ASEAN

Hot Off The Press

These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Relief package by NTU to help students facing financial difficulties amid coronavirus outbreakThe Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has launched a private philanthropic programme to help its students, with the university's president Subra Suresh and his wife, Mrs Mary Suresh, making a personal

22 April 2020
0

Hot Off The Press

These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. 1,369 of the 1,426 coronavirus cases confirmed in S’pore are foreign workers living in dormitoriesThree new coronavirus clusters have been announced by the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Monday (April 20).

21 April 2020
0

Hot Off The Press

These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Two Singaporeans, US commercial pilot to be charged for breaching stay-home noticesTwo Singaporeans and a United States commercial pilot are expected to be charged on Tuesday (April 21) for breaching the stay-home notices issued to them after they entered the Republic from overseas.

20 April 2020
0

Japan switching manufacturing to ASEAN

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe recently declared a state of emergency for the coronavirus pandemic and unveiled a massive stimulus package to help the economy overcome the crisis.The rescue package, which at JPY108 trillion (US$992 billion) or about 2.7 times Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) is the biggest in Japan’s history.

19 April 2020
0

Hot Off The Press

These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Singapore coronavirus cases cross 4,000 with new daily high of 728 casesFor a second day running, Singapore recorded another daily high of new coronavirus cases, 728, with the total number of people infected crossing the 4,000 mark.

17 April 2020
0

Hot Off The Press

These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Man who breached Covid-19 stay-home notice to eat bak kut teh convicted; DPP argues for 10- to 12-week jail termA man who breached a stay-home notice (SHN) and travelled out of his home to eat bak kut teh on March 23 was convicted on Thursday (April 16) after pleading guilty to an offence under the Infe

16 April 2020
0

Hot Off The Press

These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Coronavirus: Mandatory for all in Singapore to wear mask when out, except for kids under 2 and those doing strenuous exerciseIt is mandatory, with immediate effect, for everyone to wear a mask when they step out as part of stricter measures to curb the further spread of the coronavirus.

15 April 2020
0

ASEAN Leaders Make Vow On Food And Medicine Supply

Southeast Asian leaders pledged to keep trade routes open to protect food supplies and stockpile medical equipment at a summit held online Tuesday, as they warned of the crippling economic cost of the coronavirus.Led by Vietnam - which chaired the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting - leaders agreed to share resources and fight to limit further damage to the region's tourism and export-reliant economies, already ravaged by COVID-19.But an emergency fund proposed by Han

15 April 2020
0

Hot Off The Press

These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Coronavirus: No police road blocks to enforce elevated safe distancing measuresText and WhatsApp messages being circulated recently claiming the police had stopped motorists at road blocks and fined them for not complying with the enhanced safe distancing measures are false, said the police on Monday (A

14 April 2020
0

COVID-19: Latest Developments In Asia

Here are the latest developments in Asia related to the novel coronavirus pandemic:China Infections RiseChina reported 108 new virus cases, 98 of which were imported from overseas, its highest figure since early March.The country where the disease first emerged has largely brought its domestic outbreak under control, but it faces a fresh battle against imported infections, mostly Chinese nationals returning home.Oil Rally FizzlesAn oil price rally sparked by an international deal to slash pro

14 April 2020
0

Surviving The Pandemic Without Clean Water

With the current COVID-19 health crisis looming – infecting close to two million people worldwide, governments have imposed drastic measures to contain the virus. It was reported that three billion people are currently under lockdown worldwide in an effort to flatten the curve. Other than that, authorities have urged citizens to practice social distancing and have even released hygiene tips to show people how to protect themselves from the coronavirus.

13 April 2020
0

Hot Off The Press

These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Coronavirus: 233 new infections in Singapore, seven new clusters including Black Tap at MBS Singapore reported 233 new coronavirus cases on Sunday (April 12) and seven new clusters, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) in its daily update.

13 April 2020
0