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SE Asia 5 years ago

Virus ship crew's families fear for kin as Philippines evacuation postponed

Families of hundreds of Filipino crew members still stuck on board the coronavirus-stricken Diamond ...

SE Asia 5 years ago

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China, ASEAN agree to pursue joint response to virus outbreak

China and ASEAN have agreed to cooperate in a joint response to the coronavirus outbreak following t...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Thai court dissolves opposition party critical of military rule

The dissolution of the Future Forward Party comes less than a year after Thailand held a general ele...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Nearly 900,000 pangolins trafficked in Southeast Asia: Watchdog

Nearly 900,000 pangolins are believed to have been trafficked across Southeast Asia in the past two ...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Malaysia 1MDB fugitive spotted in virus-hit Wuhan

Low Taek Jho -- commonly known as Jho Low -- is accused of playing a major role in plundering billio...

SE Asia 5 years ago

China FM to meet ASEAN peers at virus summit

China's foreign minister is set to meet his Southeast Asian peers in Laos on Thursday for crisis...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Indonesian activist prepares ground for future cannabis industry

A Jakarta-based activist is campaigning to change public perception and Indonesian policy so that pa...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Facebook blocks Singapore anti-govt page, slams misinformation law

Facebook on Tuesday blocked the page of an anti-government website in Singapore following a demand f...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Woman gunned down in new Thai mall shooting

A woman was killed Tuesday at a Bangkok mall in a shooting Thai police blamed on "jealousy&quot...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Cruise passengers scatter, take Cambodia bus tours despite virus fears

A scramble intensified Monday to trace passengers from a US cruise liner allowed to disembark in Cam...

SE Asia 5 years ago

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Southeast Asian nations, China to discuss collective response to virus outbreak

Top diplomats from Southeast Asia are to meet their Chinese counterparts on Thursday in search of a ...

SE Asia 5 years ago

American woman from cruise ship tests positive again for coronavirus in Malaysia

An American passenger from a cruise ship docked in Cambodia has tested positive for the ne...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Dangerous Drugs Board OKs cannabis use for epilepsy

Advocates pushing for the legalization of cannabis (the scientific name of marijuana) as medicine sc...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Malaysia plans stimulus as virus may worsen growth at decade low

The package will involve all ministries, Transport Minister Anthony Loke said on Thursday. Bank Nega...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Vietnam quarantines commune of 10,000 over coronavirus

Vietnam announced Thursday that a commune of 10,000 people will be placed under quarantine due to fe...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Trump 'fine' with end of Philippines military pact

US President Donald Trump dismissed concerns Wednesday about the Philippines canceling a major milit...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Chess, squabbles aboard cruise ship cast away by coronavirus fears

For nearly two weeks, the MS Westerdam, a ship of healthy passengers, has been turned away by Japan,...

SE Asia 5 years ago

300 vacated after coronavirus case confirmed at DBS Asia Central in Singapore

About 300 DBS employees were vacated from their office at Marina Bay Financial Centre on Wednesday, ...

SE Asia 5 years ago

The brothels of Daulatdia: Sex workers to get 'honorable' funeral

Hamida Begum became the first sex worker from Bangladesh bordello Daulatdia to receive a formal Isla...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Thai army chief tearfully apologises for mass shooting by soldier

The soldier, Sergeant Major Jakrapanth Thomma, was shot dead by security forces on Sunday after he h...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Philippines to terminate troop agreement with US

Duterte, who has openly disapproved of the two countries' military alliance, made the decision a...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Duterte’s lawyer wants top court to scrap media giant’s permit

The Philippine government’s chief lawyer has asked the top court to forfeit the franchise of A...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Gotta catch 'em all: Pokemon-style app aims to save Indonesia's forests

An Indonesian crowdsourcing app is tapping into the competitive spirit of its users by creating Poke...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Coronavirus: Politicians, supermarkets urge calm amid panic-buying of groceries

Singapore on Friday raised its coronavirus alert level and reported more cases not linked to pr...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Singapore raises coronavirus alert to SARS level as new cases show spread

The orange alert means the virus is severe and passes easily from person to person and was last rais...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Indonesian isolated for coronavirus in Singapore in stable condition, embassy says

The 44-year-old was the 21st novel coronavirus case detected in Singapore.

SE Asia 5 years ago

Halimah Yacob wants Indonesian, Singaporean youths to strengthen ties

Aside from discussing collaboration prospects, Halimah also shared insight on corruption eradic...

SE Asia 5 years ago

WHO investigates Singapore conference linked to foreign virus spread

At least three employees of a multinational company that held a meeting of more than 100 internation...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Coronavirus: Indonesia will not repatriate infected citizen from Singapore before recovery

Indonesia will not repatriate its citizen in Singapore confirmed to have been infected with the...

SE Asia 5 years ago

Activists, politicians urge protection of Chinese mistreated over coronavirus

Activists and politicians are denouncing the growing harassment and mistreatment of Chinese tourists...

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