As the number of COVID-19 cases in the country is increasing, the spread of rumors about the disease also seemed to intensify, and the public was warned: look out for fake news. Theories of fraud and misleading information on the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and coronavirus disease in 2019 have swamped social media, questioning government calls for calm as false reports …

The Philippines has 16 new cases of 2019 coronavirus disease or COVID-19, bringing the number of confirmed cases to 49, said Wednesday the Ministry of Health (DOH). Coronavirus disease is a respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus first reported in December 2019 in Wuhan, China’s city in Hubei province. The International Committee on Virus Taxonomy classified SARS-CoV-2 as the …

Since February, more than 300 staff from 19 tourism-related establishments have lost their jobs due to the coronavirus outbreak that has curtailed air travel, particularly from China, one of the country’s biggest tourism markets, the Labor and Employment Department said on Tuesday. Around the same time, according to assistant labor secretary Dominique Rubia-Tutay, 47 businesses with 4,416 employees have adopted …

DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan, said the postponement of the Formula E 2020 electric car race did not make the commitment fee expire or it means still safe. Commitment fees or binding commitments that must be paid to the Federation Internationale de I’Automobile (FIA) Formula E reached around Rp360 billion. “There is no loss. [Commitment fees] are not [scorched], “Anies …

The Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture (PMK) assesses the development of the times and technological revolution, especially employment opportunities that open up opportunities for secondary education graduates are increasingly narrowing. This was conveyed by Deputy Minister of Education and Religion Coordination Ministry of PMK Coordinator Agus Sartono, at Kemenko PMK, Jalan Medan Merdeka Barat, Jakarta, Wednesday (11/3). He …

Regarding the Omnibus law on Employment Copyright Bill (Ciptaker) which is being rejected by various regions in Indonesia has forced the International Trade Union Confederation of Asia Pacific (ITUC-AP) or the confederation of international trade unions to speak up. Secretary General Shoya Yoshida, an ITUC-AP delegate, said that he had reminded the Indonesian government of the concept of the Omnibus …

As prevention of the spread of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country that is increasing, the Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) has urged the government to install thermal scanners at all departure terminals for both domestic and international flights at all airports across the country. “At the moment, the government has just installed the thermal scanners at the areas of …

There are more additions of novel coronavirus cases within weeks. The Indonesian government announced on Tuesday (10/3), eight more novel coronavirus cases have been confirmed. These new cases bringing the total number to 27 of mostly domestic transmission cases. In a press conference in Jakarta, Achmad Yurianto, a spokesman for the government’s handling of coronavirus outbreak said that the new …

KUALA LUMPUR- The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said in a report today that one patient, the 87th case, has recovered and already discharged from the hospital. It also said that, “To date, 25 people have fully recovered and have been discharged,” While there are new twelve cases confirmed, making it a total of 129 in the country. According to the …

KOTA KINABALU – Now that the new Federal Cabinet has been established by the new Prime Minister and all have been sworn, Sabah Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Seri Wilfred Madius Tangau urges to dismiss any political dispute that may only extend economic crisis of the country. He says that on the state government’s side, they will work alongside the Federal …