Half a million tourism jobs lost in second quarter in Thailand
BANGKOK, Jun 29, 2021, Reuters. Thailand lost 550,000 tourism jobs in the second quarter, a…
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Metro Manila likely to remain under lockdown in July: Palace
MANILA, Jun 28, 2021, PhilStar. Despite its improving COVID-19 numbers, Metro Manila is likely to…
Myanmar sinking into chaos as militias proliferate: International Crisis Group
WASHINGTON D.C., Jun 28, 2021, ST. A new report from the International Crisis Group (ICG)…
Laos to join meetings on rail link between Thailand and China
BANGKOK, Jun 27, 2021, Bangkok Post. Thailand and China have agreed to seek to hold…
Rice from S. Korea boosts emergency reserves during economic woes: Laos
VIENTIANE, Jun 27, 2021, Vientiane Times/ANN. South Korea has donated 1, 320 metric tonnes of…
Malaysia to stay in Phase One of recovery plan: PM
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 27, 2021, Malay Mail. The first phase of the National Recovery Plan…
Myanmar torches drugs worth $670M
YANGON, Jun 26, 2021, Bangkok Post. Myanmar authorities torched $670 million worth of narcotics across…
Vietnam to trial vaccine passport program in July
HANOI, Jun 26, 2021, VN Express. Vietnam will trial its vaccine passport program in July…
Malaysia encourages selective investments into the country
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 26, 2021, Bernama. To achieve a high-income nation status, a new national…
East Asia was hit by another coronavirus epidemic 20,000 years ago: Study
CANBERRA, Jun 26, 2021, CNN. Over the past 20 years, people have faced a series…
Myanmar security forces seize arms cache near Mandalay
YANGON, Jun 25, 2021, Reuters. Myanmar security forces seized a large cache of weapons on…
Vietnam slams China’s illegal activities on Vietnamese territories
HANOI, Jun 25, 2021, VN Express. Vietnam said Thursday that China’s deployment of ships and…