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Lesotho's under-fire PM sends in army to 'restore order'
AFP, Published on 18/04/2020
» MASERU (LESOTHO) - Lesotho's embattled prime minister announced on Saturday he had sent troops onto the streets to "restore order", accusing unnamed law enforcement agencies of undermining democracy.
Yangon announces night curfew
News Agencies, Published on 18/04/2020
» Authorities in Yangon have announced a nighttime curfew in Myanmar’s largest city in a bid to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
Government 'not seeking donations' from tycoons
Online Reporters, Published on 18/04/2020
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is not seeking donations from tycoons — he merely wants to see cooperation in fighting the coronavirus outbreak and reviving the economy, say a deputy prime minister and the government spokeswoman.
262 Thais back from Malaysia as border reopens
Wassana Nanuam and Waedao Harai, Published on 18/04/2020
» A total of 262 Thai workers who had been stranded in Malaysia returned home via five southern border checkpoints on Saturday, the first day the checkpoints were reopened.
Navy slashes 33% of budget, two subs on hold
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 18/04/2020
» The Royal Thai Navy has cut its 2020 budget by 33%, or 4.1 billion baht, of its unspent total so the money can be used to fight the coronavirus outbreak and on rehabilitation.
Rescued from Himalaya trails, trekkers find world in turmoil
AFP, Published on 18/04/2020
» KATHMANDU: Stranded in Kathmandu, running out of cash and with no way to get home, Alexander Sys is one of hundreds of tourists whose Nepal trekking adventure abruptly ended in lockdown.
Embattled Lesotho PM sends army to 'restore order'
AFP, Published on 18/04/2020
» MASERU, Lesotho: Lesotho's embattled prime minister on Saturday announced he had deployed the military onto the streets to "restore order" saying some law enforcement institutions, which he did not name, were undermining democracy.
HK police round up democracy activists
Reuters, Published on 18/04/2020
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong police arrested 14 activists in raids on Saturday on charges of illegal assembly, in the biggest crackdown on the city’s pro-democracy movement since the outbreak of mass protests last year.
Virus cases soar among Singapore migrant workers
News Agencies, Published on 18/04/2020
» SINGAPORE: New coronavirus cases in Singapore have soared by a single-day record of 942, almost all of them among the thousands of migrant labourers living in dormitories in the city-state.
Global virus deaths pass 150,000
AFP, Published on 18/04/2020
» WASHINGTON: Coronavirus deaths have surged past 150,000 worldwide with nearly a quarter of them in the United States, where President Donald Trump lent his support to protesters rallying against lockdown orders.