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Malaysian researcher Dr Chan Yoke-Fun has been named as part of the ten finalist for the 2020 ASEAN-US Science Prize for Women. The award recognized early- to mid-career female scientists for their academic and professional achievements. It aims to strengthen the science and technology capacity in Southeast Asian countries while promoting gender equality. The prize will be given by the …

MANILA – Maritime experts expect a delay in the crafting of the Code of Conduct on the South China Sea (COC) with the continues Chinese aggression compounded by threat of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China said that they initially wanted the South China Sea code of conduct to be completed by 2022 – …

MANILA – The European Union (EU) has reiterated its commitment on assisting ASEAN’s programs, particularty in conserving the region’s rich biodiversity, EU Ambassador to the ASEAN Igor Driesmans reached said in an interview. According to Driesmans, EU considered the ASEAN as the ‘Number one development partner’. “In times when so many countries are turning inwards, it is important that we …

According to a former U.S. economic envoy to China, It’s time for the United States to balance the influence in the region as China is emerging as a bigger threat to its relationship with the South East Asian countries. Economist David Dollar studied the China’s Belt and Road initiative as this maybe the main tool used by Beijing to spread influence …

SINGAPORE – Ministry of Health (MOH) has reported huge drop in the number of people seeing doctors in the past two months for infectious diseases usually transmitted from person to person. Good hygiene and social distancing practice were seen as a major contributing factor on the steep drop. From around the usual 2,500 to 3,000 cases a day, the number …

The Malaysia Football Association (FAM) is preparing to offer the national team a lift and ample room to train for in the run-up to their 2022 World Cup-2023 Asian Cup qualifying campaign. The aim is to have an early national call-up before October to play a friendly match against Bahrain against the United Arab Emirates ( UAE) in Dubai in …

HANOI – VIETNAM has rejected China’s “unilateral decision” to ban fishing in disputed areas of the South China Sea, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang said in a statement posted on the government’s website. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development rejected China’s decision claiming it is under Vietnam’s sea territory and directed provinces and cities to encourage fishermen …

Popular Pinoy band Ben&Ben newest love song was apparently inspired by a netizen’s feelings for her bestfriend that she kept secret for almost 8 years. The one-sided love song was shared by a certain  “Anne jou” about her heartbreaking story about her best friend. She has been secrectly in love with him since highschool and eventually  attending his wedding to …

Social assistance still being distributed by the government to the community across the country in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. Sub-Directorate of Validation and Termination of the Ministry of Social Affairs (Kemensos) Slamet Santoso explained the cause of the chaotic data of recipients of social assistance (bansos), resulting in chaos in a number of areas. Slamet said the integrated …

The efficacy of the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) can be calculated only after the conclusion of the 14-day incubation cycle on 18 May. Health Director-General Datuk Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah said that the Ministry has not yet seen the outcome of the CMCO, which came into force on 4 May and has since been extended for another four weeks …