Myanmar journalists start “Journalism is not a Crime” campaign online
Ei Ei Toe Lwin the Myanmar Times Fri, Apr 3, 2020 Ko Nay Myo Lin (centre) is escorted by police during his arrest in Mandalay. Photo – Supplied Myanmar journalists […]
Myanmar – Purity and Danger, on Yangon’s streets
Andrew King The Myanmar Times Fri, Apr 3, 2020 A makeshift sink for hand washing on the streets of Yangon. Photos – Andrew King Mary Douglas’ 1966 book Purity and Danger illustrates […]
Snapshots of Vietnam capital Hanoi’s empty streets after closure of non-essential services
Nhat Minh The Hanoi Times Mar 27, 2020 Numerous non-essential service establishments such as bars, coffee shops and fitness centers in Hoan Kiem District are requested to suspend their operations […]
Myanmar Celebrities Send Out COVID-19 Prevention Messages
The Irrawaddy Fri, April 3, 2020 Amid a steady rise in the number of COVID-19 postive cases in Myanmar, the country’s music and movie celebrities are encouraging people to stay […]
Volunteers, Govt Staff Fighting COVID-19 in Myanmar Face Discrimination
By Moe Moe The Irrawaddy Thu, April 2, 2020 Nurses conduct health checks on people who have returned from outside the country in Naypyitaw in March. / Aung Thiha […]
Myanmar’s Cardinal: China Must Compensate World for COVID-19
By San Yamin Aung The Irrawaddy April 3, 2020 Cardinal Charles Bo in Yangon in December 2018 / Myo Min Soe / The Irrawaddy YANGON—The leader of Myanmar’s Catholics, Cardinal […]
Cambodia’s CDC approves seven projects worth $174M
Hin Pisei | | The Phnom Penh Post Thu, April 2, 2020 The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) on Wednesday approved seven investment projects worth $174.1 million and […]
Cambodia economic growth to shrink to 2.3% in 2020, ADB says
Sangeetha Amarthalingam | The Phnom Penh Post Fri, April 2020 The Asian Development Bank (ABD) has slashed Cambodia’s 2020 gross domestic product (GDP) growth to 2.3 per cent from its […]
Indonesia Minister claims Indonesian climate can beat coronavirus, but WHO says it’s a myth
Galih Gumelar The Jakarta Post Fri, April 3, 2020 A senior minister in President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s Cabinet is adamant that SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes the deadly coronavirus disease, will […]
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