Philippine election season kicks off
by Allison JACKSON Agence France Presse MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- The Philippines' election season kicked off Friday with TV…
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ASEAN IN FOCUS
Seven killed in Indonesia landslide
PADANG, Indonesia (AFP) -- Seven people were killed in a landslide triggered by torrential storms on the Indonesian island of…
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Thai flood victims ‘start from zero’ after killer storm
LOPBURI, Thailand (AFP) -- Watching his fridge float across the kitchen and bed disappear underwater was not how Samran Buachumsuk…
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Bangkok on alert as 70,000 homes flooded in Thailand
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Thai authorities on Tuesday rushed to protect parts of Bangkok from floodwaters that have already inundated…
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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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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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