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Thai Border Closures Over COVID-19 Spark Myanmar Migrants Return, Health Concerns

By Nyein Nyein The Irrawaddy Mon, March 23, 2020 A Myanmar health team checks the temperatures of migrant returnees at the second Mae Sot-Myawaddy Friendship Bridge on March 23. / […]

MALAYSIA: Doctors, nurses turn to plastic bags, cling wrap amid shortage of PPE in Malaysia’s Covid-19 battle

BY WONG SAI WAN AND SOO WERN JUN Malay Mail Monday, 23 Mar 2020 Videos of medical staff making protective suits from dustbin liners, cling wrap and plastic bags have […]

Central Java hospital produces protective gear for medical workers amid shortages

Suherdjoko The Jakarta Post  Mon, March 23, 2020 A medical worker puts on protective equipment during a COVID-19 medical simulation at Pertamina Plaju Hospital in Palembang, South Sumatra, on March […]

Jakarta’s emergency hospital for COVID-19 open for business

The Jakarta Post Mon, March 23, 2020 President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo examines medical equipment in an emergency room while inspecting the COVID-19 emergency hospital at the Kemayoran Athletes Village in […]

Indonesia public decries ‘elite privilege’ as lawmakers, relatives get tested first for COVID-19

Ghina Ghaliya The Jakarta Post Mon, March 23, 2020 Members of the House of Representatives sit in session. (JP/Dhoni Setiawan) Members of the House of Representatives and their families are […]

Indian playback singer Shreya Ghoshal dazzles Malaysians with Bollywood favourites

BY ANNE GRACE SAVITHA Malay Mail Tue, 25 Feb 2020 Shreya Ghoshal dazzling the crowd with her performance. ― Picture courtesy of Hitman Solutions PETALING JAYA, Malaysia, Feb 25 ― […]

Malaysia FM: Let’s trade a little of our freedom for greater good

By Teh Athira Yusof New Straits Times Sun, March 22, 2020 Foreign minister Datuk Seri Hishamuddin Hussein in a letter said the collaboration would ensure that Malaysia would be one […]

Laos Enters De Facto Lockdown Amid Global Coronavirus Outbreak

By Francis Savankham The Laotian Times Sun,March 22, 2020 VIENTIANE – Laos is poised to enter a de facto lockdown as borders, entry and exit points begin to close across […]

Luang Prabang to Scale Down Lao New Year Celebrations over Virus Concerns

By Taejun Kang The Laotian Times March 11, 2020 Luang Prabang plans to scale back its traditional Lao New Year festivities planned between April 13 and 16 to help prevent […]

Your democracy is killing you and how China suppressed Covid-19

By Tim Newton The Thaiger Sat, March 21, 2020 OPINION On January 25, 2020 the Chinese government started locking down around 930 million citizens over the following few weeks, starting […]

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