JAKARTA, Jan 9 — A Sriwijaya Air plane thought to have 62 people on board lost contact after taking off from Indonesia’s capital Jakarta today and rescuers said suspected debris had been found in the
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Insight – Investing in our farms
IF we do things right henceforth, agriculture could well be the game changer for the Philippines’ post-pandemic economic future. After all, it was the only major economic sector that defied the economic downturn, posting positive
Read moreDurian Fruit Market Size To Hit $28.6 Billion By 2025 Based on Increasing Awareness Regarding Health Benefits And Growing Demand For Cross-Cultural Cuisine | Million Insights
According to new report available with Million Insights, the global durian fruit industry report provides a detailed evaluation of the industry by highlighting information on different aspects which include drivers, restraints, growth opportunities, and threats.
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 officially
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 morePM Muhyiddin: Govt to order more Covid-19 vaccine to cover 60-70pc of Malaysians
ANGKAK, Dec 13 — The government has plans to increase its purchase of the Covid-19 vaccine to cover the immunisation needs of about 60-70 per cent of Malaysians compared to 30 per cent currently. Prime Minister Tan
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 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 moreTrump, Xi to meet at virtual Asia Pacific forum as trade spat endures
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will attend a virtual summit of Asia Pacific leaders on Friday to discuss the coronavirus and global economic recovery, with lingering
Read moreBiden defeats Trump for White House, says ‘time to heal’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States on Saturday and offered himself to the nation as a leader who “seeks not to divide,
Read moreVote counts push Biden closer to victory as Trump falsely claims election being ‘stolen’
WASHINGTON/WILMINGTON, Del. – With his re-election chances fading as more votes are counted in a handful of battleground states, U.S. President Donald Trump launched an extraordinary assault on the country’s democratic process from the White
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 moreTrump and wife test positive for Covid-19
WASHINGTON, United States: US President Donald Trump said on Friday (Oct 2) that he and his wife Melania had tested positive for Covid-19 and were going into quarantine, upending the race for the White House.
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