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Hong Kong records 33 new virus cases, marking a sharp single-day decline
Authorities hope the fall in cases is a sign that the local outbreak is easing
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Singapore reports 61 COVID-19 cases, lowest since April
More than 20,000 migrant workers still under quarantine.
Singapore records worst quarter in history, lowers forecast
‘We are not returning to a pre-COVID world,’ says Minister Chan Chun Sing.
At least 100 LRT-1 employees to be laid off due to 90% drop in passengers
The Light Rail Manila Corporation, the company which operates the LRT-1, announced today that it will be laying off at least 100 of its employees next month. The management said...
Former Commission on Elections chair Sixto Brillantes Jr. dies at 80
Former Commission on Elections (COMELEC) chair Sixto Brillantes Jr. died today. He was 80. COMELEC spokesman James Jimenez announced that the former government official passed...
Bali residents protest cremation of COVID-19 victim over alleged lack of notice
Dozens of local residents refused a cremation process for a COVID-19 victim on Saturday, fearing that smoke from the coronavirus may lead to transmission of the virus.
This Hurts: Filipino consul hits Thai newspaper for calling PH ‘land of COVID-19’
A Filipino embassy official in Bangkok called out a local conservative newspaper for saying that the Philippines is the “land” of the coronavirus. In an open letter...
Really? Duterte volunteers to take part in Russia’s COVID-19 vax trials
President Rodrigo Duterte — if he isn’t joking this time around — said last night in a publicly broadcast speech that he would gladly participate in Russia’s...
Banjarbaru mayor Nadjmi Adhani dies from COVID-19
The mayor of the South Kalimantan city of Banjarbaru, Nadjmi Adhani, passed away this morning reportedly due to COVID-19, becoming the first high-ranking government official to...
Governor Anies carries out surprise inspection at restaurants in hip neighborhoods Kemang and Senopati
Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan went on a random inspection across several restaurants in South Jakarta’s hip neighborhoods of Kemang and Senopati on Saturday, saying that he...