law-like crackdown

MANILA, April 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened a martial law-like crackdown to stop people flouting a…

Covid-19: Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping slam attempts to blame China for late coronavirus response

Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping MOSCOW, April 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping on…

Covid-19: Singapore reports record 728 new cases, mostly from foreign worker dormitories

Workers wearing face masks SINGAPORE, April 17 (NNN-CNA) — Singapore reported a record 728 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday,…

Covid-19: Oil climbs as Trump lays out reopening of virus-hit US

SINGAPORE, April 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Oil prices pushed higher Friday as President Donald Trump’s plan for a reopening of the…

Covid-19: UN chief calls to protect children from coronavirus consequences

UNITED NATIONS, April 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on families and global leaders to “protect our children,”…

Covid-19: Death toll touches 414 in India; cases climb to 12,380

NEW DELHI, April 17 (NNN-PTI) — The death toll due to coronavirus rose to 414 and the number of cases…

Covid-19: South Korea election win; Singapore cases surge

After landslide election victory The leadership of the ruling Democratic Party and its satellite sister party, the Platform Party, pay…

Covid-19: Bangladesh declared ‘risky’ for outbreak

DHAKA, April 17 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh has been declared as “risky” for the novel coronaviurs (COVID-19) as the deadly virus…