Covid-19’s impact felt on Malaysia’s export figures
KUALA LUMPUR, May 5, 2020, The Business Times. The novel coronavirus is starting to make…
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Philippine classes to open on Aug 24
MANILA, May 5, 2020, PhilStar. The Department of Education announced Tuesday that the new school…
Confusion when Pattaya alcohol sales resumed
BANGKOK, May 5, 2020, Pattaya Mail. The city’s supermarkets and mama and papa stores are…
Malaysians and foreigners entering country via Johor must be quarantined under conditional rules
ISKANDAR PUTERI, May 5, 2020, The Star. Malaysians and foreigners entering the country via Johor…
Roadblocks reduced, police to focus on crime prevention patrols in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, May 4, 2020, Barnama. The conditional movement control order (CMCO) which came into…
Shoppers rush out to buy booze amid fears of further bans in Thailand
BANGKOK, May 4, 2020, Bangkok Post. Liquor sections at supermarkets and convenience stores yesterday were…
Vietnam tests coronavirus vaccine on mice
HANOI, May 4, 2020, The Hanoi Times. Vietnamese scientists collaborated with the UK’s Bristol University…
Booths for sanitizing passengers’ clothing and bodies in 40 seconds are testing in Hong Kong’s airport
HONG KONG, May 4, 2020, Business Insider. In an effort to prevent further spread of…
Vietnam’s exports surge 4.7 per cent in four months
HANOI, May 4, 2020, VNA. Vietnam’s export value saw a year-on-year increase of 4.7 percent…
New softer rules for lockdown applies nationwide in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, May 4, 2020, Malay Mail. Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said…
Hong Kong’s economy slumps 8.9 per cent in worst contraction on record
HONG KONG, May 4, 2020, SCMP. Hong Kong’s economy suffered its worst performance on record,…
Electrical, electronics sector resumes operations in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, May 4, 2020, NST. The electrical and electronics sector is all set to…