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Schools become one of the facilities that must be closed because of the coronavirus pandemic. Acting Deputy for Task IV of the Presidential Staff Office for Political Communication Jury Ardiantoro emphasized that the decision to open a school in the center of the corona was in the hands of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. “The president will decide based on input …

DAVAO CITY – Mindanao’s first and only five-star hotel founded by the family of Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III announced hat it was indefinitely suspending operations because of the impact of the Coronavirus disease pandemic. “All of you have been the core and our partners in building Marco Polo Davao. The owners and management will forever be grateful for your …

As Malaysia is faces coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), struggling to protect people’s health and livelihoods at 40 per cent of household revenue. It reported three bundles of economic assistance. The new two are named Prihatin (which translates into “care”), and they concentrate on helping the Malaysians who fear slipping through the cracks. This include street sellers, micro-enterpreneurs, artists and other informal …

HANOI – Vietnam’s newest airline plans to launch its flight in the first half of 2021. Vu Duc Bien, CEO of Vietravel Airlines, said that the airline and tourism industriy is expected to bounce back from COVID-19 pandemic. The airline was given principal approval from the Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc with a charter capital of VND700 billion to start …

Positive social interactions can help us develop and sustain healthy mental wellbeing. Social interaction even allows us to properly control depression and also tends to enhance a variety of physical wellbeing effects. Sharing time with friends and relatives is one of most common ways of handling depression – and it works. Our families, friends, and co-workers. As friendships play a …

A total of 14 Indonesian crew working on the Chinese Long Xing 629 fishing ship arrived at Soekarno-Hatta Airport after traveling for seven hours by air from South Korea, Friday (8/5) afternoon. Their arrival was welcomed by the Directorate General of Capture Fisheries of the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP), Zulficar Mochtar. The ministry continues to oversee the …

MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Human Rights has appealed to the Department of Transportation on Friday, to revisit its policy that would ban elderly persons and pregnant women from riding the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) and Light Rail Transits (LRT) when the proposed general community quarantine takes into effect. CHR Commissioner Karen Gomez-Dumpit said that she urged DOTr to …

Police officers from Ratchawallop Police Retainers, King’s Guard 904 and Patrol and Special Operations Division (or 191 Patrol) handed out 500 bags of relief supplies to people impacted by Covid-19, at King Rama I Monument near Phra Buddha Yodfa Bridge. Police Maj-General Torsak Sukwimol, deputy commander of Central Investigation Police, said that police officers handed out queue cards, screened people’s …

In a bid to ease debt-repayment burden on borrowers as well as minimise the number of non-performing loans, the central bank has come up with a new method of calculating interest.  This new method of calculating interest charged on overdue debt was enforced on May 1, Thanyanit Niyomkarn, the Bangkok of Thailand’s assistant governor, said on Friday (May 8).  She …

PT Pindad (Persero), an Indonesian state-owned enterprise specializing in military and commercial products, currently producing ventilators to combat Covid-19 pandemic. Pindad sells its ventilators at an affordable price so medical workers will be able to conduct treatment for Covid-19 patients. Deputy Secretary of PT Pindad’s Corporate Secretary, Herryawan Roosdyanto said that the ventilator that Pindad is currently developing is the …