ASEAN IN FOCUS

British woman dies in Bali from coronavirus

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- A British woman has died in Bali from coronavirus, authorities said Wednesday, marking Indonesia's first confirmed…

Thai immigration officers at Bangkok airport diagnosed with COVID-19

BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Two immigration officers at Bangkok's main airport have coronavirus and may have handled the passports of…

No compulsory quarantine of visitors to Thailand: health ministry

BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP ) -- Thai health authorities on Friday said they would not order the compulsory quarantine of visitors…

Thai man dies from coronavirus infection complications

  BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- A Thai man has died from complications doctors say were due to the deadly coronavirus,…

Erupting Indonesian volcano spews massive ash cloud

SOLO, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia's most active volcano Mount Merapi erupted Tuesday, shooting a massive ash cloud some 6,000 meters…

Thai man dies from coronavirus infection complications

BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- A Thai man has died from complications doctors say were due to the deadly coronavirus, though…

Indonesia confirms first coronavirus cases

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia on Monday reported its first confirmed cases of coronavirus, after health officials in the world's…

New Malaysia PM sworn in as Mahathir fights on

by Sam Reeves / Patrick Lee KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- A staunch Muslim nationalist backed by a scandal-mired party…

Malaysia’s next PM Muhyiddin: low-profile political insider

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- Muhyiddin Yassin, who is set to become Malaysia's next prime minister, is a low-profile political…

Malaysia’s Mahathir loses PM race, scandal-plagued party returns

  by Sam Reeves / M. Jegathesan Agence France Presse KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- Malaysia's Mahathir Mohamad lost a…

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