Coronavirus
Indonesia’s government orders lockdown of Jakarta
Indonesian President Joko Widodo ordered a partial shutdown of the country’s capital Jakarta after initially resisting lockdown...
Filipino health care workers ordered to stay home and help
The Philippines has temporarily suspended the international deployment of healthcare workers as the country struggles to handle...
Indonesia’s manufacturing output slumps to record low
Photo: Antara
Indonesian manufacturing output dropped drastically in March as the government imposed stricter measures to contain the...
Malaysia’s economy could shrink as much as 2% this year
Malaysia’s economy could shrink as much as two per cent in 2020
as a result of the coronavirus...
Virus crisis erases $28 billion in wealth of Thailand’s richest
Thailand’s 50’s richest see their wealth shrinking fundamentally as a result of panic selling at the stock...
Near-total lockdown in Singapore announced
Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on April 3 on national television announced a near-total lockdown of...
Philippine President warns curfew breakers would be “shot dead”
Metro Manila cities have imposed night curfews to help contain the rapid spread of the coronavirus
Philippine President...
Myanmar textile factories forced to close as EU cancels orders
One textile factory after another is halting production in Myanmar as European Union (EU) countries, a major...
Asia-Pacific economies hit hard by coronavirus pandemic
The World Bank's East Asia and Pacific Economic Update, April 2020, illustrates the damage done by the coronavirus on Southeast Asia's...
Thailand’s condo sector falls on hard times
Condominium buildings in Bangkok's central business district © Arno Maierbrugger
Thailand’s condominium sector is bracing for a ten-year...
Myanmar closes airports for inbound international flights
Myanmar will ban all international passenger flights into its airports from March 30 as part of the...
Cambodia shuts borders for foreigners as virus keeps spreading
Cambodia on March 28 decided to impose temporary entry restrictions for foreign travelers for one month in...
Virus-induced condom shortage imminent as world’s largest producer shuts down – baby boom expected
A global shortage of condoms seems to become the next problem triggered by the coronavirus pandemic as...
Social distancing: Rebels with a cause
Why the Philippine government’s
failure to understand their people results in poor adherence to social
distancing.
By
Jeremiah Capacillo
Singapore to boost virus-hit economy with $33-billion emergency package
Photo by NST/Athni
The Singapore government has earmarked another 48 billion
Singapore dollars ($33.2billion) to support its businesses and...
Philippines next to declare emergency, Brits urged to leave virus-troubled ASEAN countries
The Philippines is following Thailand with the declaration of a nationwide state of emergency as the coronavirus...
Thailand to declare state of emergency – virus arrives in Myanmar, Laos
Thailand will declare a country-wide state of emergency on March 26 for at least one month in...
Airline carnage in Southeast Asia reaches new dimensions
A growing number of Southeast Asia airlines are suspending flights or even completely grounding their planes as...
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Indonesia’s government orders lockdown of Jakarta
Indonesian President Joko Widodo ordered a partial shutdown of the country’s capital Jakarta after initially resisting lockdown...
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Filipino health care workers ordered to stay home and help
The Philippines has temporarily suspended the international deployment of healthcare workers as the country struggles to handle...