Thailand

Government announces for two-week lockdown

Tourism operators are urging the state to impose a two-week lockdown to keep the coronavirus from spreading to provincial areas…

March 19, 2020

Hundreds of hospital beds readied

The Ministry of Public Health insists there will be sufficient hospital beds to accommodate Covid-19 patients, saying 400 will be…

March 19, 2020

Confusion as locked-down Philippines starts virus quarantine

Millions of people woke up confused, confined and frustrated in the Philippines on Tuesday, as a sweeping home quarantine order…

March 17, 2020

Cambodia New Year celebrations face cancellations

The Svay Rieng administration hall has officially announced the cancellation of the Angkor Sankranta Festival, a four-day celebration of the…

March 17, 2020

US – China play coronavirus blame game

The United States and China on Monday each demanded that the other stop smearing its reputation over the novel coronavirus…

March 17, 2020

Philippines is first country to shut financial markets over virus

The Philippine stock exchange chief said he plans to reopen the $188 billion market on Thursday, signaling a quick resumption…

March 17, 2020

Travel agents and airlines in refund dispute

Unsettled disputes between tour operators and airlines may exacerbate the tourism situation in Thailand by forcing outbound wholesalers to exit…

March 17, 2020

International travellers to Beijing to pay for quarantine

International travellers landing in Beijing will be quarantined for 14 days at their own expense, authorities in the Chinese capital…

March 16, 2020

Airlines cut flights, face ruin as central banks take action

Asian stocks and US stock futures tumbled as central banks took sweeping action to blunt the financial impact of the…

March 16, 2020

Germany says virus vaccine research not for sale

Germany's foreign minister said Monday the rights to coronavirus vaccine research were not for sale, following reports Donald Trump wanted…

March 16, 2020

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