TikTok leads YouTube to become top-grossing non-game app
HONG KONG, May 27, 2020, SCMP. Global short video sensation TikTok, combined with Chinese version…
Bangladesh to update lockdown rules today: Official
DHAKA, May 27, 2020, Dhaka Tribune. State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain said the…
Farmers lose maize to extreme weather in Bhutan
THIMPHU, May 27, 2020, Kuensel. The continuous heavy rain for about a week damaged more…
Recruits needed for Laos-China railway training programmes
VIENTIANE, May 27, 2020, Vientiane Times. The operators of the Laos-China railway are seeking candidates…
Johor govt urges employers to register with Socso for foreign worker screening
JOHOR BARU, May 27, 2020, Malay Mail. The Johor government has urged employers to register…
Vietnam prepares to resume select international flights
HANOI, May 27, 2020, VN Express. The Transport Ministry has asked civil aviation authorities to…
Myanmar to borrow $200M from World Bank to assist farmers
NAY PYI TAW, May 27, 2020, Irrawaddy. Myanmar’s government plans to obtain US$200 million (280.45…
Migrant workers important to Singapore economy: Business and trade groups
SINGAPORE, May 27, 2020, ST. In coordinated statements on Wednesday (May 27), business groups and…
[Analytics] Pandemic: A threat to Indonesia’s poor
Indonesia made history just two years ago by reaching the milestone of a single-digit poverty…
Philippine capital Metro Manila mayors back shift to general community quarantine regime on June 1
MANILA, May 27, 2020, PhilStar. The 17 mayors of the National Capital Region, members of…
Covid-19 Ecuadorian ship quits French Polynesia waters
PAPEETE, May 27, 2020, RNZ. The ship Charo had been off the Marquesas islands where…
Indonesia’s president orders immediate dissemination of ‘new normal’ protocols
JAKARTA, May 27, 2020, ANTARA. President Joko Widodo called to immediately disseminate information to the…