Philippine govt to consider funding 13th month pay of small firm workers
MANILA, Oct 15, 2020, PhilStar. The Duterte administration is studying the likelihood of financing the…
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WHO counsels Malaysia to play long game and go for targeted, localised measures against Covid-19
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 15, 2020, Malay Mail. Malaysia must build on its success in dealing…
Large gatherings banned under emergency decree in Thailand
BANGKOK, Oct 15, 2020, BBC. The Thai government has announced an emergency decree to stem…
China, Laos ready to deepen cooperation on BRI, Covid-19
BEIJING, Oct 14, 2020, CGTN. China and Laos are ready to strengthen cooperation with on…
Bangladesh to increase spot LNG imports because of rising demand
DHAKA, Oct 14, 2020, Reuters. Bangladesh is expected to double its imports of liquefied natural…
Latest Covid-19 wave threatens Malaysia’s Q4 recovery: Economists
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14, 2020, BT. The latest wave of Covid-19 infections in Malaysia threatens…
Singapore GDP contraction slows to 7 per cent in Q3, propped up by manufacturing
SINGAPORE, Oct 14, 2020, BT. Singapore’s third-quarter economic growth staged a rebound from the deep…
Two tropical storms to hit an already devastated Cambodia, threatening more floods and destruction
PHNOM PENH, Oct 14, 2020, Khmer Times. More heavy rain would come across Cambodia this…
Pakistan re-elected to United Nations Human Rights Council
ISLAMABAD, Oct 14, 2020, PTI. Pakistan has been re-elected to the United Nations Human Rights…
[Analytics] Thailand’s unprecedented revolt pits the people against the King
Set apart from the frenetic bustle of one of Asia’s largest cities and nestled amid…
Philippine Cebu City goes under quarantine until yearend
CEBU, Oct 13, 2020, PhilStar. Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella agrees with the recommendation of…
Bangladesh will not co-fund Sinovac’s vaccine trial: Health minister
DHAKA, Oct 13, 2020, Reuters. Bangladesh will not co-fund a late-stage domestic trial of a…