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SE Asia 5 years ago

In Singapore, migrant coronavirus cases highlight containment weak link

Half of Singapore's virus cases linked to migrant dorms.

SE Asia 5 years ago

Bangladesh rescues nearly 400 Rohingya after weeks at sea

Bangladesh's coast guard said it rescued Wednesday at least 382 "starving" Rohingya re...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Poles apart: Thais find novel way to mark virus-hit Songkran

The three-day holiday -- known as Songkran -- is renowned for its booze-fueled water fight...

SE Asia 5 years ago

ASEAN must not neglect migrant workers, refugees in COVID-19 response: Activists

As one of the biggest migrant-sending countries in the region, Indonesia in particular raised the is...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Two Thai provinces loosen lockdowns as new virus cases drop

Nonthaburi, a province bordering Bangkok, allowed retailers of mobile phones and related services to...

SE Asia 5 years ago

India agrees to sell hydroxychloroquine to Malaysia to help fight COVID-19

India has agreed to sell hydroxychloroquine tablets to Malaysia for use in the treatment of COVID-19...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Vietnam introduces 'fake news' fines for coronavirus misinformation

A fine of 10-20 million dong ($426-$853), equivalent to around three to six months' basic salary...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Thailand extends ban on passenger flights until end-April

The ban was first introduced on April 4, and the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand has already ex...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Malaysia turns to coronavirus antibody tests to supplement laboratory checks

Officials in Malaysia, as elsewhere, had initially rejected the use of the serology test kits, which...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Leaders support establishment of ASEAN COVID-19 response fund

The leaders of Southeast Asian countries agreed on Tuesday to establish an ASEAN COVID-19 Response F...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Singapore about-turns on masks, making them compulsory in virus fight

First-time offenders caught without a mask will be fined S$300 ($212).

SE Asia 5 years ago

ASEAN leaders meet online to tackle coronavirus

Southeast Asian leaders warned Tuesday of the crippling economic cost of the coronavirus at a summit...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Philippines ramps up coronavirus testing to find thousands of unknown infections

Philippines has targeted several phases of ramped-up testing, starting on Tuesday with 8,000 people ...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Thai grocery trucks get new life from coronavirus shutdown

For generations grocery truck shops were common in Thai neighborhoods but new shopping malls with th...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Philippines relaxes ban on nurses leaving for jobs overseas

Future applications for health-care jobs abroad are “frozen until further notice,” Forei...

SE Asia 5 years ago

'Rice ATM' feeds Vietnam's poor amid virus lockdown

A Vietnamese entrepreneur in Ho Chi Minh City has invented a 24/7 automatic dispensing machine provi...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Singapore readies 'floating hotels' for workers as coronavirus spreads

Singapore is preparing to house hundreds of foreign workers in accommodation vessels typically used ...

SE Asia 5 years ago

ASEAN leaders to meet online over COVID-19

The 10-member Southeast Asia grouping has held a number of cross-sectoral meetings over the past few...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Singapore gets stricter on enforcement to curb spread of virus

The government has closed beaches, and some areas of parks and nature reserves, saying “toughe...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Singapore stops Zoom for home-schooling after hacking report

The action comes as harassers breached some e-learning modules and displayed obscene images in the s...

SE Asia 5 years ago

East Timor reports second case of coronavirus

The infected person had travelled from Indonesia's West Timor region, Integrated Crisis Manageme...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Scores of detained Rohingya freed in Myanmar as virus fears mount

On Wednesday a court suddenly dropped cases against two of the largest groups of arrested Rohingya, ...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Singapore migrant workers live in fear as virus hits dorms

Migrant workers in Singapore are living in fear following a surge of coronavirus infections in their...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Malaysia to give out masks to households as guidance shifts

Malaysia will hand out 24.62 million masks, four for each household, while advising people to only u...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Singapore ramps up rooftop farming plans as virus upends supply chains

Singapore on Wednesday announced new measures to accelerate local food production as the coronavirus...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Large number of Thai returnees from Indonesia carry COVID-19

Forty-two of 76 Thais who returned from Indonesia on Monday are COVID-19 patients, a report on Tuesd...

SE Asia 5 years ago

'Dead city': Singapore closes workplaces in virus fight

Singapore's usually bustling business district was almost deserted Tuesday as most workplaces in...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Duterte likely to extend Philippines coronavirus lockdown

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said he’s inclined to extend a lockdown of more than hal...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Migrant workers fear massive Singapore dormitory lockdown is coronavirus time bomb

Singapore on Sunday said it had quarantined nearly 20,000 workers in two dormitories, made up of mai...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Malaysia does U-turn on virus relaxation for Heineken, Carlsberg after backlash

Malaysia's cabinet on Monday revoked approvals for brewers Heineken and Carlsberg to restart ope...

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