Papua New Guinea confirms outbreak of african swine fever
PORT MORESBY, Mar 31, 2020, RNZ. Papua New Guinea’s agriculture minister has confirmed an outbreak…
Japan’s lockdown from April 1, martial law claims are ‘fake news’: PM Abe
TOKYO, Mar 31, 2020, The Mainichi. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has dismissed claims that the…
Myanmar man self-isolates in tree house when he returned from Thailand
TAK, Mar 31, 2020, Bangkok Post. A migrant worker refused entry to his home village…
Property sector seen to suffer heavier damage from lockdown in the Philippines
MANILA, Mar 31, 2020, PhilStar. The booming property market is taking a bigger hit from…
Myanmar warns people against anti-malaria, antibiotic drugs
NAY PYI TAW, Mar 31, 2020, Myanmar Times. The Myanmar Food and Drug Administration has…
Govt won’t let Thai Airways International go under: Deputy PM
BANGKOK, Mar 31, 2020, Bangkok Post. Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak on Monday said the…
[Analytics] Can survivors of the coronavirus help cure the disease and rescue the economy?
There is an ever-expanding group of people who have been infected by the coronavirus but…
Malaysia’s reliance on banks, pension savings in stimulus as risk to long-term growth: Fitch
KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 31, 2020, Malay Mail. Fitch Solutions warned today of risks to Malaysia’s…
Indonesia to temporarily ban all foreign arrivals, transits
JAKARTA, Mar 31, 2020, The Straits Times. Indonesia will temporarily ban all visits and transits…
Pandemic may see 11 million driven into poverty in East Asia and Pacific: World Bank
WASHINGTON D.C., Mar 31, 2020, The Straits Times. In a bad case scenario, East Asia…
Coronavirus may cause global food shortages: UN
HONG KONG, Mar 30, 2020, SCMP. The coronavirus pandemic could seriously disrupt global food supply…
Indonesia plans tougher mobility rules, if no full public lockdown, virus death toll could soar to over 140,000 by May
JAKARTA, Mar 30, 2020, SCMP. Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Monday he planned stricter…