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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Indonesia Bedroom bill: Proposed ‘family resilience’ law would require LGBT people to report for ‘rehabilitation’
Budi Sutrisno The Jakarta Post Wed, February 19, 2020 A passerby hugs an activist campaigning for the rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community during Car Free […]
Terawan must go, Indonesia civil groups say, demanding crisis-sensitive health minister
The Jakarta Post Tue, March 17, 2020 President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo (‘left’) and Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto announce the country’s first two COVID-19 patients in Jakarta on March 2. […]
The Myanmar Govt Has Been Spared a Real Test on Coronavirus—but No One’s Luck Lasts Forever
By Aung Zaw The Irrawaddy, Mon, March 16, 2020 Daw Aung San Suu Kyi at Depayin on March 11. / Myanmar State Counselor’s Office The phrase “perfect storm” has been […]
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