ASEAN IN FOCUS

Thai court issues warrants after protesters tackle royal taboos

BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- A Thai court issued arrest warrants Wednesday for six pro-democracy activists involved in recent rallies that…

Malaysia coast guard kill Vietnamese fisherman in S. China Sea clash

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- The Malaysian coast guard shot dead a Vietnamese fisherman whose boat tried to ram a…

Vietnam looking to buy Russia virus vaccine

  HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) -- Vietnam's health ministry is looking to buy a bulk order of Russia's coronavirus vaccine, state…

Malaysian economy shrinks most in more than 20 years

  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- Malaysia's economy suffered its worst contraction in more than 20 years during the second…

Indonesia’s Mt. Sinabung blasts tower of smoke and ash into sky

MEDAN, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia's Mount Sinabung erupted Monday, belching a massive column of ash and smoke 5,000 metres (16,400…

PHL now has most COVID-19 tests done daily in Southeast Asia, says testing czar Dizon

Over 1.7 million COVID-19 tests done in PHL so far (Eagle News) – With more than 30,000 tests done daily,…

PHL leads ASEAN with most COVID cases as numbers rise to 122,754, overtaking Indonesia

PHL COVID-19 cases even surpass numbers from previous COVID epicenter China   (Eagle News) – The country’s total COVID-19 cases…

PHL becomes close 2nd to Indonesia with most COVID cases in ASEAN, as cases near 116,000

PHL- 24th country with most COVID-19 cases in the world, based on Johns Hopkins University data   (Eagle News) –…

Vietnam records first virus death as pandemic rebounds

  HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) -- Vietnam recorded its first coronavirus death on Friday as the pandemic rebounds in a country…

Vietnam counts record number of cases as virus creeps back

HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) -- Vietnam has recorded 45 new cases of COVID-19 -- its highest single daily tally since the…

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