SEOUL: Seoul suspended a visa-waiver programme for Japanese nationals on Friday (Mar 6) in retaliation for what it called an...
Day: March 6, 2020
TEHRAN: An adviser to Iran's foreign minister who took part in the 1979 US embassy hostage crisis has died from coronavirus,...
MARANG: Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) has criticised Pakatan Harapan’s move to propose a motion of a vote of no-confidence against Malaysian...
BEIJING: World health officials have warned that countries are not taking the coronavirus crisis seriously enough, as outbreaks surged across...
SINGAPORE: Temperature screening is an important tool in detecting COVID-19 cases, but it is not a foolproof measure and should not...
SEOUL: South Korea's central bank said on Friday (Mar 6) it was quarantining bank notes for two weeks to remove any...
BANGKOK: Thailand on Friday (Mar 6) outlined a stimulus package, estimated to be worth more than US$3.2 billion, to mitigate...
SINGAPORE: A Bill to amend the Wild Animals and Birds Act was introduced in Parliament on Friday (Mar 4), with...
BANGKOK: Thai health authorities on Friday (Mar 6) said they would not order the compulsory quarantine of visitors from countries hit...
KUALA LUMPUR: The US Department of Justice has delayed the return to Malaysia of another US$240 million of recovered money allegedly...
TOKYO: The restaurants at the Exitmelsa shopping centre in Tokyo's upscale Ginza district are usually packed with Chinese tourists. But...
MANILA: Philippines announced two more COVID-19 cases on Friday (Mar 6), bringing the country’s total number of infections up to five,...
NEW YORK CITY: Investors in the gyrating US stock markets might be forgiven for feeling seasick this week.On Wednesday (Mar...
SINGAPORE: Buskers will have more flexibility when it comes to choosing their busking locations from April, with the introduction of...