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 […]
MALAYSIA – Experts: No scientific evidence neem can cure Covid-19 infection
MALAY MAIL Thursday, 26 Mar 2020 Photo: Agriculture Department, Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR — There has been no medical evidence or scientific research to show that the use of the commonly […]
PAWA PANEL DISCUSSION – Women in the workplace:Is technology a friend or a foe?
LONDON, March 11 – To mark International Women’s Day, PAWA and the Nehru Centre hosted a panel discussion on Women in the workplace: is technology a friend or a foe? on March 11th.
INDONESIA: No lockdown for Indonesia, Jokowi insists as COVID-19 cases continue to rise
The Jakarta Post Tue, March 24, 2020 President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo speaks at a press conference on COVID-19 updates at Bogor Palace in West Java on March 16. (Antara/Hafidz Mubarak) […]
Indonesia produces chloroquine, anti-malaria drug tested as possible treatment for COVID-19
Marchio Irfan Gorbiano and Arya Dipa The Jakarta Post Mon, March 23, 2020 JAKARTA & BANDUNG, Indonesia – President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said on Monday that Indonesia secured a supply […]
MALAYSIA: Doctors, nurses turn to plastic bags, cling wrap amid shortage of PPE in Malaysia’s Covid-19 battle
BY WONG SAI WAN AND SOO WERN JUN Malay Mail Monday, 23 Mar 2020 Videos of medical staff making protective suits from dustbin liners, cling wrap and plastic bags have […]
Central Java hospital produces protective gear for medical workers amid shortages
Suherdjoko The Jakarta Post Mon, March 23, 2020 A medical worker puts on protective equipment during a COVID-19 medical simulation at Pertamina Plaju Hospital in Palembang, South Sumatra, on March […]
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 […]
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 […]
Disinfecting Jakarta
BY :YUDHA BASKORO JAKARTA GLOBE WED, MARCH 18, 2020 Indonesian Red Cross personnel wearing protective gear march to the Sarinah department store in Central Jakarta to disinfect it on Tuesday. […]
WHO calls for ‘aggressive measures’ against COVID-19 amid surge in South, East Asia region
Apriza Pinandita The Jakarta Post Wed, March 18, 2020 The World Health Organization (WHO) has called on member states in the South-East Asia region to urgently take “aggressive measures” to […]
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. […]
EU invests €3.5 m in biosecurity to keep Myanmar and other ASEAN countries safe
By Mizzima Sun, March 15, 2020 The European Union launched a €3.5 million [5.65 billion MMK] regional project to support increased biosecurity in Southeast Asia. The project will help governments […]
Samsung starts construction SE Asia’s largest R&D center in Hanoi
Ngoc Thuy The Hanoi Times Mon, March 2, 2020 Perspective view of the Samsung R&D Center in Hanoi. Source: Samsung Vietnam. HANOI, Vietnam – The South Korean IT giant […]
Register SIM cards by June 30 or face cancellation, Myanmar govt warns
Saw Yi Nandar The Myanmar Times Wed, Feb 26, 2020 A shop sells smart phones in Yangon. Shin Moe Myint/The Myanmar Times NAYPYITAW, Myanmar – All mobile phone users in […]
Myanmar State Counsellor urges people to register SIM cards
Htoo Thant The Myanmar Times Tue, Feb 18, 2020 State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has urged mobile users to register their SIM cards. Photo: Aung Htay Hlaing/The Myanmar […]
