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Indonesia: Jakarta secretary Saefullah dead from Covid-19; cases surging as total reach 236,519
JAKARTA, Sept 18 (Jakarta Post/ANN): Indonesia has lost yet another senior government official to Covid-19 following the passing of the Jakarta administration's secretary Saefullah, who has spent the last 36 years of his life working for the capital.
Covid-19 cases top 30 million worldwide with Europe and India on edge
COPENHAGEN, Sept 18 (AFP): Large parts of Europe on Friday geared up for broad new restrictions to stop the coronavirus, after infections worldwide topped 30 million and the World Health Organisation warned of "alarming rates of transmission".
Asian financial leaders agree to make 'all policy efforts' to fight pandemic
TOKYO, Sept 18 (Reuters): Financial leaders from China, Japan, South Korea and South-East Asia vowed on Friday to redouble their efforts to help the region recover economically from the novel coronavirus and to defend a multilateral system of trade and investment.
Indonesia and US defence officials hold talks on South China Sea
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (Bernama): Acting US Under Secretary of Defence Policy, James Anderson, during a visit to Indonesia discussed China's actions in the South China Sea among other security issues, reported Sputnik news agency.
Daibochi wraps up record RM47.7mil net profit
MELAKA: Daibochi Bhd posted its highest-ever net profit of RM47.7mil for the financial year ended July 31,2020 (FY20) on the back of RM619.3mil in revenue.
‘Protection needed for medical frontliners’
The Indonesian Medical Association (IDI) has called on the government to form a health protection committee for medical personnel as more than 100 members of the association have died fighting Covid-19 in the frontline.
Analysts: Tencent to mitigate setbacks in US, India with new regional hub in Singapore
Internet giant Tencent’s move to Singapore follows that of TikTok owner ByteDance, which plans to invest billions of dollars in the city state. Tencent expects to meet demand for Internet-based services in Singapore and across South-East Asia.
Singapore, US hold high-level dialogue to strengthen defence ties
SINGAPORE - Top defence officials from Singapore and the United States met here on Wednesday (Sept 16) for a regular high-level security dialogue aimed at strengthening defence relations between the two countries.
Divers may have found US submarine lost in WWII
Divers have found what they believe is the wreck of a United States Navy submarine lost 77 years ago in South-East Asia, providing a coda to a stirring but little-known tale from World War II.
Ministry engaging Western pharma firms despite Duterte anger
The country continues to negotiate supply deals with a wide range of Covid-19 vaccine makers, its health ministry said, despite its president scolding Western firms and saying he wanted Chinese and Russian vaccines.
