TripAdvisor defends negative review of Thai resort, which has filed lawsuit
BANGKOK, 30 Sept 2020: TripAdvisor yesterday said it was in contact with the US embassy in Thailand after a US citizen was sued for defamation by a hotel he criticised …
Outrage over rape, murder of ‘lower caste’ teen in India
NEW DELHI, 30 Sept 2020: The death of a Dalit – the marginalised “lower castes” of the Hindu society – woman yesterday, after being gang-raped by a group of men …
Australia’s Northern Territory may allow in some foreign students
CANBERRA, 29 Sept 2020: The Chief Minister of Australia’s Northern Territory (NT) has revealed plans to fly international students and seasonal workers into the region. Michael Gunner yesterday confirmed he …
Duterte threatens ban after Facebook shut armed forces’ accounts
MANILA, 29 Sept 2020: The president of the Philippines threatened to stop operations of social networking site Facebook in the country after the company took down several accounts linked to …
World’s longest lockdown extended in Manila as global Covid-19 deaths pass 1 million
MANILA, 29 Sept 2020: Manila’s lockdown enforced due to Covid-19, the longest-running in the world, has been extended until Oct 31, authorities said today. This will take the Philippine capital …
MH17 accused ready to testify in Dutch trial
AMSTERDAM, 28 Sept 2020: One of four suspects on trial for allegedly participating in the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 is willing to give evidence, lawyers said today. …
NYT reports Donald Trump barely paid US taxes
WASHINGTON, 28 Sept 2020: The New York Times yesterday reported it had gained access to 15 years of US president Donald Trump’s tax returns, both before and after he entered …
Thailand penalising Facebook, Twitter for cybercrimes
BANGKOK, 24 Sept 2020: Thailand today filed a cybercrime complaint against Facebook and Twitter for these firms’ refusal to take down alleged illegal content, including some anti-monarchy posts, from their …
China’s Sinovac ready to produce 300 million Covid-19 vaccines annually
BEIJING, 24 Sept 2020: A Covid-19 vaccine currently in the advanced stages of testing will be ready for mass public use by early next year, Chinese pharmaceutical firm Sinovac Biotech’s …
Indonesia’s Covid-19 death toll surges pass 10,000
JAKARTA, 24 Sept 2020: Indonesia has recorded 4,634 new Covid-19 positive cases in 24 hours, the highest number since the first case was reported on March 2 this year. Based …