Vietnam named best Covid-19 performer globally: Politico
HANOI, May 24, 2020, The Hanoi Times. Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said…
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‘We feel like tourists’: Malaysians throng Kuala Lumpur city centre on first day of Raya
KUALA LUMPUR, May 24, 2020, Malay Mail. It is a norm for foreigners to ‘swarm’…
Dengue fever infections on the rise nationwide in Laos
VIENTIANE, May 24, 2020, The Laotian Times. 149 cases of dengue fever have been reported…
Hong Kong police fire tear gas amid renewed tensions, protests
HONG KONG, May 24, 2020, The Straits Times. The game of cat and mouse between…
Vietnamese leading e-commerce platforms Tiki and Sendo agreed to merge their business
HANOI, May 23, 2020, The Hanoi Times. Following the hottest M&A retail deal of Vingroup…
Tourism reports 50 per cent increase in two weeks in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, May 23, 2020, The Khmer Times. More than 250,000 tourists have visited popular…
Malaysia’s PM to address nation tonight
KUALA LUMPUR, May 23, 2020, NST. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin will address the…
Two Chinese arrested for fake Covid-19 drugs in the Philippines
MANILA, May 23, 2020, PhilStar. Two Chinese citizens were arrested in Cavite yesterday for possession…
At least two people survived PIA plane crash near Karachi airport, 80 dead
KARACHI, May 23, 2020, Pakistan Today. A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane, with at least…
Apple has moved some AirPods Pro manufacturing from China to Vietnam
HANOI, May 23, 2020, The Verge. Some Apple AirPods Pro cases now say the headphones…
[Analytics] Southeast Asia’s coronavirus ‘fake news’ arrests are quieting critics
14-year-old in Kampot, Cambodia, was detained and forced by police to publicly apologize after expressing…
Rohingya targeted in Malaysia as Covid-19 stokes xenophobia
KUALA LUMPUR, May 23, 2020, Reuters. Eleyas, a Rohingya Muslim, fled to Malaysia six years…