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Myanmar renews flight ban, curfew
Bloomberg News, Published on 01/07/2021
» Myanmar extended a series of measures by one month to fight Covid-19, as the country reported 1,580 new infections on Wednesday, the highest one-day tally in seven months, according to the Central Committee on Covid-19 Control.
Myanmar blocks Facebook as protests gain traction
Bloomberg News, Published on 04/02/2021
» Myanmar’s military-run government has ordered internet service providers to temporarily block access to Facebook amid growing protests days after seizing power from its civilian leadership even though it continued to post updates on the social-media platform.
India captured strategic border positions in stealth move against China
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/09/2020
» NEW DELHI: India triggered the latest clash with China on their Himalayan border with a stealth night-time operation to claim strategic outposts offering a clear view of troop movements in disputed territory, according to Indian officials with knowledge of the matter.
Deadly crash, fake pilots expose Pakistan’s broken airline
Bloomberg News, Published on 08/07/2020
» For decades Pakistan International Airlines Corp stood for a resurgent post-colonial nation, flying the flag from New York to Tokyo. Now the airline is struggling to recover from a fatal crash, years of losses, a collapse in global air travel and the stunning revelation that almost a third of the nation’s pilots obtained fake licences.
Hotel tycoon says crisis is worst he’s seen
Bloomberg News, Published on 25/04/2020
» Bill Heinecke thought he’d seen it all in a decades-long career running hotels: the Asian and global financial crises, Sars and military coups in his adopted home, Thailand. But the current pandemic tops all that, he says.
Spain’s fatalities climb, Putin remote meetings: Virus update
Bloomberg News, Published on 01/04/2020
» Spain reported another increase in fatalities, while Italy and Germany moved to extend lockdown measures. US President Donald Trump warned of a “painful” two weeks ahead after projections showed that as many as 240,000 Americans could die.
UK locked down after Johnson acts over ‘national emergency’
Bloomberg News, Published on 24/03/2020
» The UK is in lock down after Boris Johnson ordered sweeping measures to stop people leaving their homes “at this moment of national emergency.”
Virus update: China deaths top 3,000; California declares emergency
Bloomberg News, Published on 05/03/2020
» Deaths from the coronavirus surpassed 3,000 in China, although the first country hit by the disease also announced progress on discharging people after treatment. California called a state of emergency, underscoring the global spread of the disease.
NBTC seeks B53bn from sale of 5G licences
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/05/2019
» The National Broadcasting & Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) plans to sell three 700 megahertz spectrum licences for a total of about 53 billion baht as part of an effort to develop fifth-generation wireless services.
Key air route closed as India-Pakistan tensions rise
Bloomberg News, Published on 28/02/2019
» Global airlines were forced to divert or cancel several flights after Pakistan shut down its airspace following a military clash with India, blocking one of the key air routes between Asia Pacific and Europe.