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, […]
EU Ambassadors in Myanmar hand aid to medical staff for Europe Day
By Mizzima Sun, May 10, 2020 Photo: European Union in Myanmar/Facebook YANGON – At the occasion of Europe Day on 9 May, European Union (EU) Ambassador Kristian Schmidt handed over […]
Malaysia CMCO extended until June 9
By New Straits Times Sun, May 10, 2020 KUALA LUMPUR: The Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) has been extended for another four weeks from May 12 until June 9.
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 […]
End the Wildlife Trade in Laos and Prevent Future Pandemics
By Laotian Times Fri, May 8, 2020 Wildlife for sale at a local market in Laos. VIENTIANE – The severity of the Covid-19 outbreak calls for greater attention of governments […]
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 […]
Indonesia COVID-19 aid stalled, used for political stunts
Sausan Atika, Ganug Nugroho Adi and Fadli The Jakarta Post Mon, May 4, 2020 Workers from Jakarta-owned food security company PT Food Station Tjipinang Jaya are seen packing staple food into […]
INDONESIA – North Sumatra residents deny Chinese fishing vessel permission to dock
Apriadi Gunawan The Jakarta Post Mon, May 4, 2020 Fishermen unload fish from their boat in Muara Angke Port, North Jakarta, on April 17, 2016. Residents in Pulau Sembilan village […]
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