[Analytics] Covid-19 and Cambodia’s human rights concerns
In late January, Cambodia’s Prime Minister, Hun Sen, made a televised statement about the spread…
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Thousands of people queue to get S$500 financial aid in Singapore
SINGAPORE, Apr 2, 2020, TODAY. With borders closed and airlines around the world grounded due…
State Railway of Thailand cuts capacity, cancels 22 trains from Bangkok
BANGKOK, Apr 2, 2020, NNT. Long distance trains are still running at limited capacity, with…
All shops, parks in Bangkok must close at midnight to Apr 30
BANGKOK, Apr 1, 2020, Bangkok Post. The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has ordered all shops and…
Task force will determine Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine’s possible extension in the Philippines
MANILA, Apr 1, 2020, PhilStar. Three weeks into the implementation of the Luzon-wide enhanced community…
Online education start-up Yuanfudao raises $1B as sector hots up on coronavirus impact
BEIJING, Apr 1, 2020, SCMP. China’s online education platform Yuanfudao has secured US$1 billion in…
Laos put brakes on all bus services, stations from Apr 1
VIENTIANE, Apr 1, 2020, Vientiane Times. The Ministry of Public Works and Transport has announced…
Chinese province bars citizens from leaving the country to stop coronavirus spread
HONG KONG, Apr 1, 2020, SCMP. The southwestern province of Yunnan has banned Chinese citizens…
[Analytics] Consumer behaviour radically altered as world retreats into ‘survival mode’
The coronavirus pandemic has completely changed patterns of consumer psychology across the world, experts say….
Hong Kong police accused of abusing new law on gatherings
HONG KONG, Apr 1, 2020, RTHK. Hong Kong’s new law banning gatherings in public of…
Cambodia’s govt offers tax exemption
PHNOM PENH, Apr 1, 2020, The Phmon Penh Post. The government has issued a three-month…
Vietnam’s car imports plummet over 40 percent in first two months
HANOI, Apr 1, 2020, VNA. Vietnam imported 14,523 cars in the first two months of…