On Tuesday, September 8, the police investigated the drowning incident of two junior high school students while swimming in a former mine pit, Krayan Makmur Village, Sub-district Long Ikis, Paser Regency, East Kalimantan on Sunday, September 6. The initials MR (14) and MAP (14) became victims of drowning in the former black gold mine. Apart from them AB (14), MHI …

On Monday, September 7, the Malaysian Government imposed a ban on Indonesian citizens holding Long Term Passes from entering their country. The Malaysian Defense Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced the entry ban on Tuesday, 1 September, and took effect yesterday. Not only Indonesia, India and the Philippines are also prohibited from entering Malaysia. The two countries are also known to …

KUALA LUMPUR – All individuals involved in the football competition in Tawau prison field and Tawau Municipal Council (MPT) Stadium should be screened immediately. Tawau District Health Officer, Dr G. Navindran reported that more than 100 individuals involved in the event showed up for the screening test at Tawau Health Clinic Navindran said that the Covid-19 screening started around 8AM …

KUALA LUMPUR – As of 6.30pm today, Water supply has been restored to 811 areas affected by the unscheduled water disruption in the Klang Valley. Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor) Corporate Communications head, Elina Baseri said that only 481 areas are remaining and currently in the process of being restored. Baseri said that consumers who got their water supply …

Here’s an unexpected strong typhoon that lashed South Korea after crashing into southern Japan with record winds and heavy rains that left four people missing in a landslide. Half a million people were powerless after Typhoon Haishen roared past the southernmost main island of Kyushu in Japan, ripping off the roofs and dumping half a meter of water in just …

METRO MANILA – Jack Ma’s Alibaba Cloud has teamed up with Financial technology (fintech) companies in the Philippines to help the growth of the  local fintech industry. According to Alibaba Cloud Intelligence country head of the Philippines Allen Guo, that the company is honored to join the alliance with Fintech. He said that Alibaba Cloud is a leader in fintech …

METRO MANILA – The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año confirmed on Sunday that it will start hiring 50,000 contact tracers as soon as the the P5 billion fund under the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act (Bayanihan 2) is approved by the President. In a statement released by DILG Interior Secretary Eduardo Año has sent …

Malaysia imposed a ban on Indonesian citizens starting today, Monday, September 7. The uncontrolled condition of COVID-19 in Indonesia is thought to have made Malaysia prohibit the entry of Indonesian citizens. Apart from Indonesia, citizens of India and the Philippines are also prohibited by Malaysia. The two countries are known to have not been able to reduce the rate of …

Indonesia has recorded seven times exceeding the 3,000 positive cases of COVID-19 in a day. Among them happened in the last five days in a row. National COVID-19 Task Force Spokesperson, Wiku Adisasmito, explained that this figure was due to an increase in a community activity that was not accompanied by the awareness of the application of health protocols. “The …

Chinese President Xi Jinping said nothing could come between the Chinese people and the Communist Party that has controlled them for over 70 years, setting a combative tone at a challenging moment in relations between the United States and China. Speaking at an event commemorating the anniversary of China’s World War II victory over Japan, President Xi described areas where …