Indonesia public decries ‘elite privilege’ as lawmakers, relatives get tested first for COVID-19
Ghina Ghaliya The Jakarta Post Mon, March 23, 2020 Members of the House of Representatives sit in session. (JP/Dhoni Setiawan) Members of the House of Representatives and their families are […]
Malaysia FM: Let’s trade a little of our freedom for greater good
By Teh Athira Yusof New Straits Times Sun, March 22, 2020 Foreign minister Datuk Seri Hishamuddin Hussein in a letter said the collaboration would ensure that Malaysia would be one […]
Laos Enters De Facto Lockdown Amid Global Coronavirus Outbreak
By Francis Savankham The Laotian Times Sun,March 22, 2020 VIENTIANE – Laos is poised to enter a de facto lockdown as borders, entry and exit points begin to close across […]
Your democracy is killing you and how China suppressed Covid-19
By Tim Newton The Thaiger Sat, March 21, 2020 OPINION On January 25, 2020 the Chinese government started locking down around 930 million citizens over the following few weeks, starting […]
Senior UN official abandons Myanmar colleagues over virus
The Myanmar Times Sat, Mar 21, 2020 Bijay Karmacharya, the Myanmar programme manager of UN-Habitat, speaks at a consultation workshop on June 4, 2018 at Thingaha Hotel in Nay Pyi […]
MALAYSIA: The Orang Asli (Indigenous People) are staying put, and want outsiders out.
Center for Orang Asli Concerns (COAC)·Saturday, March 21, 2020 MALAYSIA – The word is out: Social distancing and self-quarantining are our best bet to stem the spread of the Covid-19 […]
Thai News Anchor Apologizes to Laos For Deep Offense
By Francis Savankham The Laotian Times March 20, 2020 Thai news anchor Judd Thima offers of Channel One31 of Thailand his apologies to Lao Ambassador to Thailand Seng Soukhathivong at […]
WWF: No dam is the right decision for Cambodia
Ry Sochan | THE PHNOMPENH POST Fri, March 20, 2020 PHNOM PENH- The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has applauded the government’s decision not to develop a hydropower dam […]
Thai Army to Spray Bangkok Streets with Disinfectant Nightly
By CTN News Chiang Rai Times Thu, March 19, 2020 BANGKOK, Thailand – The Royal Thai army has begin spraying roads with disinfectant in Bangkok nightly to combat the spread […]
ASEAN Digest 