Coronavirus Technology Carries Troubling Side Effects for Privacy, Press Freedom
Mobile apps and data collection deployed to help contain the coronavirus have a troubling side effect — the potential for long-term government invasions of privacy and surveillance that could be…
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): Situation Report – 60 (20 March 2020)
• Six new countries/territories/areas (African Region [2], and Region of the Americas [2], and Western Pacific Region [2]) have reported cases of COVID19.
• To increase access to reliable information,…
Local Economies Suffer in Cambodia as Thailand Closes Border to Stop Spread of Virus
Citizens of Cambodia living along the country’s border with Thailand are struggling to make ends meet as authorities close checkpoints between the two nations to stop the spread of the…
Southeast Asian Laws Target Rise in Cyberbreaches
Not everyone who wanted to buy the bank cards stolen from Southeast Asian owners would pay the same price: The higher the amount of money left on the card, the…
Amid Challenges, South Sudan?Vaccination?Drive?Tackles?Measles
Shejirina Moni sits beside her children in front of their makeshift home in a shanty community in South Sudan’s capital Juba. Six of her children have died of various illnesses.…
ASEAN Summit in Vietnam Postponed Until end-June Over Coronavirus
HANOI – A summit of Southeast Asian and other international leaders scheduled in Vietnam early next month has been postponed until end-June due to worries about coronavirus, Vietnam’s Ministry of…
Shrugging Off COVID-19 Fears, China & Cambodia Hold Joint Military Drills
TAIPEI, TAIWAN – China and Cambodia bucked the global trend of event cancellations this week by starting joint military exercises as a way to show the world they’re over the…
Coronavirus Brings New Restrictions in North America, Malaysia, European Union
Wednesday brought new restrictions on movement in North America and Malaysia, as well as the start of a European Union ban on entry to foreigners, as governments seek to control…
Thailand reports 35 new coronavirus infections for total of 212
Thailand reported 35 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, taking its total infections to 212, a disease control official said, Trend reports with reference to Reuters.
The southeast Asian nation has…
