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Unlike Europe, North America and recently Brazil, Mexico, and India, Southeast Asia does not seem to have been hit as hard by the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of total deaths and confirmed cases. Indonesia, the […]
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Malaysia is no stranger to external shocks affecting its macroeconomy. Over the past two decades it has been buffeted by the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis (AFC), the 2001 global slowdown after 9/11, and the 2008 […]
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The Singapore government won international acclaim for its deft handling of the COVID-19 crisis in the early months. The country was praised for its ability to activate an efficient contact tracing system to track down […]
Governments across Asean have raised alarm over the sudden emergence of unregistered COVID-19 instant test kits being sold online and in markets, warning the public not to fall victim to the unproven devices. Although accurate […]
As the world reels from the outbreak of COVID-19 Asean nations are scrambling to provide testing for millions of concerned citizens and their families. Regional governments are enforcing strict measures to contain the virus. Prevention […]
The current Wuhan novel* 2019-nCoV coronavirus outbreak and its rapid spread globally is a good excuse to resurface this video from InSTEDD iLab Southeast Asia (Instedd) on the capabilities provided to the Cambodian people through […]
The Philippines remains the hardest hit of Asean member states reporting outbreaks of the debilitating and frequently fatal mosquito born disease dengue this year, with more than 720 deaths and a further 167,000 people infected […]
Once declared as eradicated from some countries and ‘under control’ in many others, measles is once gain cutting a deadly swathe through the world. Declared an epidemic in the Philippines where it has killed at […]
The Vietnamese government has increased penalties for food safety violations by 350 per cent after a string of embarrassing scandals, including the sale of chemically enhanced shrimp and coffee made from dirt and batteries. The […]