UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency
For refugees, social distancing is virtually impossible. With severe overcrowding and little access to soap or water, many living in camps are now more vulnerable than ever. UNHCR is on […]
Mount Merapi Eruption: Flight Traffic Runs Normal, Indonesia Govt’ Says
FRANCISCA CHRISTY ROSANA TEMPO.CO Fri, March 27, 2020 JAKARTA – Director-General of Air Transport of the Transportation Ministry Novie Riyanto, ensured that the eruption of Mount Merapi on Friday, March 27, 2020, will not affect flight operations in three airports located within […]
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 […]
WWF: No dam is the right decision for Cambodia
Ry Sochan | THE PHNOMPENH POST Fri, March 20, 2020 PHNOM PENH- The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has applauded the government’s decision not to develop a hydropower dam […]
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 […]
Indonesia – Company commissioner named suspect in Maluku illegal logging case
A Muh. Ibnu Aqil The Jakarta Post Thu, March 19, 2020 An investigator with the Environment and Forestry Ministry’s law enforcement division stands on a cut-down tree in a […]
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. […]
NGO to sue Cambodia ‘land grab’ officer
Soth Koemsoeun The Phnom Penh Post Thu, March 19, 2020 Some 100 villagers protested at Phnom Oral wildlife Sanctuary. Photo supplied TRAPAING COMMUNE, Cambodia – National Resource and Wildlife Preservation […]
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