Indonesia Mass Produces Covid-19 Testing Kits
BY :ARI SUPRIYANTI RIKIN, HERU ANDRIYANTO JAKARTA GLOBE MON, MAY 4, 2020 Jakarta. A consortium of Indonesian research agencies and companies began mass producing Covid-19 testing kits this week to […]
‘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 […]
COVID-19: ASEAN rights body urges members to respond to pandemic humanely
Dyaning Pangestika The Jakarta Post Sun, May 3, 2020 JAKARTA – The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) has called on member states to integrate human rights values into […]
French agency donates €2 million towards virus laboratories in Cambodia and the region
Harrison White / Khmer Times Fri, May 1, 2020 The ECOMOE II project will support seven laboratories on the front lines in the fight against the epidemic. Supplied Phnom penh […]
Thai Government Reopens Country Under Strict Guidelines
By CTN News Chiang Rai Times Sat, May 2, 2020 BANGKOK – The Thai Government is reopening the Country under stick guidelines starting May 3rd, the Royal Gazette announced. Retail […]
Indonesia city, Salatiga opens traditional market with physical distancing requirements in place
The Jakarta Post Wed, April 29, 2020 Sellers wait for customers at the Salatiga morning market in Central Java on Wednesday, April 29. The city administration has allowed traditional market […]
Millions in Myanmar risk having mobile phones cut off after SIM registration deadline
Thompson Chau Myanmar Times Wed, Apr 29, 2020 A woman walks by signs for mobile phone service providers Telenor, Ooredoo and MPT on Bogyoke Aung San road in Yangon. Photo: […]
Myanmar leader appeals for patriotism in COVID-19 fight
Hmue Angel The Myanmar Times Thu, Apr 30, 2020 State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi appealed for patriotism among young doctors to […]
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 […]
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