Increased censorship, government proposals to revive a law against fake news and a tripling of investigations into alleged seditious activity since 2019 all point to a loss of civil liberties that ... ( read original story ...)
Thwarted! ‘Black soldier fly’ can’t soldier into Malaysia
Selangor Quarantine and Inspection Services Department (Maqis) confiscated 66 containers at Westport, here, carrying frozen latex after Black Soldier Flies were detected end of last month. ( read original story ...)
Oil rises on vaccine rollout, concern on Iraq oilfield attack
Oil prices rose in early trade on Thursday, buoyed by a COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Britain and the imminent approval of a vaccine in the United States, which could spur a rebound in fuel demand, ... ( read original story ...)
Burying The Dead: Myanmar’s Muslim Covid Volunteers
A team of volunteers is collecting the bodies of Muslim coronavirus victims from Yangon's hospitals, to ensure they are buried according to Islamic law Photo: AFP / Sai Aung Main. ( read original story ...)
Fear over Myanmar COVID strain
The coronavirus spreading in Myanmar is a different strain that spreads 20% faster than the original one in Wuhan, according to Dr Prasit Watanapa, dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Siriraj ... ( read original story ...)
Thailand to reopen to the outside world, finance minister says
Thailand’s economy should rebound from the shock dealt by the coronavirus pandemic and be ready to reopen to the outside world by the second half of 2021, the kingdom’s finance minister told the ... ( read original story ...)
Thailand lifts entry restrictions for foreign tourists
THAILAND has lifted its entry restrictions on all foreign tourists under a newly amended Special Tourist Visa (STV) long-stay programme. ( read original story ...)
Turkey is Europe’s other major headache
That shut down what for Turkey had been a transformative engine of democratic renewal and reform, helping curb the army which has long been the final arbiter in Turkish politics. The acrimonious ... ( read original story ...)
ADB downgrades further economic forecast for Philippines in 2020
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has downgraded its economic forecast for the Philippines this year, expecting it to shrink further still due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on consumption and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Covid cases reach daily record as ‘third wave’ hits
A record 555 people are in hospital with serious symptoms, with military nurses requested to help overstretched health services ... ( read original story ...)