ASEAN IN FOCUS

94 Filipinos with COVID-19 in Malaysia, 61 of them already discharged from hospitals

PHL Ambassador Jose assures Filipinos in Malaysia that PHL embassy doing its best to address their needs, concerns https://youtu.be/DGn84TSwjdY  …

Singapore is country with the most COVID-19 cases in Southeast Asia after 2nd wave of infections

  (Eagle News) – Singapore now is the country in Southeast Asia with the most number of COVID-19 cases in…

Myanmar releases 25,000 prisoners amid virus fears

  YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- More than a quarter of Myanmar's prison population is being released, the president's office announced…

Raincoats and donations: Indonesia’s doctors battle virus surge

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Reduced to sharing goggles and cheap raincoats, Indonesia's under-equipped doctors are battling a tide of coronavirus…

Thai hospitals protect babies born in a pandemic with face shields

BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Fast asleep, swaddled in a towel and snug in a pink beanie, a baby born during…

ASEAN leaders meet online to tackle coronavirus

HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) -- Vietnam will urge Southeast Asian leaders to set up an emergency fund to tackle the coronavirus…

PHL top in SE Asia with most number of COVID-19 cases, while Indonesia has most coronavirus deaths

  (Eagle News) – The Philippines becomes the country with the most number of coronavirus cases in the Southeast Asia…

Singapore teachers drop Zoom after online class gatecrashed

  SINGAPORE (AFP) -- Singapore's teachers have stopped using controversial video-conferencing app Zoom for remote education during the coronavirus lockdown,…

Jakarta imposes partial lockdown as virus cases surge

  JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Soldiers and police hit the streets of Indonesia's capital Jakarta Friday to enforce its toughest…

Indonesia frees 18,000 inmates from bursting jails over virus fears

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia has released some 18,000 inmates in a desperate bid to stop coronavirus from rampaging through…

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