Asean economic ministers to deliberate on post-Covid-19 recovery efforts
Malay Mail Fri, February 26, 2021 KUALA LUMPUR – Asean Economic Ministers will engage in earnest discussions on the development of post-Covid-19 recovery efforts at both the national and regional […]
Myanmar Anti-Coup Protestors Get Creative with Thanakha in Fresh Protests
By The Irrawaddy Thu, February 25, 2021 Anti-regime protesters in Mandalay use thanakha as part of the campaign. / The Irrawaddy Myanmar’s anti-coup protesters on Thursday are getting creative with […]
Vietnam commits broader role in ASEAN environment protection 2021
Duy Nguyen THE HANOI TIMES Thu, February 25, 2021 Vietnam pledges to engage more in ASEAN joint efforts in environment protection. Photo: Wason Wanichakorn/ Greenpeace HANOI – The country has […]
Indonesia: Evidence mismatch halts fight to protect Sabuai sacred forest
Belseran Christ The Jakarta Post Tue, February 23, 2021 An investigator with the Environment and Forestry Ministry’s law enforcement division stands on a cut-down tree at a forest in Sabuai […]
Vietnam, US to enhance economic cooperation after Covid-19
Phi Nhat THE HANOI TIMES Thu, February 25, 2021 An overview of the meeting between he Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade and the State of West Virginia (the US) […]
Tuoi Tre newspaper holds crowdfunding campaign for COVID-19 vaccination in Vietnam
Hanguyen VietReader Theu, February 25, 2021 Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper has launched a fundraising program for the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines in order to inoculate all Vietnamese citizens. Named ‘Cung […]
Indonesia’s foreign minister to visit Myanmar
By Mizzima Wed, February 24, 2021 Indonesia’s foreign minister plans to fly to Myanmar on Thursday in the first known visit by a foreign envoy since the Feb. 1 military […]
Foreigners in Cambodia eligible for free vaccines
Brian Badzmierowski Khmer Times Thu, February 25, 2021 The Cambodian government is providing free vaccinations against COVID-19 to all foreigners living and working in the Kingdom. This was disclosed in […]
Poor countries could face grave death toll from lack of access to Covid vaccines
The Commonwealth Tue 23 February 2021 LONDON – Poorer countries will most likely “bear the brunt of hundreds of thousands of needless deaths” from inequalities in access to Covid-19 […]
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