Vietnam’s PM extends shutdown of bars, karaoke parlors and other non-essential services
HANOI, Apr 26, 2020, VN Express. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has allowed localities to…
[Analytics] Huge investment in ‘new infra’ key to China’s recovery
China’s switch to investment-led growth is a good opportunity for it to build new infrastructure…
Over 70,000 of animals in Indonesian zoos may soon go hungry, most of zoos had stocks to feed animals only until mid-May
JAKARTA, Apr 26, 2020, The Jakarta Post. Thousands of animals living in Indonesian zoos are…
Brazil becoming coronavirus hot spot, in the biggest city in the Amazon Manaus to dig mass graves
RIO DE JANEIRO, Apr 26, 2020, CNBC. Cases of the new coronavirus are overwhelming hospitals,…
Train likely belonging to N. Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been parked at his his Wonsan compound since Apr 21
PYONGYANG, Apr 26, 2020, AP. A train likely belonging to North Korean leader Kim Jong…
Luzon-wide lockdown has been extended till May 15 in the Philippines
MANILA, Apr 26, 2020, The Straits Times. President Rodrigo Duterte has extended the lockdown on…
Malaysia’s lockdown exit strategy may look like proposed by France or Germany
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 26, 2020, Malay Mail. With the number of Covid-19 cases going down…
China’s Heilongjiang reports 5 new confirmed coronavirus cases, city of Harbin tightens travel restrictions
HARBIN, Apr 26, 2020, Xinhua. Northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province reported five new locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19…
58 people who broke Malaysia’s stay-at-home order now in temporary prisons
PUTRAJAYA, Apr 25, 2020, The Straits Times. Fifty-eight people who have been sentenced to prison…
Jokowi, Trump discuss cooperation to tackle medical equipment shortage
JAKARTA, Apr 25, 2020, ANTARA. President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and his US counterpart Donald Trump…
Yangon regional govt extends curfew for another two months
YANGON, Apr 25, 2020, Myanmar Times. An existing 10pm-4am curfew imposed in all 45 townships…
[Analytics] The return of old-style Malay-centric politics?
As the world was gradually coming to terms with COVID-19, Malaysia was enveloped by a…