Myanmar tourism sector braced for 50 per cent job cuts
YANGON, May 1, 2020, The Irrawaddy. The Union of Myanmar Travel Association (UMTA) has predicted…
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Hundreds arrested as Malaysia cracks down on migrants in Covid-19 red zones
KUALA LUMPUR, May 1, 2020, SCMP. Just hours after announcing it would be relaxing lockdown…
[Analytics] The Covid-19 catastrophe in Bangladesh
On April 18, amid a nation-wide lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19, around 100,000…
Impossible for any nation to hit zero number of Covid-19 cases: Malaysia’s PM
KUALA LUMPUR, May 1, 2020, Malay Mail. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today called…
Hanoi industrial production expands 2.3 per cent in Jan-Apr amid Covid-19 impacts
HANOI, May 1, 2020, The Hanoi Times. The low industrial output growth rate revealed difficulties…
People block Jessore-Khulna highway for aid in Bangladesh
DHAKA, May 1, 2020, Dhaka Tribune. Several hundred people blocked the Jessore-Khulna Highway, demanding aid…
90,000 site workers down tools amid virus fears in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, May 1, 2020, The Khmer Times. The Cambodia Construction Association (CCA) has said…
Work completed on Laos’ third longest tunnel for railway link with China
VIENTIANE, May 1, 2020, Vientiane Times. Work on the country’s third longest tunnel at Namor…
Singapore, Australia, Canada, South Korea, New Zealand commit to resuming essential cross-border travel
SINGAPORE, May 1, 2020, The Straits Times. Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing…
No gatherings, but public transportation will be allowed in Philippine areas under quarantine from May 1
MANILA, May 1, 2020, PhilStar. Religious gatherings and work gatherings in areas under general community…
Almost all economic sectors, businesses can reopen May 4: Malaysia’s PM
KUALA LUMPUR, May 1, 2020, Malay Mail. Come May 4, almost all economic sectors and…
India takes on Pakistan for ‘disinformation campaign’ at UN human rights body
NEW DELHI, Apr 30, 2020, Hindustan Times. India on Thursday targeted Pakistan at a special…