Food sharing pantries across Thailand help the hungry
By Caitlin Ashworth The Thaiger Mon, May 11, 2020 BANGKOK – The coronavirus outbreak hit some families hard and some are without income and in need of basic food. Community pantries, […]
In Malaysia the good doctor’s Ops Telur Sardin is feeding the country’s hungry
Reena Sekaran Free Malaysia Today Sat, May 9, 2020 Ops Telur Sardin (OTS) food packs being delivered to poor villages in Sabah. (Pic courtesy of Imran) PETALING JAYA: The Covid-19 […]
MALAYSIA – Karak town’s food-for-all initiative gaining popularity
By T.N.Alagesh New Straits Times Sat, May 9, 2020 Pertubuhan Kebajikan Karak 2020 decided to prepare and distribute cooked meals at a bus stop in Jalan Besar here to the […]
‘A place of fond memories’: Flagship Indonesia McDonald’s store in Jakarta’s Sarinah bids farewell
Budi Sutrisno The Jakarta Post Fri, May 8, 2020 Sitting in a corner of the historical Sarinah shopping center on Jl. MH Thamrin in Central Jakarta, Indonesia’s first McDonald’s restaurant […]
Malaysia CMCO now federal law, states have no choice but to comply, say legal experts
Predeep Nambiar Free Malaysia Today Mon, May 4, 2020 The conditional movement control order went into effect today. GEORGE TOWN: State governments have no choice but to accept the conditional […]
‘God gave me 10 fingers to work’: IndonesiaNTT resident refuses govt COVID-19 aid in viral video
The Jakarta Post Sun, May 3, 2020 East Nusa Tenggara resident Salomi Malaka (left) declines government staple food aid, saying that she would not accept handouts. (Courtesy of Instagram/@baliaman_) EAST […]
Indonesia Gov’t Provides Incentives to Nearly 2.5 Million Farmers to Maintain Rice Production
BY :IWAN M PUTUHENA, NOVY LUMANAUW, LENNY TRISTIA TAMBUN JAKARTA GLOBE Tue, APRIL 28, 2020 JAKARTA: The government plans to provide incentives for 2.44 million farmers after President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo ordered […]
Market reports paint a bright, post-pandemic future for Indonesian ‘jamu’
Farida Susanty The Jakarta Post Wed, April 29, 2020 Sunita “Suni” Bhagchandani, the owner of Jamu Mbak Suni, serves up a glass of ‘jamu’ (herbal medicine) on Tuesday, Dec. 10, […]
Malaysia fishing boat owners in Kuantan distribute free fish to the needy during MCO
Malay Mail Monday, 13 Apr 2020 KUANTAN, Kelantan – Some 50 fishing boat owners here have initiated a free fish distribution project for those financially affected by the movement control […]
Vientiane Economic Officials Patrol Wet Markets, Enforce Price Controls
By Francis Savankham The Laotian Times Wed, April 8, 2020 Vientiane officials patrol Huakhua Market for opportunistic price gouging of essential goods such as pork. Photo courtesy of Vientiane Mai. […]
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 […]
Myanmar UMFCCI sells essential foodstuffs at fair price in industrial zone townships
By Hein Thet Oo Mizzima Sat, March 28, 2020 People buy rice at the HlaingTharYar Industrial Management office in Yangon on 26 March 2020. Photo: Hein Thet Oo YANGON – […]
In Cambodia good food right on your doorstep
Anith Adilah Othman / Khmer Times Friday, March 27, 2020 Nom Nom. Supplied PHNOM PENH – With the current threat of COVID-19, global citizens are encouraged to embrace social distancing […]
Myanmar has enough food despite coronavirus fears
By Mizzima Sun, March 15, 2020 Myanmar women wearing hats in rice field. Photo: The Myanmar Times NAYPYITAW – President Office spokesman Zaw Htay has said that Myanmar has enough […]
