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Malaysia extends relaxed lockdown until June 9
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/05/2020
» Malaysia will extend its relaxed lockdown by four weeks, allowing nearly all economic activities to continue while keeping its borders shut and schools closed.
SET bucks Asean trend with weekly gain
Business, Published on 25/04/2020
» Recap: Most Southeast Asian stock markets ended lower yesterday, logging weekly losses, as governments in the region extended lockdowns and new reports indicated earlier hype about a Covid-19 treatment was misplaced.
Indonesia bans air, sea travel until June over virus fears
Published on 24/04/2020
» JAKARTA: Indonesia bans all air and sea travel until June, officials said Thursday, in an apparent effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus during the holiest period on the Islamic calendar.
Ramadan on collision course with virus for Asia's Muslims
AFP, Published on 21/04/2020
» ISLAMABAD: Across Asia, home to about half of the world's Muslims, the coming Islamic holy month of Ramadan is on a collision course with the coronavirus pandemic as clerics call on the faithful to cram into mosques.
Indonesia bans annual holiday exodus to combat virus spread
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/04/2020
» Indonesia banned an annual ritual of citizens traveling in large numbers to their hometowns and villages ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the world’s largest Muslim-majority country.
Indonesia orders widespread virus testing as cases quadruple
Bloomberg News, Published on 20/04/2020
» Indonesian President Joko Widodo called for an urgent expansion of testing and aggressive containment measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus that’s killed almost 600 people in the world’s fourth-most populous nation.
Middle East braces for bleak Ramadan as virus threat lingers
AFP, Published on 20/04/2020
» RIYADH - From cancelled iftar feasts to suspended mosque prayers, Muslims across the Middle East are bracing for a bleak month of Ramadan fasting as the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic lingers.
Indonesia set to bring 34m people under partial lockdown
Bloomberg News, Published on 15/04/2020
» Indonesia expanded a partial lockdown to more areas near Jakarta, the epicentre of the country’s coronavirus cases, as authorities stepped up efforts to restrict movement of people ahead of the nation’s biggest festive season next month.
Indonesia compensates people as social restrictions hit Jakarta
Published on 10/04/2020
» JAKARTA: The Indonesian government has announced its plan to compensate people for disruptions caused by the new coronavirus pandemic as the country's capital Jakarta launched "large-scale social restrictions" beginning at midnight Thursday.
US announces partial Taliban truce, Trump says peace deal 'close'
AFP, Published on 14/02/2020
» BRUSSELS - The United States said Thursday it has secured a seven-day reduction in violence in Afghanistan that it hopes will allow it to strike a deal with the Taliban, as President Donald Trump said a peace accord was "very close."