Archive for March, 2020
Coronavirus lockdown leaves migrant workers stranded in Thailand
Bangkok shutdown fuels mass exodus of migrants but those left behind worry about survival as factories close. When Thailand’s government started shutting down the [...] » More
Thailand reports 127 new coronavirus cases, 1 death Tuesday
Thailand reported 127 new coronavirus cases and one death on Tuesday, a health official said. On Monday the country reported 136 new infections and two deaths. [...] » More
Thailand earmarks further $15 billion for coronavirus crisis
Thailand‘s new stimulus package to alleviate the impact of the coronavirus crisis will be worth more than 500 billion baht ($15.3 billion), its finance minister said on [...] » More
It’s getting worse for Thailand after it reports 136 new Covid-19 cases
Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health on Monday (March 30) reported 136 new Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak cases, bringing the total cases in the country to 1,524. The [...] » More
N Korea slams Pompeo and says will ‘walk our way’
Nuclear-armed North Korea on Monday warned it could cut off dialogue with the United States, but Washington’s top diplomat said the US still looked forward to talks, [...] » More
Japan’s factory output slows, plunge seen as virus grips economy
Japan’s industrial output rose in February at a slower pace than the previous month and factories expect production to plunge in March, adding to growing signs the [...] » More
Tokyo lockdown would have ‘huge’ impact on economy – Nishimura
A lockdown of major Japanese cities like Tokyo and Osaka to halt the spread of the coronavirus would have a “huge” impact on the economy, Yasutoshi Nishimura, the [...] » More
Japan urges citizens to stay away from a third of the world
Japan is urging its citizens not to travel to 73 countries and regions, or a third of all countries in the world, Foreign minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Tuesday, as the [...] » More
COVID-19: Singapore confirms 35 new cases, including NCID porter, and 3 new clusters
The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Monday (30 March) announced 35 new COVID-19 cases — including a porter at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) — and [...] » More
Philippines grounds company’s aircraft after deadly fire
Philippine aviation officials on Monday grounded all aircraft belonging to a company that owns a plane that caught fire while taking off from Manila’s airport, killing [...] » More
Asia shares edge up, China factories show flicker of life
Asian shares managed a tentative rally on Tuesday as factory data from China held out the hope of a rebound in activity even as other countries across the globe all but shut [...] » More
Pandemic to hit growth in Asia, China – World Bank
The coronavirus pandemic is expected to sharply slow growth in developing economies in East Asia and the Pacific as well as China, the World Bank said in an economic update [...] » More
World Bank sees outbreak taking a big toll on Asia’s economy
The World Bank is estimating that the cornavirus outbreak will cause economic growth to slow significantly this year in China and other East Asian-Pacific countries, throwing [...] » More
Air quality in North still ‘critical’
Air pollution across the upper North remains at critical levels with authorities monitoring almost 400 active hotspots in Chiang Mai alone on Sunday. The air quality did not [...] » More
Thai A350 descended below 670ft while still far from Frankfurt runway
German investigators have detailed an approach incident in which a Thai Airways Airbus A350-900 descended to less than 670ft above ground while still nearly 6.5nm from [...] » More
