GENEVA/ZURICH: The World Health Organization (WHO) warned countries on Friday (Apr 10) to be cautious about lifting restrictions introduced to...
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BANGKOK: The COVID-19 pandemic is transforming consumer spending habits and lifestyles around the world, including Thailand.According to Siam Commercial Bank’s Economic...
SINGAPORE: Singapore will do its best to take care of the needs of foreign workers here amid the COVID-19 outbreak,...
SEOUL: South Korean officials on Friday (Apr 10) reported 91 patients thought cleared of COVID-19 had tested positive again.Jeong Eun-kyeong, director...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia on Friday (Apr 10) reported 118 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the national tally to 4,346. Three additional deaths...
KUALA LUMPUR: Top Glove Corportation, the world's biggest maker of medical gloves, plans to start producing face masks to meet...
JAKARTA: Soldiers and police hit the streets of Indonesia's capital Jakarta Friday (Apr 10) to enforce its toughest social-distancing rules...
ADEN: Yemen reported its first COVID-19 on Friday (Apr 10) as aid groups try to prepare for an outbreak in...
SINGAPORE: Foreign workers who are not sick and working in essential services will be housed separately, and more measures will...
SINGAPORE: Parents will no longer be allowed to drop their children off at their grandparents' place on a daily basis,...
SINGAPORE: SMRT is still in discussion with the Land Transport Authority (LTA) about specific measures to limit passengers on its buses,...
SEOUL: Early voting in South Korea's parliamentary election kicked off on Friday (Apr 10), with COVID-19 patients casting ballots at...
SINGAPORE: Ground-up initiatives have sprung up to help foreign workers who have been affected by Singapore’s "circuit breaker" measures that are aimed...
TOKYO: Tokyo and Japan's central government have resolved a high-profile feud over what businesses should shut down during a month-long...