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 demands China stop complicating South China Sea situation
Minh Anh The Hanoi Times Thu, Mar 26, 2020 Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang of Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the online press meeting on March 26. Photo: MOFA […]
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 […]
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 […]
Vietnam launches books asserting its maritime sovereignty
Minh Anh The Hanoi Times Tue, Mar 24, 2020 The books that assert Vietnam’s sovereignty over the East Sea. Photo: Information and Communication Publishing House HANOI, Vietnam – The books […]
China launches new facilities in Vietnam islands as nations fight coronavirus
Linh Pham The Hanoi Times Tue, Mar 24, 2020 Da Chu Thap (Fiery Cross Reef) in Vietnam’s Truong Sa islands. Photo: CSIS/AMTI HANOI, Vietnam – China’s move at this moment […]
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 […]
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