G20 Conference Commits to Finding Coronavirus Vaccine
EKO WAHYUD TEMPO.CO Fri, March 27, 2020 JAKARTA – President Joko ”Jokowi” Widodo on Thursday, March 26, participated in the G20 summit to discuss the global approach in handling the coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic.
Covid-19: Malaysia PM unveils RM250b economic stimulus package
BY DANIAL DZULKIFLY Malay Mail Friday, 27 Mar 2020 A live broadcast of Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin on the special Covid-19 stimulus package is seen on a television […]
No limit on borrowing as Thailand’s DPM plots the biggest stimulus package yet to address the virus crisis
by Joseph O’ Connor Thai Examiner Fri, March 27, 2020 Deputy Prime Minister for the Economy, Somkid Jatusripitak said on Thursday after meeting with the Bank of Thailand Governor and […]
Young legal trio urges Malaysians to lend a helping hand to those affected by MCO
Arjun Mohanakrishnan theSundaily Fri, Mar 27, 2020 From left: Teeruvarasu, Kuhan Raj and Nicole Pereira PETALING JAYA: Lawyers Teeruvarasu, Kuhan Raj and Nicole Pereira in an open letter acknowledged that […]
Myanmar Medics Volunteer to Combat COVID-19 Menace
By San Yamin Aung The Irrawaddy Thu, March 26, 2020 Volunteers from nursing training schools check the temperatures of migrant workers at the border control checkpoint in Myawaddy in Karen […]
Myanmar’s Nurses, Doctors Face Eviction as Landlords Panic Over COVID-19
By Zarni Mann The Irrawaddy Thu, March 26, 2020 A nurse at North Okkalapa Hospital in Yangon. / The Irrawaddy MANDALAY—With three confirmed COVID-19 cases in Myanmar, dozens of nurses, […]
Vietnam puts food security at top priority during Covid-19 pandemic
Hai Yen The Hanoi Times Thu, Mar 26, 2020 HANOI – If Vietnam continues to export rice with the same pace as it did in the first two months of […]
MALAYSIA – Experts: No scientific evidence neem can cure Covid-19 infection
MALAY MAIL Thursday, 26 Mar 2020 Photo: Agriculture Department, Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR — There has been no medical evidence or scientific research to show that the use of the commonly […]
No ‘ogoh-ogoh’ parades, large crowds during Bali Nyepi this year
Sausan Atika and Ni Komang Erviani The Jakarta Post Tue, March 24, 2020 Less than 30 Hindus — all wearing masks — gather at Aditya Jaya Hindu temple in Rawamangun, […]
LAO Prime Minister Recommends Nationwide Self-Isolation
By Latsamy Phonevilay THE LAOTIAN TIMES Wed, March 25, 2020 VIENTIANE – Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has advised all citizens of Laos to practice self-isolation and social distancing to […]
Cambodian quarantine methods critics get Covid-19
Niem Chheng | THE PHNOM PENH POST, CAMBODIA Wed, March 25, 2020 PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – An American couple that criticised Cambodian quarantine methods to a US-based newspaper was tested […]
Cambodia gets $1.6M for Covid-19 response from German gov’t
Ry Sochan The Phnom Penh Post Wed, March 25, 2020 Germany will provide $1.6 million to help support the Covid-19 Emergency Response Plan in the Kingdom. Facebook In light of […]
THAILAND: Government declares a state of emergency with sweeping powers to curb the spread of the coronavirus
by News Desk Thai Examiner Tue, March 24, 2020 BANGKOK: The government today has announced a state of emergency to come into effect on Thursday next giving the government sweeping […]
Suu Kyi Consoles Myanmar People Amid COVID-19, Stresses Health Guidelines, Calm
By The Irrawaddy Tue, March 24, 2020 Myanmar State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. / Ministry of Information YANGON—Myanmar’s de facto leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi consoled her […]
CAMBODIA factories pressured to close amid pandemic concerns
Long Kimmarita | The Phnom Penh Post Tue, March 24, 2020 Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training spokesman Heng Sour said as of March 20, more than 50 factories had […]
INDONESIA: Hand washing to counter COVID-19 still a luxury for Indonesia’s urban poor
Ardila Syakriah The Jakarta Post Tue, March 24, 2020 Getting through: A water seller brings empty water bottles to a water agent for refilling in Ancol, North Jakarta. Clean-water distribution […]
