Singaporeans accept some privacy loss in Covid-19 battle but surveillance method matters: IPS study
SINGAPORE, May 25, 2020, ST. Singaporeans are willing to sacrifice some level of privacy amid…
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US becomes Vietnam’s largest supplier of fruits, vegetables
HANOI, May 25, 2020, VNA. The US has become Vietnam’s largest supplier of fruits and…
More safety measures in place as tourism rises in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, May 25, 2020, The Khmer Times. The Ministry of Tourism will put in…
Beachfront hotels in Phuket staying closed until Q4 revival
BANGKOK, May 25, 2020, Bangkok Post. Seaside hotels in Phuket will remain closed until the…
Australia plans to export solar power to Singapore via undersea cable
CANBERRA, May 25, 2020, Bloomberg. Survey work will soon begin on an ambitious plan to…
Philippine capital Manila may shift into a more relaxed quarantine regime by June 1: Official
MANILA, May 25, 2020, The Manila Times. Metro Manila may shift into a more relaxed…
Hong Kong’s security, police chiefs warn of growing ‘terrorism’ as national laws loom
HONG KONG, May 25, 2020, Reuters. Hong Kong’s security and police chiefs said “terrorism” was…
Viral video of health workers in hazmat suits removing dead body outside a supermarket not taken in Brickfields: Police
KUALA LUMPUR, May 25, 2020, Malay Mail. Brickfields police said today that a viral video…
Pakistan plane crash black box found after 97 killed
ISLAMABAD, May 24, 2020, CNN. Rescue crews have retrieved the data recorder from the Pakistan…
Thailand begins coronavirus vaccine trials on monkeys
BANGKOK, May 24, 2020, Reuters. Thailand on Saturday began testing a vaccine against the coronavirus…
US, China at ‘brink of new Cold War’: Chinese foreign minister
BEIJING, May 24, 2020, AFP. The United States is pushing relations with China to “the…
Nepal’s govt declares Monday a public holiday for Eid-al-Fitr
KATHMANDU, May 24, 2020, The Himalayan Times. The government has declared Monday a public holiday…