When Yangon’s Avenues Traded Colonial English Names for Burmese
By Wei Yan Aung The Irrawaddy Fri, March 27, 2020 A Yangon street sign. YANGON—On this day in 1989, 165 streets in Yangon had their names changed from English […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
Myanmar Govt Declares Arakan Army a Terrorist Group
By Nyein Nyein The Irrawaddy Tue, March 24, 2020 AA leader Major General Tun Myat Naing (second from the right) attends an ethnic armed organizations peace conference in Kachin State […]
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