Archive for April 7th, 2020
Indonesia’s high Covid-19 kill rate hides hard facts
Indonesia has fifth highest Covid-19 mortality rate worldwide but it’s not clear yet nation is necessarily a ticking viral time bomb If the experience of two random [...] » More
GSV bids $2.5 billion for Malaysia Airlines, says funded by European bank
Privately held Golden Skies Ventures (GSV) has made a $2.5 billion offer to fully take over the holding company of ailing state carrier Malaysia Airlines, with financing from [...] » More
Khaled Nordin: Post-MCO ‘exit strategy’ needed for Malaysia
An exit strategy is needed, as the present situation under the movement control order (MCO) cannot last forever, says Umno vice president Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin. He [...] » More
Covid-19: Five passengers entering Malaysia hospitalised
Five passengers who flew in to Malaysia on Sunday (April 5) have been hospitalised after showing symptoms similar to Covid-19. Selangor police spokesman on Covid-19, Asst [...] » More
Malaysia identifies 2 new COVID-19 clusters resulting from mass gathering events
Malaysia has identified two COVID-19 clusters as a result of mass gathering events, health director-general Noor Hisham Abdullah said at a press conference on Monday (Apr 6). [...] » More
Indonesia announces biggest daily rise in COVID-19 cases, 24 doctors now dead
Indonesia announced its biggest daily increase in novel coronavirus cases on Monday (Apr 6) and a medical association said 24 doctors had now died after contracting the [...] » More
US warns China not to ‘exploit’ virus for sea disputes
The United States on Monday warned China not to take advantage of the coronavirus pandemic to exert itself in the South China Sea after Vietnam said Beijing sank a trawler. [...] » More
Samsung Electronics beats first-quarter estimates, braces for bigger blow from coronavirus
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd <005930.KS> said on Tuesday its first-quarter operating profit likely managed to rise slightly from a slump a year earlier, as solid chip [...] » More
Brazil-China diplomatic spat escalates over coronavirus supplies
Renewed attacks on China by a member of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s inner circle soured diplomatic relations again on Monday as the education minister accused [...] » More
Mainland China posts drop in new imported coronavirus cases
Mainland China reported on Tuesday a decline in imported coronavirus cases, after closing its borders to virtually all foreigners, while increasing vigilance on infected [...] » More
COVID-19: Panic-buying disrupts stockpiling efforts, says Chan Chun Sing
Panic buying severely disrupts the usual consumption rates and the government’s stockpiling efforts, said minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing on Monday (6 [...] » More
COVID-19: Singapore reports 66 new cases, 2 new clusters at dorm and preschool, total 1,375
The Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed on Monday (6 April) 66 more coronavirus cases here, bringing the country’s total to 1,375. Of the 66 new cases, 1 is an imported [...] » More
Australia, Korea, Japan lead Asia-Pacific rally on rising hopes lockdowns may work against the coronavirus
Australia, Japan and South Korea led a rally in Asia-Pacific markets Monday, after a decline in daily deaths in hotspots in the US and elsewhere offered some hope against the [...] » More
COVID-19 Report: Economic impact of coronavirus becoming evident in Southeast Asia
The economic impact of the coronavirus is becoming evident in Southeast Asia with thousands of people in Indonesia driven out of jobs and a third round of financial aid [...] » More
Shares rebound on signs of progress in battling virus
Asian shares and US futures rebounded on Monday as investors grasped at threads of hope that the battle against the coronavirus pandemic may be making some progress in some [...] » More
