By Arpan Varghese (Reuters) – Rice export prices for the Indian and Thai varieties slipped this week due to weakness in rupee and baht, while Vietnamese activity slowed post a harvest. Rates for top exporter India’s 5% broken parboiled rice fell for a second straight week to $390-$395 per tonne from $393-$398 last week, as […]
By Reuters Staff Singapore (Reuters) – India, South Korea and Thailand faced mounting coronavirus infections on Thursday, undermining cautious hopes that Asia might be emerging from the worst of the pandemic as worries about safety threatened to delay vaccination drives. India reported a record 126,789 new cases, the third day this week tallies have surged […]
By Reuters Staff (Reuters) – Anti-coup demonstrators in Myanmar fought back with handmade guns and firebombs against a crackdown by security forces in a town in the northwest but at least 11 of the protesters were killed, domestic media reported on Thursday. Initially, six truckloads of troops were deployed to quell protesters in the town […]
The richest and most glamorous tournament in world cricket is on schedule in India even as the country battles a deadly second wave of Covid-19 infections. Beginning on Friday, the Indian Premier League (IPL) will have eight teams playing 52 games at six venues behind closed doors across the country. The final will be played on 30 […]
By Anbarasan Ethirajan BBC News Bangladesh had hoped that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s presence at its 50th independence anniversary celebrations last week would be memorable. But the visit turned deadly as violent protests broke out against Mr Modi, leaving at least 12 people dead. Mr Modi is a polarising figure both at home and […]
Coronavirus pandemic North Korea has announced it will not take part in the Tokyo Olympics this year, saying the decision is to protect its athletes from Covid-19. The decision puts an end to South Korea’s hopes of using the Games to engage with the North amid stalled cross-border talks. In 2018, both sides entered a […]
By Reuters Staff (Reuters) – At least 22 members of Indian security forces were killed in a central Indian state by Maoist fighters, one of the bloodiest attack by the extreme left-wing insurgent groups this year, officials said on Sunday. Security personnel belonging to the Central Reserve Police Force’s elite CoBRA unit, the District Reserve […]
By Reuters Staff MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s richest state, Maharashtra, said it would impose stringent COVID-19 restrictions from Monday as there has been a rapid rise in infections, a state minister said on Sunday The state will shut down malls, cinema halls, bars and restaurants from Monday evening and impose a complete lockdown on weekends, […]
By Reuters Staff (Reuters) -Opponents of military rule in Myanmar inscribed messages of protest on Easter eggs on Sunday while thousands of others were back on the streets, denouncing a Feb. 1 coup and facing off with the security forces who shot and killed two men. In the latest in a series of impromptu shows […]
Coronavirus pandemic The chief minister of the western Indian state of Maharashtra has warned a full lockdown could be imposed unless Covid-19 cases begin to fall. Uddhav Thackeray said people were failing to take precautions and warned the state’s health system could become “inadequate” within weeks. Maharashtra recorded at least 47,828 cases on Friday. The […]
