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 used against independent journalists. In China, resident…
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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, WHO has partnered with WhatsApp and Facebook to laun…
Read moreSoutheast 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 higher the price. That’s according to Technisanct, a cybersecurity company based in India, w…
Read moreEx-deputy commerce minister Banyin sentenced to eight years in prison
Former Deputy Commerce minister Banyin Tangpakorn was sentenced to eight years in prison on Friday, after the Bangkok South Criminal Court found him guilty of falsifying documents and using them in the transfer of about 300 million baht in shares from …
Read moreLocal 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 novel coronavirus (COVID-19), prompting calls for a government bail…
Read moreASEAN 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 Foreign Affairs said on Thursday.Vietnamese Prime Minist…
Read moreMyanmar Army, AA must protect civilians in Rakhine conflict, MPs say
JAKARTA – Regional lawmakers today urged Myanmar’s military, the Tatmadaw, and the Arakan Army (AA) to protect civilians from the ongoing fighting in Rakhine and Chin states, end all violations of human rights and humanitarian law, and ensure the deliv…
Read moreCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) WHO Thailand Situation Report – 19 March 2020
• On the 19th of March 2020, 60 new cases of laboratory-confirmed COVID- 19 were announced by the Ministry of Public Health of Thailand (MoPH), bringing the total number of cases in Thailand to 272.• The new cases announced today include 12 cases relat…
Read moreCoronavirus 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 the spread of the novel coronavirus. While the U.S. announced it will temp…
Read moreThailand 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 recorded one death since the outbreak began, with 42 pa…
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