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SE Asia 5 years ago

Schools reopen as Singapore eases lockdown restrictions

With temperatures checked, masks fitted, and hand sanitizers at the ready, many Singapore children r...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Philippine capital reopens despite jump in virus cases

Streets in the capital were choked with traffic and limited public transport resumed as commuters fl...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Vietnamese cops bust $2.6bn online gambling ring

Vietnamese police have smashed a massive online card ring with revenues estimated at $2.6 billion, t...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Go-go bars gone as coronavirus hits Bangkok's sex district

Thailand shut bars and clubs in mid-March as coronavirus cases surged. It halted international passe...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Philippines' primary, secondary schools to resume in August

The department clarified the plan after President Rodrigo Duterte suggested earlier this week that h...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Singaporean gets four months jail for COVID-19 Facebook post

Singapore jailed a taxi driver for four months on Wednesday over a Facebook post in which he falsely...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Philippines task force backs easing one of world's toughest lockdowns

The Philippines' coronavirus task force has recommended President Rodrigo Duterte ease one of th...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Philippines reports 18 new coronavirus deaths, 380 more infections

In a bulletin, the ministry said total deaths have reached 904, while confirmed cases have risen to ...

SE Asia 5 years ago

38 Indonesian undocumented migrants in Malaysia test positive for COVID-19

The Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur’s head of social and cultural information, Agung Cahaya...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Philippines' Duterte says no school until there is a virus vaccine

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he will not allow students to go back to school until a co...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Riding to the rescue: Hanoi motorbike taxi drivers turn first aiders

On the tarmac of a dark Hanoi street, motorbike taxi driver Pham Quoc Viet mops the bloodied kn...

SE Asia 5 years ago

15,000 Rohingya under coronavirus quarantine as cases hit 29

Some 15,000 Rohingya refugees are now under coronavirus quarantine in Bangladesh's vast camps, o...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Thailand enters global race for vaccine with trials on monkeys

More than 100 candidate vaccines are currently in various stages of development around the world, at...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Coronavirus cases in Singapore surpass 30,000: Reuters tally

Coronavirus cases in Singapore topped 30,000 on Friday as the city-state reports hundreds of new inf...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Myanmar editor jailed for 2 years over coronavirus error

A Myanmar news editor has been jailed for two years after his agency reported a coronavirus death th...

SE Asia 5 years ago

'The saddest Eid'. Coronavirus cuts lifeline for Indonesian migrant families

Coronavirus lockdowns around the world have forced companies to cut jobs or wages, and migrant worke...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Thailand to extend coronavirus emergency to end of June

Thailand will maintain its state of emergency over the coronavirus until the end of June, its COVID-...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Turtles get boost as Malaysian state to ban egg trade

A Malaysian state that is a major nesting site for turtles will ban the trade in their eggs, authori...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Philippines tops world for online child sex abuse: Study

Parents and relatives were responsible for facilitating the abuse in nearly all cases, according to ...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Thailand says it expects coronavirus vaccine next year after tests in mice

Thailand expects to have a vaccine for the novel coronavirus ready next year, a senior official said...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Man sentenced to death in Singapore via Zoom call

A man has been sentenced to death in Singapore via a Zoom video-call for his role in a drug deal, th...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Real-life ‘The Terminal’: 3 Nigerians stuck at Suvarnabhumi Airport for over 2 months

Suvarnabhumi Airport confirmed that three Nigerians have been stuck at the airport for more than two...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Singapore sorry for sending positive coronavirus test results in error

Singapore has apologized to 357 COVID-19 patients who received an erroneous text message saying they...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Anger after Malaysia drops 'Wolf of Wall Street' charges

A deal to drop money-laundering charges linked to the 1MDB scandal against a producer of Hollywood h...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Malaysia's king upholds PM's appointment as opposition mounts challenge

Malaysia's king on Monday said the appointment of Muhyiddin Yassin as prime minister during turm...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Plastic surge in virus lockdown frustrates Thai activist

The amount of plastic waste generated during the coronavirus lockdown has surged by 15% in Thailand,...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Long queues as Thai malls reopen after virus shutdown

Shoppers flocked to Thailand's top-end malls on Sunday, eager for retail therapy as shopping cen...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Thailand reports no new coronavirus cases, no additional deaths

Thailand on Saturday reported no new coronavirus cases or deaths as the country begins to reopen bus...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Cambodia says all COVID-19 patients recovered, no new cases for a month

Cambodia's last patient with the new coronavirus has recovered and left hospital, leaving the So...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Swabbers Wanted: Singapore recruits virus testers as cases climb

Singapore is offering generous salaries for people to perform nasal swabs at places like quarantined...

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