Covid-19 unlikely to cause further Cambodia factory closures
Thou Vireak | The Phnom Penh Post Thu, March 19, 2020 According to the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC), exports of travel goods last year were worth $1.2 billion, […]
Vietnam shutters borders with Cambodia as pandemic spreads
Sun Mesa / Khmer Times Thu, March 19, 2020 A Vietnamese security guard stands near the closed checkpoint at the Cambodia-Vietnam border in Svay Rieng province. Supplied HANOI – The […]
Visit Malaysia Year 2020 (VMY2020)cancelled
By New Straits Times March 18, 2020 Visit Malaysia Year 2020 (VMY2020) has been cancelled. -NSTP File pic KUALA LUMPUR: The Visit Malaysia Year 2020 (VMY2020) has been cancelled in […]
WHO calls for ‘aggressive measures’ against COVID-19 amid surge in South, East Asia region
Apriza Pinandita The Jakarta Post Wed, March 18, 2020 The World Health Organization (WHO) has called on member states in the South-East Asia region to urgently take “aggressive measures” to […]
Terawan must go, Indonesia civil groups say, demanding crisis-sensitive health minister
The Jakarta Post Tue, March 17, 2020 President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo (‘left’) and Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto announce the country’s first two COVID-19 patients in Jakarta on March 2. […]
Religious gatherings banned after COVID-19 infection surges in Cambodia
Taing Vida / Khmer Times Tue March 17, 2020 A Buddhist monk gives a blessing to Buddhists during a ceremony at the pagoda. KT/ Chor Sokunthea PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – […]
Vietnam imposes mandatory quarantine to all visitors from ASEAN, Europe, US
Linh Pham The Hanoi Times, Wed, March 18, 2020 HANOI – Vietnam made the move after a surge in infections in neighboring countries and Europe. Vietnam has required mandatory 14-day […]
No Visitors Past Corona at Prambanan Temple complex in Indonesia
BY : ANTARA PHOTO JAKARTA GLOBE TUE MARCH 17, 2020 A sign announcing the temporary closure of the Prambanan Temple complex in Klaten, Central Java, on Tuesday. (Antara Photo/Hendra Nurdiyansyah) […]
Borobudur sprayed with disinfectant, closed to public until late March
The Jakarta Post Tue, March 17, 2020 Borobudur sunrise. Zone I of the temple was sprayed thoroughly on Monday, particularly parts that were often touched by visitors, such as the […]
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