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How upskilling your paid advertising skills will tackle economic downturns
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ASEAN leaders meet online to tackle COVID-19
HANOI: Vietnam will urge Southeast Asian leaders to set up an emergency fund to tackle the coronavirus at a summit held online on Tuesday (Apr 14), as the pandemic ravages the region’s tourism and export-reliant economies. Hanoi is chairing an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting on COVID-19, with the country touting its success
Indonesia grants Jakarta more powers to tackle COVID-19 outbreak
JAKARTA: Indonesia approved on Tuesday (Apr 7) a request by the Jakarta administration to impose further large-scale social restrictions on the capital, the epicentre for COVID-19 cases in the Southeast Asian country. President Joko Widodo has focused on combating the spread of the disease through social distancing policies, but has resisted the tough lockdown measures adopted
Explainer: What now for Indonesia after Jokowi signed regulation on social restrictions to tackle COVID-19?
JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Tuesday (Mar 31) declared the country to be in a state of “public health emergency”, while signing a government regulation that would pave the way for cities and provinces to impose “large-scale social restrictions” to curb the spread of COVID-19. The government regulation provides a legal basis for cities and provinces
Jokowi government formulating regulation that would facilitate city lockdowns to tackle COVID-19
JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo announced on Monday (Mar 30) that the government is formulating a regulation that would pave the way for cities and provinces across the country to impose a virtual lockdown, so as to contain the spread of COVID-19. The regulation would serve as a guideline for regional governments to implement what
Spanish PM announces stricter lockdown measures to tackle coronavirus
MADRID: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Saturday (Mar 28) announced stricter lockdown measures that will force all non-essential workers to stay at home for the next two weeks, as the government reported 832 new coronavirus deaths overnight. The latest moves to combat the virus in Spain, the second-worst affected country in Europe after Italy,
New Zealand PM Ardern declares state of emergency to tackle coronavirus
WELLINGTON: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Wednesday (Mar 25) declared a state of national emergency as the country prepared to go into a complete lockdown at midnight to combat the coronavirus outbreak. New Zealand’s cases of the coronavirus surged to 205 cases as the government imposed self-isolation for everyone, with all non-essential services,
UK govt orders three-week lockdown to tackle COVID-19
LONDON: Britain on Monday (Mar 23) ordered a three-week lockdown to tackle the spread of coronavirus, shutting “non-essential” shops and services, and banning gatherings of more than two people. “Stay at home,” Prime Minister Boris Johnson said in a televised address to the nation, as he unveiled unprecedented peacetime measures after the country’s death toll climbed
Need for ‘global effort’ to tackle growing economic crisis brought on by COVID-19 outbreak: Lawrence Wong
SINGAPORE: A “global effort” is needed to tackle the growing economic crisis brought on by the COVID-19 outbreak, in addition to coordinating public health measures, said Minister for National Development Lawrence Wong on Tuesday (Mar 17). Noting that countries around the world have been “realising the seriousness of the situation” and more are actively pursuing containment
Australia to isolate all international arrivals to tackle COVID-19
SYDNEY: Australia on Sunday (Mar 15) announced anyone arriving into the country will face mandatory 14-day self-isolation, in a bid to slow the spread of the coronavirus. “We are going to have to get used to some changes in the way we live our lives,” Prime Minister Scott Morrison said, adding the measure will come
Commentary: To play or not to play. EPL forced to tackle COVID-19
SINGAPORE: By Friday (Mar 13) morning, English football had confirmed that one of its players and a manager were infected with COVID-19. After Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta tested positive on Mar 12, the next morning it was revealed that Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi was also infected. The same morning, some reports had also emerged that