KUALA LUMPUR – Miss World Malaysia 2019 finalist Dr Nisha Thayananthan is now on the frontlines fighting against the deadly Covid-19. The beauty queen doctor from Hospital Putrajaya is helping the country curb the spread of the infection by treating the needy who are affected due to the pandemic. Dr Nisha have been seen driving to various locations in Kuala …

SINGAPORE – Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) on Sunday (April 19) reported 596 new cases of Covid-19 with hundreds related to foreign worker dormitories, bringing the tally now to 6,588. The ministry said that majority of the cases confirmed came from foreign workers linked to known clusters while new clusters are detected at Woodlands Lodge I, Changi Lodge II, 51 …

The Krabi tourist police have found a Russian couple living in a tent inside a cave in Tonsai Bay after they were kicked out of their hotel. They have been stuck in Thailand due to the COVID-19 situation and can’t return back to Russia. The Russian tourists stated that they came to visit Krabi Province and its been over 2 …

The Thai Government will decide later this month whether to ease any of the economic restrictions in light of the decline in new coronavirus cases, according to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA). Thai Government spokesman Taweesilp Visanuyothin said a decision regarding the curfew and business closures will depend on the situation ahead. The Thai government imposed a nationwide …

Prime Minister Prayut Chao-cha may start to ease the curfew by the end of this month if Covid-19 cases continue to fall. Thailand’s health department on Thursday reported 29 only new local cases of coronavirus. The government imposed a nationwide curfew between 10pm and 4am from April 3 to April 30 as a measure to combat coronavirus transmission. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, …

Thailand’s gold shops are running out of cash because so many people want to sell ornaments, jewelry and bars amid an economic slowdown. “I’m asking people to sell gradually, not in large amounts, as shops may face a cash crunch,” Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha said in a briefing Wednesday in Bangkok. The yellow metal remains a popular way for Thais …

On the first day of tighter quarantine rules imposed on Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon some Filipinos still left their homes, searching for supplies for the days ahead. Anxious shoppers had to wait in long, spaced-out queues before they could even reach a grocery store, while shop owners enforce social distance or maintain a one-meter gap between people …

The Inquirer Group of Companies (IGC) joined the private sector in responding to the urgent call to support our health-care staff in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. In cooperation with different organisations. The IGC equipped Chinese General Hospital and Batangas Medical Hospital with protective plastic boxes for intubation; PPE’s donated to RITM and East Avenue Hospital; and face shields …

KUALA LUMPUR – Civil servants including government retirees who caught violating the movement control order (MCO) may end up losing their pensiona. Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) president Adnan Mat said that they should always bear in mind that these are “privileges” given by the government and can be revoked anytime if they …

KUALA LUMPUR – Southeast Asia’s largest budget-carrier announced on Friday that it will resume its scheduled domestic flights starting April 29, 2020 before gradually adding internationals flights after it halted operations due to COVID-19 pandemic. AirAsia Group Bhd confirmed that international flights to Thailand and the Philippines are to resume on May 1, while flights to Indonesia are set to …