Thailand will postpone clinical trials of its coronavirus vaccine due to limited overseas manufacturing space, a senior official said on Wednesday, but plans to restart trials by the end of the year. Health authorities had expected human vaccine testing by October, but will postpone the full ability of factories abroad for several months, said Kiat Ruxrungtham, director of the vaccine …

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha issued his sternest warning to protesters still demanding his resignation, saying they created deeper tensions that could cause the country to collapse. If we continue to publicly surmount each other, the country would crumble, Gen Prayut told reporters. If that happens, just wait and everyone’s going to be on fiery ground, engulfed in flames. Comments come …

Minister of Education and Culture, Nadiem Anwar Makarim promised to provide subsidized internet quota for students and teachers. The allocated budget reaches Rp 7.2 trillion. This allowance is provided to support distance learning or Pembelajaran Jarak Jauh (PJJ) during the Covid-19 pandemic. “Internet quota subsidy for students, teachers, college students, and lecturers for 4 months. Students get 35 GB/month, teachers …

Non-civil servant and SOEs workers with a salary under IDR 5 million and who are members of the Workers Social Security Agency (BPJS Ketenagakerjaan or BPJamsostek) can check their respective accounts today. Because today (8/27), the Rp 600.000 assistance program in the form of wage/salary has begun to be launched as well as being transferred. “Hopefully tomorrow (today) the President …

METRO MANILA – Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) and AirAsia are offering low rates for local flight in a bid to help the ailing travel industry in the country. The promo fares for domestic flights are the company’s efforts to help the economy and stimulate demand for air travel after being hit with the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the Philippine …

METRO MANILA – Around 440 private elementary and high schools nationwide are expected to be suspending operations this school year amid the low enrollment of students due to the Covid-19 pandemic, says the Department of Education (DepEd). Out of the 14,435 private schools, 440 has notified DepEd the decision not to push through with the operation for the 2020-2021 School …

SANDAKAN – Democratic Action Party (DAP) MP Vivian Wong warns the Philippines not to make any baseless claim on the issue immediately as such provocations are deemed irresponsible. The Philippines recently passed a new bill that requires the inclusion of Sabah as part of the country’s map on their passport. According to Vivian, the bill was purely a irresponsible act …

PETALING JAYA – After officially anouncing Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia as their official party, Datuk Seri Azmin Ali has yet to received a confirmation on whether they will be defending their seat on the next general election. Despite numerous meeting headed by Bersatu president and Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, The party council has not yet given the go …

The Hong Kong government extended the strict social distancing rules of the city for another two days, before loosening some restrictions from Friday, as local Covid-19 transmissions have been lowering in the last few weeks. If there are dramatic improvements to the outbreak situation over the next two days, dining-in services at eateries will be extended from Friday from the …

Facebook said it was preparing to sue the Thai government legally after being compelled to restrict access within Thailand to a group of one million members who are debating the monarchy. The social media giant blocked access to the “Royalist Marketplace” forum late Monday, after the government threatened legal action for failing to remove content considered defamatory to the monarch. …