Speakers in ‘#PapuanLivesMatter’ discussion hit by spam calls, Zoombombed in live event
Ghina Ghaliya The Jakarta Post Fri, June 5, 2020 JAKARTA – A virtual discussion about human rights issues and the repression against Papuans’ freedom of expression held by rights group […]
Vietnam netizens furious at Bayer’s documents containing China’s nine-dash line
Linh Pham Hanoi Times Wed, May 13, 2020 CEO of Bayer Vietnam disseminated illegal documents. Source: Local media HANOI – Vietnamese netizens call for the dismissal of Bayer Vietnam managing […]
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 […]
Indonesia study says unrefined Palm Oil Boosts Lung Immunity Against Covid-19
BY NUR YASMIN JAKARTA POST SAT, MAY 2, 2020 Fresh off the tree palm oil at Batang Toru sub-district, South Tapanuli, North Sumatra. (JG Photo/Nur Yasmin) JAKARTA – A study […]
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 […]
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: […]
Japanese joint venture in Cambodia focused on renewables
Thou Vireak The Phnom Penh Post Tue, April 28, 2020 Japan-based WWB Corp, a solar panel provider, has teamed with Aura Green Energy Co, to build a hybrid power plant […]
Myanmar State Counsellor hails benefits of social media
Nandar Aung The Myanmar Times Tue 21 Apr 2020 State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Photo: State Counsellor Gov MM State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi said on […]
University of Malaya leads clinical trials for Tocilizumab in Covid-19 treatment
By Rayyan Rafidi New Staits Times Mon, April 13, 2020 Universiti Malaya Faculty of Medicine dean Professor Datuk Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman. Photo from Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Malaya’s Facebook […]
Indonesia Scrambles for Satellite Replacement After Nusantara Dua Destroyed in Launch From China
BY :HERMAN JAKARTA GLOBE SAT, APRIL 11, 2020 This undated photo shows Nusantara Dua satellite under construction in Beijing. (Photo courtesy of Pasifik Satelit Nusantara) JAKARTA – Indonesia has scrambled […]
Indonesia – This Is How Local Quarantine Should Be Done
BY :ASNI OVIER, NUR YASMIN JAKARTA GLOBE TUE, APRIL 7, 2020 Posters warning people not to enter a quarantine area in Hitu Lama village, Ambon, Central Maluku. (Photo courtesy of […]
Volunteers, Govt Staff Fighting COVID-19 in Myanmar Face Discrimination
By Moe Moe The Irrawaddy Thu, April 2, 2020 Nurses conduct health checks on people who have returned from outside the country in Naypyitaw in March. / Aung Thiha […]
Myanmar’s Cardinal: China Must Compensate World for COVID-19
By San Yamin Aung The Irrawaddy April 3, 2020 Cardinal Charles Bo in Yangon in December 2018 / Myo Min Soe / The Irrawaddy YANGON—The leader of Myanmar’s Catholics, Cardinal […]
Indonesia Minister claims Indonesian climate can beat coronavirus, but WHO says it’s a myth
Galih Gumelar The Jakarta Post Fri, April 3, 2020 A senior minister in President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s Cabinet is adamant that SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes the deadly coronavirus disease, will […]
‘Jamu gendong’ in spotlight in Indonesia amid virus outbreak
Rahmat Dian Prasanto The Jakarta Post Tue, March 31, 2020 Jamu (traditional herbal drink) is enjoying a surge in popularity after Airlangga University molecular biologist Chairul Anwar Nidom suggested […]
Myanmar Medics Volunteer to Combat COVID-19 Menace
By San Yamin Aung The Irrawaddy Thu, March 26, 2020 Volunteers from nursing training schools check the temperatures of migrant workers at the border control checkpoint in Myawaddy in Karen […]
