As Vietnam races to track down the origin of its first SARS-CoV-2 community transmission in almost 100 days, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued a sweeping directive aimed at wiping out almost all vestiges […]
The global novel coronavirus epidemic could wipe $37 billion in revenue from airlines in the Asean-6 according to the latest assessment by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). According to the report, airlines in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, […]
Criticising China could be ‘terrorism’ under Philippines’ anti-terror law, warn retired Supreme Court justices Two former Supreme Court justices and a maritime law expert have filed a petition to scrap the Philippines’ recently passed anti-terrorism […]
PH shelves P9.4B defense modernization projects for now due to pandemic The Philippine defense department is putting off P9.4 billion worth of military modernization projects in the meantime as the national government reallocated its funds […]
Immigration bureau: Only foreign permanent residents can enter PHL starting Aug. 1 The Bureau of Immigration on Tuesday, July 21, clarified only foreigners with permanent or immigrant visas will be allowed entry into the country […]
Although Cambodia has escaped largely unscathed from the medical effects of the global COVID-19 pandemic the effects of lost jobs on household incomes is something else. Across the nation families are returning to their ancestral […]
30 Zambo City areas on lockdown amid spike of Covid-19 cases Thirty areas in 17 barangays have been placed on lockdown amid the rising coronavirus disease cases in this southern port city, officials said Monday. […]
Still no changes to protect health workers vs. COVID-19 in the workplace –nurses group There have been almost no changes made to better protect health workers against COVID-19 in the workplace since the pandemic started, […]
A recent World Wildlife Fund (WWF) for Nature Cambodia report has documented the alarming rate of wildlife slaughter for the illicit bushmeat trade, raising concerns of the risk of a home-grown zoonotic crossover event similar […]
Over 33k active COVID-19 cases not in hospitals, DOH figures show Over 33,000 active cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as of July 15 have not been admitted to hospitals, data from the Department of […]
Cases still rising but Duque says Philippines has flattened coronavirus curve The Philippines, which is seeing a renewed surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases following the easing of containment measures, has “successfully” flattened the epidemic […]
Jobless benefit applications jump twofold in July to 30,000 The number of permanently displaced workers in the private sector in Metro Manila seeking unemployment benefits has now doubled to 30,000 since last month. — Business […]