Story Archive
2020-04-03
Manila-based financial institution sharply revises down its forecast for regional growth.
2020-04-03
“The dead can no longer be given a bath or a change of clothes,” says a Philippine Muslim elder.
2020-04-02
BenarNews websites are now not accessible in Bangladesh.
2020-04-02
COVID-19 task force spokesman said the president’s goal is to maintain order during the pandemic.
2020-04-02
Prison official: 18,000 inmates released; Jokowi says people can return to their hometowns for Eid al-Fitr.
2020-04-01
Critics slam government for “alarmingly low” number of tests for suspected coronavirus cases.
2020-04-01
At the same time, Beijing has provided aid to Manila to combat COVID-19.
2020-04-01
Shafiqul Islam Kajol, who was last seen on March 10, was charged twice under the Digital Security Act.
2020-04-01
Narathiwat man found unconscious outside train toilet, authorities say.
2020-04-01
President Duterte orders police to shoot and kill if protesters put officers’ lives in danger.
2020-03-31
Malaysian economy could potentially shrink for the first time since 2009.
2020-03-31
Indonesia and Malaysia are tracking citizens who attended the Tablighi Jamaat event in mid March in New Delhi.
2020-03-31
President declares a national emergency and orders “large-scale social restrictions,” without releasing details.
2020-03-31
Governments must prepare for large-scale community transmission, WHO regional chief Takeshi Kasai says.
2020-03-30
Without stronger intervention, world’s largest Muslim-majority nation could see 144,000 deaths by May, health experts say.
