Archive for April 27th, 2020
Thailand’s wildlife is thriving in shutdown, but maybe not for long
There have been a lot of viral news stories going around Thailand the last few weeks about the way wildlife is rebounding while humans are all hunkered down at home under [...] » More
Pandemic: Indonesians against the suspension of commercial flights
Many Indonesians are opposed to the government’s decision to suspend all domestic and international commercial flights, starting today until 1 June in order to combat [...] » More
As Indonesia’s Idul Fitri travel curbs kick in, some relieved to reach hometown while others are stranded
The moment Permana set foot in the Kalideres bus terminal on Thursday (April 23) afternoon, he knew his chances of getting to his village in Banten province’s Serang [...] » More
Indonesia utility PLN says not seeking to delay debt payments
Indonesian state electricity company Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) will not seek to defer payments on its commercial loans or bonds, the utility said late on Thursday, [...] » More
Indonesia has the world’s biggest Muslim population. It just banned holiday travel over Ramadan
Indonesia has temporarily banned domestic road, air and sea travel starting Friday to prevent the spread of coronavirus, as millions of Muslims mark the start of the holy [...] » More
In Indonesia, some doctors are fighting coronavirus in rain gear
Indonesia had one doctor for every 10,000 people at the onset of the spread of the coronavirus. Now, there are even fewer, as doctors are dying on the front lines of the [...] » More
Indonesia travel ban leaves workers stranded during Ramadan
Every year during Ramadan more than 20 million workers leave Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, to travel back to their hometowns before the Muslim holiday of Eid. But the [...] » More
Indonesia claims daily testing capacity increase to 12,000
Foreign minister Retno Marsudi has claimed that the central government increased its Covid-19 testing capacity to 12,000 per day, showing a wide discrepancy with the data [...] » More
For Perikatan’s technocrats, Covid-19 an opening to reset Malaysia’s economy
For Putrajaya’s technocrats, the Covid-19 crisis provides an opening for industries to reshape a domestic economy highly reliant on manual labour into that driven by [...] » More
Malaysia’s cinemas extend closure again until this May
Following prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s announcement yesterday evening that the Movement Control Order (MCO) has been extended to 12 May 2020, cinemas in [...] » More
Malaysia reports 88 new coronavirus cases and one new death
Malaysian health authorities on Friday reported 88 new coronavirus cases and one more death. That brought the cumulative total to 5,691 cases in Malaysia, with the daily rise [...] » More
Chinese expert: Malaysia’s anti-Covid 19 measures ‘comprehensive, effective’
Members of a Chinese consultant expert team have spoken positively on Malaysia’s “comprehensive and effective” measures to contain the COVID-19 outbreak, [...] » More
China’s experiences helpful for Malaysia to fight COVID-19: health official
China’s experiences in fighting the COVID-19 are helpful for Malaysia to formulate its own strategy and action plan against the pandemic, a Malaysian health official [...] » More
Refugees are humans, too, show your humanity
Faced with the Covid-19 pandemic, Malaysia is going through a challenging time the virus has taken many of our privileges away but we must rise to it with humanity. As the [...] » More
With due dates looming and COVID-19 curbs, Malaysian expectant mums in Singapore faced with hard choices
Chow Yan Mei and her husband, who are from Ipoh but working in Singapore, have been eagerly anticipating the arrival of their firstborn. Now eight months into her pregnancy, [...] » More
