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 […]
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 […]
ASEAN Digest 