Dr Noor Hisham – a hero in these trying times for Malaysia
By Tharanya Arumugam New Straits Times Fri, March 27, 2020 Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. – NSTP/MOHD FADLI HAMZAH KUALA LUMPUR: A leader in times of crises is […]
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 […]
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