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Nepal struggles with increasing COVID-19 cases; lowering recovery rate

Devdiscourse
30 Aug 2020
  Nepal

‘Caring for the people’ is government’s main guiding principle, says PM Muhyiddin

Malay Mail
30 Aug 2020
  Malaysia

ADB donates medical equipment to assist Lao COVID-19 response

Vientiane Times
30 Aug 2020
  Lao PDR

BML announces new moratorium on loans, extends initial deadline

The Edition
30 Aug 2020
  Maldives

Myanmar extends temporary entry restrictions to all visitors to curb Covid-19 spread

The Straits Times
29 Aug 2020
  Myanmar

Sri Lanka extends debt moratorium for Covid-19 hit tourism sector

Business Standard
29 Aug 2020
  Sri Lanka

AIIB approves loan to Bangladesh for COVID-19 response

Xinhuanet
28 Aug 2020
  Bangladesh

$4B in additional loans for COVID-19 response underway

Inquirer.net
28 Aug 2020
  Philippines

All three million in Myanmar's Rakhine state in coronavirus lockdown

The Straits Times
27 Aug 2020
  Myanmar

Cambodia schools to reopen on September 7

The Tribune
27 Aug 2020
  Cambodia

SDFC extends repayment period for SME loans

The Edition
27 Aug 2020
  Maldives

Covid-19 impact: IFC provides financial support to MSMEs and farmers

Dhaka Tribune
27 Aug 2020
  Bangladesh

PH debt to breach P10 trillion in 2020, nearly P12 trillion in 2021

Inquirer.net
26 Aug 2020
  Philippines

Malaysia likely to remain closed to tourists into 2021: minister

Nikkei Asian Review
26 Aug 2020
  Malaysia

Myanmar shuts schools after biggest daily climb in coronavirus cases

Reuters
26 Aug 2020
  Myanmar

Vietnam to boost Ho Chi Minh budget for first time in 18 years

Nikkei Asian Review
25 Aug 2020
  Viet Nam

U.S. funded COVID-19 diagnostic kit donated to Sri Lanka

Colombo Page
25 Aug 2020
  Sri Lanka

Modelling of COVID-19 Strategies in Nepal

GOV.UK
25 Aug 2020
  Nepal

Plasma therapy shows promising results in Nepal in treating COVID-19 patients

Xinhuanet
25 Aug 2020
  Nepal

Repatriation, regular flights to Nepal to resume

Nepali Times
25 Aug 2020
  Nepal