Thailand to cut quarantine for vaccinated tourists
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Thailand is to cut the quarantine for vaccinated travellers to seven days starting in October, officials…
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ASEAN IN FOCUS
Myanmar faces ‘alarming’ risk of escalating civil war: UN
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Myanmar is facing the alarming prospect of an escalating civil war as an uprising against the…
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Thousands flee Myanmar town after clashes with junta troops
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Thousands have fled a town in west Myanmar after days of fighting between anti-junta dissidents and…
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ADB cuts Asia growth forecast on slow Covid vaccine rollout
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- The Asian Development Bank warned of "lasting scars" from the coronavirus pandemic as it cut its…
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Philippines ‘learning crisis’ as kids face second year of remote schooling
by Cecil MORELLA Agence France Presse MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- Classrooms in the Philippines were silent Monday as millions…
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China gifts new $150 million national stadium to Cambodia
China handed over to Cambodia a $150 million stadium in Phnom Penh, with officials saying Sunday it is the result…
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Mass Covid testing launched in Bangkok’s biggest slum
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- For families struggling to survive on $150 a month in Bangkok's biggest slum, coronavirus swab tests…
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Indonesian prison fire kills 41
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- A fire tore through an Indonesian prison on Java island on Wednesday, killing 41 people and…
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Vietnam jails man for five years for spreading Covid
HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) -- A Vietnamese man has been sentenced to five years in jail for spreading Covid-19 after he…
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US VP Harris’ trip to Hanoi delayed due to ‘health incident’: embassy
US Vice President Kamala Harris' flight from Singapore to Vietnam was delayed by three hours Tuesday after an "anomalous health…
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