KUALA LUMPUR – The Asean Data Science Explorers are now opening its doors to students across the Asean region. The  programme was founded in a collaboration between Asean Foundation and multinational software corporation SAP to empower universal mindset, innovative tools compassionate visions to help solve the region’s most pressing developmental issues. SAP Malaysia managing director Hong Kok Cheong said in …

MANILA – Senator Cynthia Villar apologized on Wednesday “humbly” apologized for her remarks and seeming “insensitive” comments against middle-class families. In a statement, Villar said her comments were not “meant to be an affront to the hardworking middle class of the country.” “I might have framed my questions and statements in such a manner that made it seem I was …

Police in Phayao province have reported the alleged accomplice in the Bangkok bank heist in Chiang Rai was found hanging a forest. The man was alleged to be the Motorcycle driver in the armed robbery in Chiang Saen. Two men pulled off the daring daytime robbery in Chiang Saen district on Monday. Both men were then tracked down by the police. Mr. …

The Thai Chamber of Commerce estimates that a prolonged COVID-19 pandemic will cause 10 million Thais to lose their jobs. Meanwhile businesses must adjust themselves to the New Normal, as the health crisis is expected to last for at least a year. The Thai Chamber of Commerce’s (TCC) Chairman, Kalin Sarasin commented in a seminar, that the COVID-19 pandemic will …

A 17 year-old girl was stabbed to death by her boyfriend at a Moo Kata BBQ Restaurant in Chiang Mai. The stabbing occurred while the two were working in the restaurant in the evening. When police arrived at the scene they found the girl stabbed multiple times in her neck and body. She later died of her injuries at hospital. The boyfriend …

MANILA – Dr. Maria Ruth B. Pineda of University of Santo Tomas has been hailed as the country’s finalist in the most coveted ASEAN-U.S. Science Prize for Women 2020 on her project research gestational diabetes. The Filipina scholar will be representing the Philippines that seeks to award to women from the ASEAN region working in applied science. She will be …

MANILA – Actress Angel Locsin revealed on an Instagram post that she mayhave a “200 million” bounty on her head and sought the attention of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). Locsin, 35, posted a screenshot of tweets on her IG page from a certain @AbellanosaNJ – an account that has since been deleted. The twitter allegedly tagged GMA Network, …

As the Asean states deploy all possible instruments to fight the pandemic, More than half the nations in the region have reached out to Vietnam for donations of protective personal equipment (PPE), such as medical suits and masks. A sign that the region is fighting the impulse to hoard shipment of medical supplies out of their borders. Vietnam has donated …

Mysterious boom sound heard in the city of Bandung, West Java. This is not yet certainty known where the thumping sound came from. The sound was heard several times on Thursday, May 21 at around 09.30 WIB. The incident was confirmed by residents of the City of Bandung. “Yes, it sounds,” said Ujungberung residents, Wiwi via text message. Other residents …

The Social Security Organizing Agency (BPJS) Healthcare again reminded about the provisions of fines for participant arrears who will reactivate their membership. The payment of the fine must be made by the participant or employer 45 days after the membership is active again. BPJS Healthcare participants will be temporarily revoked if membership is in arrears. This is in accordance with …