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Tourism ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have agreed to integrate efforts to revive tourism. Countries in the region will work together after the end of the (COVID-19) coronavirus. Thailand’s Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said ASEAN ministers including him reached the agreement in a special video conference. In the video conference they discuss tourism situations in Southeast …

A new born to a covid-19 positive mother was also diagnosed with the disease, said director-general of health Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. “18 days after being born, the baby was also found to be Covid-19 positive.” The director-general of health has not yet to confirm whether he baby was infected before or after birth.v “We are not sure but the …

MANILA –  A total of 2,103 examinees passed the 2019 Bar, 27.36% higher than 2018, Bar Chairman Estela Perlas Bernabe confirmed on Wed (April 29). The result was posted on the high court’s official website due to the government enforced lockdown on several areas in Luzon. University of Santo Tomas-Legazpi’s Mae Diane Azores topped the Bar with 91.049% followed by …

SINGAPORE – Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan reassured his Chinese counterpart that Singapore will continue to look after the well-being of the migrant workers, including the necessary medical care. Dr Balakrishnan spoke to Minister for Foreign Affairs Wang Yi over the phone yesterday and they expressed appreciation for the mutual support and effective collaboration between Singapore and China during this pandemic. …

PUTRAJAYA – Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said today that Malaysia has not had Covid-19 patients discharged from hospitals have experienced re-infection of the disease. On his daily Covid-19 press conference, he said that of the total of 4,032 patients were discharged from the hospital since the disease were first identified. “So far, no reinfection. We do have maybe …

Last year, people are being called on to help enact a stringent public smoking ban imposed by President Rodrigo Duterte in the country. Many fear that the call for civilians to help municipal authorities apprehend violators could lead to vigilant violence close to that of an anti-drug movement that has led to the deaths of thousands of people accused of …

Police in Northern Thailand’s Chiang Mai province have arrested a man posing as a woman to blackmail a university student online. The 20 year-old Thai man has been charged with extortion. Acting on an arrest warrant by the Criminal Court, the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Division (ATPD); and the Thailand Internet Crimes Against Children (TICAC) Task Force arrested Natthawut Klinhom, 20. According …

Almost all modes of transportation in Indonesia get suspended in the wake of the coronavirus or COVID-19 pandemic, especially in the regions that applying the Large-Scale Social Restrictions (PSBB) and are the red zone areas. Lion Air Group, Lion Air, Batik Air, and Wings Air, planned to reopen its domestic flights starting May 3, 2020, after its service suspended. The …

The government plans to provide cash and production subsidies for 2.4 million poor farmers, which categorized to be poor across the country, to help them maintain their harvest and survive the COVID-19 crisis. According to Coordinating Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto on Tuesday, the government will provide a monthly stipend of Rp 600,000 ($38) for the next three months in the …

A 56 year-old Briton was detained in Rayong Thailand for allegedly pushing his wife from the balcony of their 8th floor condo. His wife luckily landed on the 7th floor suffering a broken ankle and various other injuries. According to police and onlookers the Briton then ended up praying for hours on the balcony. Officials at Ban Chang Police Station …