National COVID-19 Task Force Spokesperson, Wiku Adisasmito, said that in the past week, the death rate from the coronavirus (Covid-19) in Indonesia has increased quite significantly. Wiku Adisasmito said the data had been updated as of August 31, 2020. There are four regions with an increase in the mortality rate of more than 100 percent, such as Central Java, Aceh, …

The Indonesian rupiah exchange rate weakened to the US dollar with a correction of more than 100 points in early trading today, Wednesday, September 2. The Bank Indonesia (BI) middle rate or the Jakarta Interbank Spot Dollar Rate / Jisdor rate is at IDR 14,804. Rupiah weakened 1.29 percent compared to the previous day’s position. Not only the rupiah, but …

A senior Indian official said Indian troops had deployed on four strategic hilltops after what New Delhi called an attempted Chinese incursion along the disputed Himalayan border, underlining the tensions between the Asian giants. China denied that it had first moved with an embassy spokeswoman in New Delhi accusing Indian troops of crossing the Line of Actual Control (LAC) the …

A police officer told Reuters that police arrested a student leader on Tuesday as part of a continuing crackdown on political activists who helped organize an anti-government protest in July. Jutatip Sirikhan, 21, the president of the Student Union of Thailand, was arrested by a police officer in plain clothes while she was in a taxi traveling to Bangkok University, …

Three schools in two border provinces, Prachuap Khiri Khan and Kanchanaburi, were temporarily closed because of fears of the Covid-19 outbreak from neighboring Myanmar. Students in Kanchanaburi came in close contact with illegal Myanmar border crossers who later fell ill and were hospitalized. The Ban Kui School in Thong Pha Phum was closed for three days and parents, teachers and …

LOS ANGELES – Chadwick Boseman, the star of Marvel’s movie Black Panther, has died at the age of 43 after his 4 year battle with colon cancer. The Black Panther star did not publicly discussed his health conditions. He was first diagnosed with the disease in 2016 but continued to do Hollywood films. According to the statement posted on the …

METRO MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte said that he will not terminate Chinese contractors who are currently involved in Philippine infrastructure projects, despite proposal from the nation’s top diplomat to end the deals with Chinese companies involved in South China Sea reclamation. President Duterte said that it will not follow the United States’ move to blacklist the Chinese firms as …

METRO MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte has announced on Monday night that National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Dante Gierran will be the new head of Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). He will take over the position and will be replacing resigned PhilHealth President and CEO Ricardo Morales who were asked by Duterte to step down due to his medical …

For the first time, private tuition centers shut down and traffic was lighter in the capital of South Korea, the first working day of stricter social-distancing laws intended to avoid a second wave of coronavirus outbreaks. South Korea took the unusual step of limiting the activity of restaurants , coffee shops and so-called cram schools in the metropolitan area of …

A large number of Thai students are now joining top universities abroad to grab opportunities from an international world, like the prestigious Ivy League. The British Council Thailand announced in February that the number of Thai higher education students studying abroad amounted to 15,738. Of that, 43% flocked to the UK, followed by 37% to the US, 16% to Australia, …