Philippine president Duterte eased quarantine restrictions cause Covid situation is ‘not too bad’
MANILA, May 30, 2020, The Manila Times. President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday further eased quarantine…
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Malaysia’s govt restoring exemptions to interstate travel ban from June 1
KUALA LUMPUR, May 30, May 30, 2020, Malay Mail. The federal government will reintroduce on…
Pakistan to import potential Covid-19 treatment from Bangladesh
DHAKA, May 29, 2020, Dhaka Tribune. A pharmaceutical company in Pakistan plans to import the…
Go-go bars gone as coronavirus hits Bangkok’s sex district
BANGKOK, May 29, 2020, Reuters. The black leather party masks that performers May and Som…
‘I am still Bersatu chairman’: Former Malaysia’s PM Mahathir
KUALA LUMPUR, May 29, 2020, Malay Mail. Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad claims that he is…
Pakistani PM pushes for aviation reforms, assures fair probe into PIA crash
ISLAMABAD, May 29, 2020, Pakistan Today. Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said that reforms…
Vietnam’s January-May FDI down 17 per cent
HANOI, May 29, 2020, VNA. Vietnam attracted a total of 13.9 billion USD in FDI…
[Analytics] Virus misinformation fuels panic in Asia
False alerts about a man shot dead at a coronavirus checkpoint, old footage of a…
Corporate credit risk in South-east Asia has come down from March peak: Study
SINGAPORE, May 29, 2020, BT. Corporate credit risk in South-east Asia has come down since…
Carrie Lam rallies support for national security law in Hong Kong
HONG KONG, May 29, 2020, The Standard. The Chief Executive, Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-nogr, has…
Mahathir and four others say their removal from Bersatu is illegal and reflects PM Muhyiddin’s insecurities
KUALA LUMPUR, May 29, 2020, ST. Former premier Mahathir Mohamad and the four Parti Pribumi…
Curfew hours shortened, more activities allowed in Thailand from June 1
BANGKOK, May 29, 2020, Bangkok Post. The government has announced the third stage of the…