COVID-19 in Asean: update for March 19 — deaths soar in Indonesia
As of 01:40 GMT March 19 there was 1,639 active cases of COVID-19 throughout the…
Indonesia’s KPK’s anti-corruption future is grim
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is an anomaly in Indonesia’s corrupt institutional environment. As the…
ADB lays out $200 million for COVID-19 supply chains
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has stumped up $200 million for companies that make and…
COVID-19 in Asean: update for March 18 — new record for new cases globally
As of 01:40 GMT March 18 there was 1,573 active cases of COVID-19 throughout the…
Duterte doubles-down on fortress Manila with Luzon lockdown
In the wake of an unprecedented lockdown of Metro Manila, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte doubled-down…
Economic carnage across Asean increases as COVID-19 effect intensifies
Asean governments and central banks are this week fighting against economic free fall as the…
COVID-19 in Asean: update for March 17 — breaks through 1,100 regionally
As of 01:40 GMT March 17 there was 1,125 active cases of COVID-19 throughout the…
COVID-19: UN chief calls for calm, warns of global recession
The upheaval caused by the coronavirus — COVID-19 — is all around us. And I…
COVID-19 in Asean: update for March 16 — 4 deaths, 304 new cases
As of 01:40 GMT March 16 there was 916 active cases of COVID-19 throughout the…
COVID-19 in Asean: update for March 15 — active cases top 600
As of 01:40 GMT March 15 there was 623 active cases of COVID-19 throughout the…
COVID-19: Into the abyss as global recession looms (video)
The declaration of COVID-19 as a pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO) represents nothing…
COVID-19 in Asean: update for March 14 — active cases approach 500
As of 01:30 GMT March 14 there was 387 active cases of COVID-19 throughout the…