A group of activists petitioned the Civil Court to revoke the emergency decree imposed to curb Covid-19 ‘s spread, saying it would affect their rights to public assembly by extending it until the end of this month. Nimit Thian-udom of the People Go network said on Ratchadaphisek Road that he had filed a complaint with the appeal. June 24 Democracy …

Jinkee Pacquiao and Agot Isidro trended to Philippine Twitter for an Instagram bicycle message. Six days ago Jinkee took to Instagram to give a glimpse of her trendy luxury bicycles to her fans. “His and Hers,” Jinkee wrote in her picture caption of her Hermes and Louis Vuitton wheel, respectively in pastel pink and cream colours. Its not just a …

A minister claimed a eucalyptus bracelet, while experts, some from the national intelligence service, confirmed the development of a mixture of medicines and state-of-the-art stem cell therapies. This were among a litany of Covid-19 cures statements in Indonesia that frightened doctors and the basis for consumer security. In a letter to State Secretary Pratikno earlier this month, the Indonesian Consumers …

METRO MANILA – Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte announced on Wednesday, July 8 that she tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Pahayag ni Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte: pic.twitter.com/ixmaoumsCa — Quezon City Government (@QCGov) July 8, 2020 According to Belmonte, she is not experiencing any symptoms so far. She said she expected to get the virus given her work of …

A political movement has emerged in the midst of the unprecedented health crisis that resulted from the spread of Covid-19 to offer a way forward. Care — Creative, Action, Revival and People Empowerment — is a movement produced by a community of great names in Thai politics and the economic arena including investment banker and renowned economist Supavud Saicheua who …

Malaysia has been recognized as one of the world’s most successful countries in dealing with and controlling the Covid-29 pandemic, Premier Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said. Speaking to around 250 workers of the Department of Prime Minister at their meeting here today after the introduction of the Movement Control Order (MCO), Muhyiddin said the success was due to the hard …

The 26th Asean-China Senior Officials’ Consultation was held virtually for the first time on July 1 to assess the progress made in the Asean-China Strategic Partnership. Philippines, the country coordinator for the Asean-China Dialogue Relations for 2018-2021 co-chaired the meeting with its Chinese counterpart, the Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed on Saturday. Asean-Philippines and the Philippine Temporary Senior Officials Meeting …

MANILA – Malacañang has announced on Friday that religious gatherings will be allowed up to 10% of the venue’s capacity in areas under the general community quarantine (GCQ). Presidential spokesman Harry Roque confirmed that the Inter-agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases has given the go signal to allow more activities and other industries to resume …

MANILA – The Philippines’ confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) rises to  to 38,805 after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 294 more infections on Thursday. The DOH said 242 cases are “late” cases or were part of the DOH’s backlog while 52 are “fresh” or detected within three days. According to the DOH, the new cases were significantly fewer compared …

It is important for the Association of Southeast Asian Nation and its member states to boost the region’s solidarity to better respond to the crisis that the coronavirus pandemic brings to the Southeast Asian nations. According to some speakers from ASEAN countries, it is vital for each nations to practice good governance as it is the key to an effective …