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. […]
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