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SE Asia 5 years ago

Malaysia defends easing of coronavirus curbs as new infections jump

Most businesses will reopen on Monday after a six-week shutdown ordered to fight the COVID-19 outbre...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Nearly 10,000 inmates freed as virus hits Philippine jails

The move follows a directive to lower courts to release those awaiting trial in prison because they ...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Singapore prepares to ease some coronavirus curbs

Selected activities such as home-based businesses, laundry services and barbers will be allowed to o...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Thailand to reopen some businesses as new coronavirus cases slow

Thailand will start reopening on Sunday some businesses, such as outdoor markets, barber shops and p...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Singaporeans who break quarantine for food pay hefty bill

A Singaporean man who broke his coronavirus quarantine with 30 minutes remaining to buy prata flatbr...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Covid, Corona and Lockdown: the newborns named after a pandemic

When Colline Tabesa gave birth to a healthy baby girl in the central Philippine city of Bacolod on A...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Singapore's bid to contain dorm outbreaks may cause lag in coronavirus tally

Singapore's health ministry has said it is not able to test all migrant workers in dormitories a...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Thailand's coronavirus medics feel strain even as cases decline

Since March 9, the King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital in Bangkok has treated nearly 200 coronaviru...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Ramadan bazaars go digital in Southeast Asia amid pandemic

Ramadan is traditionally a lucrative time for food vendors in Muslim-majority countries, with more p...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Nearly 100 Malaysians who recently returned from Indonesia test positive for COVID-19

Of the total imported cases of COVID-19 recorded in Malaysia, 71 percent originated from Indonesia....

SE Asia 5 years ago

Thailand to extend coronavirus emergency measures, sees improvement

Thailand will extend a state of emergency over the coronavirus until the end of May, but will consid...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Indonesia repatriates 66 citizens in Thailand: Embassy

National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia flew the stranded Indonesians home.

SE Asia 5 years ago

Philippines extends capital's coronavirus lockdown to May 15

Philippine lockdown longest after China, Italy.

SE Asia 5 years ago

Indonesian ASEAN rights representative expresses concern as Malaysia turns away refugees

Indonesia’s representative to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Human Rights Commission (AICHR), Yuy...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Malaysia calls for peaceful end to months-long South China Sea standoff

Malaysia called on Thursday for disputes over the South China Sea to be resolved by peaceful means, ...

SE Asia 5 years ago

One-month-old infant recovers from coronavirus in Thailand

A one-month-old Thai baby, the country's youngest coronavirus patient, has successfully recovere...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Vietnam relaxes virus restrictions as cases plateau

Vietnam eased social distancing measures Thursday, with experts pointing to a decisive response invo...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Malaysia arrests Rohingya in trafficking crackdown

Malaysia has arrested two Rohingya for alleged human-trafficking, authorities said Tuesday, as they ...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Singapore extends partial lockdown until June 1 as infections surge

Singapore will extend a partial lockdown until June 1 to curb a sharp rise in coronavirus infections...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Singapore shelves virus superheroes after backlash

A band of Singapore superheroes created to help in the coronavirus fight has been shelved after inte...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Two US warships in South China Sea amid China-Malaysia standoff

Two US warships are operating in the South China Sea, the Navy said on Tuesday, with three regional ...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Singapore reports record jump in coronavirus cases

Singapore reported a record daily jump of more than 1,400 coronavirus cases Monday, taking its total...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Bangladesh shuts down villages after tens of thousands attend cleric's funeral

Bangladesh has tightened a clampdown on seven villages after tens of thousands attended the funeral ...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Malaysia detects new COVID-19 cluster among students returning from East Java

"From that overall number, 34 students have been quarantined in Melaka and nine in Kuala Lumpur...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Malaysia turns back Rohingya boat over virus fears

Malaysia has denied entry to a boat carrying about 200 Rohingya due to coronavirus fears, the air fo...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Indonesia now leads Southeast Asia in confirmed coronavirus cases

Indonesia's coronavirus tally has surpassed that of other countries in Southeast Asia, despite t...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Singapore mulls placing workers who recover from COVID-19 on cruise ships

Singapore is assessing whether migrant workers who have recovered from coronavirus might be safer on...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Myanmar to free almost 25,000 prisoners in largest amnesty in years

Myanmar will free almost 25,000 prisoners in an amnesty to mark the traditional New Year, the presid...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Philippines' Duterte threatens martial law-like virus crackdown

"I'm just asking for a little discipline. If not, if you do not believe me, then the milita...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Virus-hit Asian nations brace for double disasters as extreme weather looms

Countries from India to the Philippines, already struggling with the coronavirus pandemic, are likel...

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