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Health minister hopes will be able to roll out Covid-19 vaccine in Malaysia by Q1 2021

Malay Mail
16 Nov 2020
  Malaysia

People affected by the COVID-19 virus outbreak are being provided with relief continuously

Colombo Page
15 Nov 2020
  Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka to impose lockdown in Colombo, Gampaha

WION
15 Nov 2020
  Sri Lanka

The United States provides 100 ventilators to Nepal in response to COVID-19

US Embassy in Nepal
13 Nov 2020
  Nepal;   United States

Sri Lanka hikes Treasury guarantees to 15-pct of GDP

Economy Next
13 Nov 2020
  Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka repaid USD 4.2 billion, avoided debt default: PM Rajapaksa

The Hindu
12 Nov 2020
  Sri Lanka

Indonesia signs $1 billion loan deal with Australia for COVID-19 relief

Reuters
12 Nov 2020
  Indonesia;   Australia

Indian government's latest stimulus to boost jobs, credit, farm sector

Reuters
12 Nov 2020
  India

Hong Kong, Singapore to allow travel to each other without quarantines from November 22

Reuters
11 Nov 2020
  Hong Kong, China;   Singapore

Sri Lanka ‘COVID-19 comeback economy’: New norms

Daily FT
11 Nov 2020
  Sri Lanka

Long PH recovery seen as gov’t spending ‘bright spot’ fails to offset Q3 consumer slump

Inquirer.net
10 Nov 2020
  Philippines

Nepal to offer free COVID-19 tests and treatment as cases surge

Aljazeera
10 Nov 2020
  Nepal

Dr Noor Hisham: Malaysia's Covid-19 R-nought now below 1.0

Malay Mail
10 Nov 2020
  Malaysia

Buying Covid-19 vaccines? Not so quick as no infrastructure yet, Dr Noor Hisham says

Malay Mail
10 Nov 2020
  Malaysia

Dr Mahathir offers 10pc of pension to help those who have fallen on hard times amid Covid-19

Malay Mail
10 Nov 2020
  Malaysia

Govt, Opposition MPs united in support of loan moratorium extension

Malay Mail
10 Nov 2020
  Malaysia

Switzerland handed RT-PCR & Antibody test kits to Bhutan

The Policy Times
10 Nov 2020
  Bhutan;   Switzerland

CMCO, Covid-19 pandemic among issues to be raised in Parliament today

Malay Mail
10 Nov 2020
  Malaysia

Cambodia’s new virus rules restrain holiday celebrations

AP News
09 Nov 2020
  Cambodia

Sri Lanka to strictly enforce virus regulations

AP News
09 Nov 2020
  Sri Lanka