Police stepping up roadblocks to deter interstate travel in Malaysia
KOTA BHARU, Apr 30, 2021, Bernama. Perak police will beef up controls to prevent people…
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Thai growth forecast revised down to 2.3 per cent
BANGKOK, Apr 30, 2021, Bangkok Post. The Finance Ministry’s Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) on Thursday…
Archaeologists finally uncovered some of the mystery behind Laos’s Plain of Jars
VIENTIANE, Apr 29, 2021, Popular Science. Nestled in the mountain ridges and hilly slopes of…
Sri Lanka, China vow to enhance pragmatic cooperation in all sectors
COLOMBO, Apr 29, 2021, Xinhua. Sri Lanka and China vowed here Wednesday (Apr 28) to…
Bangladesh temporarily closes land borders with India
DHAKA, Apr 27, 2021, ToI. The rise in COVID-19 cases in India has led to…
Philippine coast guard holds drills in West Philippine Sea
MANILA, Apr 26, 2021, PhilStar. The Philippine coast guard is conducting drills in the South…
Thai public health ministry mulls new lockdown
BANGKOK, Apr 26, 2021, Bangkok Post. The Public Health Ministry has proposed “targeted lockdown” measures…
Myanmar junta chief ‘not opposed’ to visit by ASEAN delegation, humanitarian aid: Singapore’s PM
BANGKOK, Apr 25, 2021, ST. Myanmar’s junta chief, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, appears open…
Singapore’s PM announces Cabinet reshuffle
SINGAPORE, Apr 24, 2021, ST. Education Minister Lawrence Wong will helm the Ministry of Finance,…
Taiwan security officials propose ban on Chinese flag
TAIPEI, Apr 24, 2021, The Diplomat. Taiwanese national security officials want to criminalize the display…
Biden’s virtual climate summit draws all 40 invited world leaders
WASHINGTON D.C., Apr 22, 2021, ST. All 40 world leaders who were invited to the…
[Analytics] How Asia can lead a recovery in post-Covid-19 era
BOAO, Hainan, April 21 (Xinhua) — The global spotlight is once again on Boao, with…