World / Asia

Post-COVID record crowd of 78,113 for Aussie rules game 25 Apr 2021 - 11:45 am

Melbourne: A crowd of 78,113 packed into the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) for an Australian rules match between Collingwood and Essendon on Sunday,...

Western Australia halfway through snap COVID-19 lockdown with no new local cases 25 Apr 2021 - 11:25 am

MELBOURNE: Western Australia reported no new locally acquired coronavirus cases on Sunday with more than 2 million people in the state halfway through...

India asks Twitter to block posts critical of virus handling 25 Apr 2021 - 11:16 am

Twitter Inc. has removed or restricted access to more than 50 posts in the past one month at the behest of the Indian...

Rescuers find debris thought to be from missing Indonesian submarine 24 Apr 2021 - 02:55 pm

Denpasar, Indonesia: Search teams have recovered debris believed to be from an Indonesian submarine missing for days in the Bali Sea, defence officials...

Indian hospitals turn away patients in Covid-19 'tsunami' 24 Apr 2021 - 02:15 pm

New Delhi: Overwhelmed hospitals in India begged for oxygen supplies on Saturday as the country's coronavirus infections soared again overnight in a "tsunami"...

Indonesian rescuers recover debris believed to be from missing submarine: official 24 Apr 2021 - 12:10 pm

Jakarta: Indonesian searchers have recovered debris believed to be from the missing submarine lost in the Bali Sea on Wednesday, the country's military...

Cambodia closes markets to curb COVID-19, thousands plead for food 24 Apr 2021 - 11:49 am

PHNOM PENH: Cambodia closed all markets in the capital Phnom Penh on Saturday to contain a spike in coronavirus infections as thousands of...

Eerily empty, Thai tourist island Phuket desperate to reopen 23 Apr 2021 - 05:38 pm

Phuket, Thailand: A year after one of Southeast Asia's most popular fun-and-sun destinations became an eerily quiet shell of empty resorts, and shops,...

Indonesia to restrict foreign travellers from India over COVID-19 variant 23 Apr 2021 - 03:54 pm

JAKARTA: Indonesia will stop issuing visas for foreigners who have been in India in the past 14 days to prevent the spread of...

Thailand says to add ICU beds after reporting record COVID-19 tally 23 Apr 2021 - 03:35 pm

BANGKOK: Thailand needs to add more intensive care unit (ICU) beds at hospitals to tackle an influx of COVID-19 patients, an official said...

Japan declares 'short, powerful' emergency in Tokyo, elsewhere 23 Apr 2021 - 02:29 pm

TOKYO: Japan declared "short and powerful" states of emergency for Tokyo, Osaka and two other prefectures on Friday as the country struggles to...

S.Korea widens public access to virus self-test kits amid surge 23 Apr 2021 - 02:23 pm

SEOUL: South Korea granted conditional approval on Friday that will allow the public to use two coronavirus self-test kits for the first time,...

Australia's Perth to enter snap lockdown after second COVID-19 case 23 Apr 2021 - 01:32 pm

SYDNEY - Western Australia's capital of Perth and the neighbouring Peel region will enter a snap three-day lockdown from midnight on Friday after...

Indian coronavirus cases surge to new record as health system staggers 23 Apr 2021 - 01:10 pm

MUMBAI - India reported the world's highest daily tally of coronavirus infections for a second day on Friday, surpassing 330,000 new cases, as...

Thailand says Russia agrees to supply Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine 22 Apr 2021 - 05:18 pm

BANGKOK: Russia has accepted a request to provide Thailand with its Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, a Thai official said on Thursday, as the...

Singapore to bar visitors from India on worsening situation 22 Apr 2021 - 04:28 pm

Singapore said it will further tighten border controls with India, including a ban on visitors from the country, because of a "rapidly deteriorating...

Indonesian leader orders all-out effort to find submarine as oxygen runs low 22 Apr 2021 - 04:16 pm

Jakarta: Indonesia's president ordered an all-out effort to find a missing submarine in a race against time to save the 53 crew, whose...

India to get Russia's Sputnik V vaccine only by end-May 22 Apr 2021 - 12:47 pm

NEW DELHI - India will start receiving Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine by end-May, its local distributor Dr. Reddy's Laboratories told Reuters on...