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March 11, 2020
By Dr Crispin Maslog in Manila As fake news on Covid-19 spreads faster than the virus, scientists call for a halt to the “infodemic”. As China admits that the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) is now the worst public health crisis that the country has faced since its founding, a group of scientists has sent out a ... <a title="Scientists call for media sobriety amid Covid-19 fake news ‘infodemic’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/11/scientists-call-for-media-sobriety-amid-covid-19-fake-news-infodemic/" aria-label="Read more about Scientists call for media sobriety amid Covid-19 fake news ‘infodemic’">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2020
By Ayat S. Karokaro in Medan Indonesian activists have deplored the recent jailing of two indigenous community members in Sumatra in a land conflict involving an affiliate of pulp and paper giant Royal Golden Eagle. The Simalungun District Court, in North Sumatra province, handed down nine-month sentences to Jonny Ambarita and Thomson Ambarita, who ... <a title="Indonesian indigenous land defenders jailed in fight with pulpwood giant" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/10/indonesian-indigenous-land-defenders-jailed-in-fight-with-pulpwood-giant/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesian indigenous land defenders jailed in fight with pulpwood giant">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2020
By Sofia Tomacruz in Manila President Rodrigo Duterte has rejected calls to place Metro Manila on lockdown after health officials recorded a spike in Covid-19 novel coronavirus cases. In a late night press conference yesterday, Duterte said it was still “too early” to implement the sweeping restrictions that would limit people’s movements. “We have not ... <a title="Duterte rejects Metro Manila coronavirus lockdown for now" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/10/duterte-rejects-metro-manila-coronavirus-lockdown-for-now/" aria-label="Read more about Duterte rejects Metro Manila coronavirus lockdown for now">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2020
Pacific Media Watch Violence against women is at epidemic proportions in the Asia Pacific. The region’s governments, if they are to find ways of preventing domestic violence and support its victims, need reliable data, but getting the numbers is a difficult undertaking. Public health researchers Dr Henriette Jensen and Dr Kristin Diemer join The Jakarta ... <a title="The push to end violence against women in Asia-Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/09/the-push-to-end-violence-against-women-in-asia-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about The push to end violence against women in Asia-Pacific">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2020
By Rappler in Manila Rappler CEO Maria Ressa is among Time‘s “100 Women of the Year”, the news magazine has revealed ahead of International Women’s Day on Sunday. Time‘s “100 Women of the Year,” a list of the most influential women of the past century, puts the spotlight on “influential women who were often overshadowed”. ... <a title="Maria Ressa named among Time’s most influential women of century" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/06/maria-ressa-named-among-times-most-influential-women-of-century/" aria-label="Read more about Maria Ressa named among Time’s most influential women of century">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2020
By Ardilla Syakriah, Rizki Fachriansyah and Muh. Ibnu Aqil in Jakarta Indonesia’s first two confirmed Covid-19 coronavirus patients claim that media coverage and discussion on social media have taken a greater toll on them than the disease itself, saying that numerous breaches of privacy and the resulting stigma have left them “mentally drained”. Some people ... <a title="Indonesian coronavirus patients hit by lack of privacy legal safeguards" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/05/indonesian-coronavirus-patients-hit-by-lack-of-privacy-legal-safeguards/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesian coronavirus patients hit by lack of privacy legal safeguards">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2020
By Marchio Irfan Gorbiano in Jakarta President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has announced that two Indonesians have tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the first two confirmed cases of the disease in the country, reports The Jakarta Post. Jokowi said that the two people, a 64-year-old and her 31-year-old daughter, had been in contact ... <a title="Indonesia’s Jokowi announces first two confirmed Covid-19 cases " class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/02/indonesias-jokowi-announces-first-two-confirmed-covid-19-cases/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesia’s Jokowi announces first two confirmed Covid-19 cases ">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2020
OPINION: SunStar editorial in Cebu So it goes. Nineteen senators in the Philippines Senate have approved on the third and final reading of Senate Bill (SB) 1083 this week, effectively giving more teeth to the Human Security Act of 2007, which was a watered down version of the 1996 Anti-Terror Act of Senator Juan Ponce ... <a title="New Philippine law gives ‘more teeth’ in anti-terror fight but lacks safeguards" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/01/new-philippine-law-gives-more-teeth-in-anti-terror-fight-but-lacks-safeguards/" aria-label="Read more about New Philippine law gives ‘more teeth’ in anti-terror fight but lacks safeguards">Read more</a>
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February 29, 2020
China’s rise in the Asia-Pacific region has the entire globe assessing how the future of the region might look. Delegates at February’s QS Summit in Wellington got a first-hand analysis from some leading academics on the subject, with debates over the nature of the power transition that is underway, and the contours of a new ... <a title="China’s ‘mixed messages’ in Asia recipe for distrust, says academic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/29/chinas-mixed-messages-in-asia-recipe-for-distrust-says-academic/" aria-label="Read more about China’s ‘mixed messages’ in Asia recipe for distrust, says academic">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2020
By Felipe F. Salvosa II in Manila Philippines Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon has dismissed comments by Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go that “politics” is behind the filing of a proposed concurrent resolution calling on regulators to temporarily allow television giant ABS-CBN to operate as Congress deliberates on its franchise application. The Senate has the ... <a title="Opposition senator challenges top Duterte aide in TV network row" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/28/opposition-senator-challenges-top-duterte-aide-in-tv-network-row/" aria-label="Read more about Opposition senator challenges top Duterte aide in TV network row">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2020
President Rodrigo Duterte administers the oath of office to the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) officials in a ceremony at the Rizal Hall in Malacañang Palace on February 26, 2020. Video: Rappler By Felipe F. Salvosa II in Manila Reporters have finally got the chance to ask President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday whether ... <a title="Duterte on new ABS-CBN franchise: ‘I’ll cross the bridge when I get there’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/27/duterte-on-new-abs-cbn-franchise-ill-cross-the-bridge-when-i-get-there/" aria-label="Read more about Duterte on new ABS-CBN franchise: ‘I’ll cross the bridge when I get there’">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2020
By Nicola Igusa The value of different perspectives in film making is valued now more than ever, says Auckland University of Technology screen production Associate Professor Arezou Zalipour. “We’ve just seen the historic win of Parasite at the 2020s Oscars – the first non-English language production to win Best Picture,” she says. “In the same ... <a title="‘Outsider’ voice films open new storytelling spaces, says academic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/26/outsider-voice-films-open-new-storytelling-spaces-says-academic/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Outsider’ voice films open new storytelling spaces, says academic">Read more</a>
