China’s TV network names Malaysia’s Health DG among ‘doctors at the top’ during Covid-19 pandemic
By MARK RYAN RAJ Malay Mail Wednesday, 15 Apr 2020 Like Dr Fauci, Dr Noor Hisham has been a beacon of hope for Malaysians to find out more about the […]
EU Pledges Support for Women Garment Factory Workers in Myanmar
By Nyein Nyein The Irrawaddy Thu, April 9, 2020 Female factory workers in the Hlaing Thar Yar Industrial Zone are seen on April 2, 2020. / Myo Min Soe / […]
European companies ask EU to postpone Cambodia EBA withdrawal
Sok Chan and Yeshi Dema Khmer Times Thu, April 9, 2020 The government is to support 40 percent and the private sector 30 percent of wages despite garment factories closing. […]
Vietnam donates half million face masks to five European countries crippled by Covid-19
Minh Anh The Hanoi Times Tue, April 2020 Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister To Anh Dung and four European ambassadors at the symbolic handover in Hanoi, April 7, 2020. Photo: Vietnam’s […]
Hanoi protests Beijing over sinking Vietnamese fishing boat in South China Sea
Linh Pham The Hanoi Times Sat, Apr 4, 2020 Vietnam’s fishing boat operating within Vietnamese waters. Photo: VnExpress Vietnam demands China to investigate the case and compensate the victims. HANOI […]
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 […]
Ambassadors to Myanmar issue statement regarding ceasefire
By Mizzima Thu, April 2, 2020 Photo: AA NAY PYI TAW – The Ambassadors of Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, the European Union, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, […]
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 […]
Vietnam demands China stop complicating South China Sea situation
Minh Anh The Hanoi Times Thu, Mar 26, 2020 Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang of Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the online press meeting on March 26. Photo: MOFA […]
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