From The Mainichi, 70 monkeys escape from a zoo in Futtsu, Japan through a hole in a fence.
From Vietnam Plus, Vietnam wins a bid to export 60,000 tonnes of rice to the Philippines.
From the Borneo Post, Malaysia postpones sending Muslim pilgrims to the hajj this year.
From Free Malaysia Today, work resumes on two bridges in the Malaysian state of Sarawak.
From The Straits Times, how Singapore intends to uphold its standing in a world changed by the coronavirus.
From The Jakarta Post, the organization Human Rights Watch urges Indonesian authorities to drop all charges against seven Papuans accused of treason for protesting against racism.
From Maldives Insider, Maldivian lawmakers debate a bill that would ban the import of single-use plastics starting in 2021.
From the Daily Mirror, the Sri Lankan government promises that police will not arrest protesters, other than in an "extreme situation".
From the Colombo Page, due to efforts by the Sri Lankan embassy in Oman, poultry is imported into Oman from Sri Lanka for the first time.
From the Dhaka Tribune, Bangladesh is not threatened by any invasion of desert locusts.
From The Hans India, Lonar Lake in the Indian state of Maharashtra surprises locals and experts by changing color.
From the Hindustan Times, two teachers in the Indian state of West Bengal are suspending after selecting a textbook that illustrates the word "ugly" with a picture of a black man.
From ANI, doctors boycott their jobs and continue protesting at Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad, India.
From India Today, 40 percent of restaurants in the Khan Market in Delhi close, with more likely to follow.
From Khaama Press, how Afghanistan can advance peace during the coronavirus epidemic.
From The Express Tribune, the provincial government of Sindh decides to provide oxygen to home-isolated coronavirus patients.
From Pakistan Today, the Pakistani government publishes an economic survey.
From Radio Farda, according to Amnesty International, Iran may have secretly executed a Kurdish prisoner.
From IranWire, most residents of Tehran will never be able to buy a home.
From The New Arab, President Syrian President Bashar al-Assad fires Syria's prime minister.
From the Saudi Gazette, Saudi Arabia speeds up the process to private the world's largest desalinization plant.
From the Ethiopian Monitor, the Ethiopian government unveils a 10-year economic development plan.
From the Egypt Independent, Egypt plans to reopen its tourism and aviation sectors in coastal governorates starting on July 1st.
From Egypt Today, Egypt announces the reopening of some mosques in July.
From Arutz Sheva, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu warns of another coronavirus lockdown if morbidity increases.
From The Times Of Israel, Israel reports over 200 new coronavirus cases in a day for the first time since April.
From The Jerusalem Post, the Israeli cabinet designates coronavirus red zones as the death toll hits 300.
From The Syrian Observer, a Syrian Democratic Forces commander survives an assassination attempt in Manbij, Syria.
From In-Cyprus, most of the hotels in Limassol, Cyprus are set to reopen in July.
From Panorama, a 91-year-old Armenian woman recovers from the coronavirus. (via The Armenian Reporter)
From Rûdaw, riot policewomen from the Women's Protection Units raid a camp in al-Hol, Syria to root out women loyal to ISIS.
From Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey allows international flights to resume.
From Turkish Minute, Turkish authorities order the detention of 63 people over alleged Gülen links.
From Morocco World News, Morocco's National Tourism Confederation outlines a recovery plan for the country's tourism industry.
And from Gatestone Institute, Iran's influence expands into Christian areas of Iraq.
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