Popular Phuket based Facebook page attacks foreigners and tourists in Thailand over virus
by Joseph O’ Connor Thai Examiner Wed, April 8, 2020 Two people reported to be associated with the Spotlight Thailand Facebook page seen online yesterday together with a derogatory remark […]
Cambodia’s temporarily laid-off workers to get just $70
Long Kimmarita The Phnom Penh Post Tue, April 7, 2020 The government decided that employers would pay laid-off garment workers $30 and the government would pay $40 instead of the […]
Bringing layers of Borneo to the Brits
By Vicky Fong New Sarawak Tribune April 4, 2020 Sarawak Kek Lapis A new business is brewing in the United Kingdom that revolves about the traditional layer cake known as […]
MALAYSIA – RM30,850.00 of food aid distributed in one day to Orang Asli (Indigenous People)
Center for Orang Asli Concerns (COAC) Wed, April 8, 2020 20 villages were able to distribute their food rations on Tuesday (7 April 2020). There were 4 Temuan villages in […]
Five more months to business as usual: Indonesia business players
Eisya A. Eloksari and Riska Rahman The Jakarta Post Tue, April 7, 2020 Blok M Square shopping center looks empty after Indonesia takes emergency measures to prevent the spread of […]
Indonesia – This Is How Local Quarantine Should Be Done
BY :ASNI OVIER, NUR YASMIN JAKARTA GLOBE TUE, APRIL 7, 2020 Posters warning people not to enter a quarantine area in Hitu Lama village, Ambon, Central Maluku. (Photo courtesy of […]
Hanoi protests Beijing over sinking Vietnamese fishing boat in South China Sea
Linh Pham The Hanoi Times Sat, Apr 4, 2020 Vietnam’s fishing boat operating within Vietnamese waters. Photo: VnExpress Vietnam demands China to investigate the case and compensate the victims. HANOI […]
Doctors, medical students entertain people at quarantine centre by singing
By Phu Ei Ei Nwe Mizzima Sat, Apr 4, 2020 People under facility quarantine listen to the music from their balconies. Photo credit to Thein Htein Doctors and medical students […]
Keep Calm and Puff Away: Indonesian Smokers Unfazed by Coronavirus
BY :NUR YASMIN JAKARTA GLOBE FRI, APRIL 3, 2020 A worker rolling cigarettes in a factory in Munjung Agung, a village in Tegal, Central Java. (Antara Photo/Oky Lukmansyah) JAKARTA – […]
ASEAN Digest 