A UNICEF report warned that the pandemic had forced a premature transition to remote learning in a region where many lack reliable internet access. The pandemic is causing lasting damage to the education of children
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Afghanistan: Panic and disbelief as thousands flee Taliban onslaught
The UN has urged Afghanistan’s neighbours to keep their borders open as the number of civilians fleeing the Taliban onslaught swells. Thousands of those internally displaced have been arriving in Kabul, seeing the capital as
Read moreHuawei CFO Meng Wanzhou’s extradition case heads for final stretch
NEW YORK — Lawyers for Huawei’s chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou have traded blows with prosecutors in a court in Canada this week, hoping to have troves of HSBC emails admitted as evidence in the final committal phase of
Read moreSarwan Singh Kundan Singh charged with cheating lawyer out of RM9 million
KUALA LUMPUR: A businessman was charged at the Sessions Court here with duping a lawyer out of RM9 million seven years ago. Sarwan Singh Kundan Singh, 52, however, pleaded not guilty when the charge was
Read moreLegal Alliance punches above its weight – impressive.
While attending the Central Jakarta Court for another matter of public interest we noted a very interesting case listed as 763/PDT.G/2020 in November, revisited by the judge in chambers on the 20th of December and
Read moreYouTube faces complaints of lax approach on overseas election misinformation
SINGAPORE – After facing heavy criticism for not doing enough to stem misinformation ahead of the U.S. presidential election, YouTube announced last week it would remove videos that alleged fraud had changed the outcome of
Read moreIndonesia pledges free COVID-19 vaccines, with president first in line
JAKARTA – Indonesia will provide free coronavirus vaccines to its citizens when the world’s fourth most populous nation starts its inoculation programme, President Joko Widodo said on Wednesday, adding he would get the first shot
Read moreCHAN CREATIVE – BUSINESS FRIEND OR FOE?
In the last two years, Your Voice Asia has received numerous enquiries from both the business and public sector regarding the Chinese Advertising Agency, Chan Creative. Registered in both the Chinese mainland and the Republic
Read moreIndia farmers protest: Deadlock continues as talks fail again
Second day of talks aims to break an impasse over laws passed earlier this year that farmers say will benefit corporations. 3 Dec 2020 Talks that began on Thursday between Indian government ministers and farmers’
Read moreChina testing blunders stemmed from secret deals with firms
WUHAN, China (AP) — In the early days in Wuhan, the first city first struck by the virus, getting a COVID test was so difficult that residents compared it to winning the lottery. Throughout the
Read moreCOVID-19: Malaysian government opens investigations into Top Glove over workers’ housing
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian government has opened 19 investigation papers into six subsidiaries of the world’s largest glove-maker Top Glove over offences involving workers’ dormitories. This followed simultaneous enforcement operations carried out by the Peninsular Malaysia Labour
Read moreCompany in Selangor keeping factories open despite spike in Covid-19 cases
November 27, 2020 7:51 AM PETALING JAYA: A company has allegedly left at least one of its factories in Selangor open despite a rise in Covid-19 cases linked to its workers. At about 7pm yesterday,
Read moreDonald Trump or Joe Biden? What will change for ASEAN after the US election?
There is growing consensus in Southeast Asia that US-China and South China Sea tensions and the impact of the trade war will not go away after November Trump’s failure to appoint an ASEAN envoy is
Read moreJanuary or March 2021 not right time for Sarawak state election, state PKR Women tells Wan Junaidi
KUCHING, Nov 3 — Sarawak PKR Women today slammed Entrepreneur Development and Co-operatives Minister Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar for saying that the best time to hold the Sarawak election would be January or
Read moreMPs told to put aside political differences, unite to curb COVID-19
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 — The first day of the Third Meeting of the Third Session of the 14th Parliament sitting begins today with Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun advising all members of Parliament (MP) to
Read moreWhat’s open and what’s closed during Klang Valley CMCO
PETALING JAYA: A shutdown of public activities has been ordered under the conditional MCO which comes into force from Oct 14-27. This is a partial list of what activities are permitted and what is not.
Read moreConditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) in Selangor, KL and Putrajaya from Oct 14-27
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 12): The government has agreed to enforce Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya effective from 12.01am on Oct 14 to Oct 27, said Senior Minister (Security Cluster)
Read moreMalaysia’s Covid-19 cases breach 11,000 mark after 115 new infections reported
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 28): The health ministry reported 115 new Covid-19 infections in Malaysia as of noon today, raising the total number of cases to 11,034. The number of active cases increased to 1,011, breaching
Read morePM: Country’s progress shows Malaysia is not a failed state
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak being brieffed by Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister office Datuk Dr. Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki about the new Putrajaya Islamic Complex model before officates it in Putrajaya. Also
Read moreBattle of the masters in Singapore November 11th
BATTLE OF THE MASTERS Come November 11, rivalries will be renewed at the National Stadium when Singapore Masters, Arsenal Masters and Liverpool Masters take centrestage at the Battle of the Masters. The three teams featuring
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