Locals wearing protective masks, to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (Covid-19), stand in line to receive assistance from Indonesian president in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 16, 2021. - Reuters
Malaysia:
Covid-19: 12,541 new cases bring total to 893,323
Sinopharm and Johnson & Johnson vaccines get conditional approval for use in Malaysia
Surge-ing ahead: CITF aims to have all adult residents in KL, Selangor vaccinated by Aug 1
Amid pandemic, direct selling industry grew by 20% last year
Dr Wee: Over 50,000 taxi, e-hailing drivers and p-hailing riders to get Covid-19 jabs expedited
Singapore:
Armed robbery incidents in Singapore Strait rise to 20 in first half of 2021
SIA ranked most recommended brand in Singapore, ahead of Uniqlo and Amazon Prime: YouGov study
'Butterfly' hostesses push Singapore KTV cluster to 88 cases
Singapore tightens dining in, Covid-19 rules as KTV cluster grows; pivoted night spots to suspend operations
Number of start-ups going public in South-East Asia predicted to triple by end of decade
Singapore non-oil exports surge 15.9% in June, beating forecasts
Sinovac's vaccine finds supporters in Singapore despite effectiveness questions elsewhere
Thailand:
Thai hospital tycoon sticks to guns on vaccine claims
67 deaths, 9,692 new infections as Thailand’s fights losing battle
Thailand in talks for Novavax's subunit vaccine to fight Delta
Covid patients overflow into hospital car park as cases surge in Bangkok
Thai low-cost housing plan puts slum dwellers in charge
Thai temples are overburdened with Covid-19 cremations
Thai-made Favipiravir tablets for Covid treatment get FDA approval
Indonesia:
Former Indonesian minister Edhy Prabowo jailed for 5 years over lobster scandal
Indonesia approves emergency use of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine
Employers call for relief aid as Indonesian govt mulls extending emergency
Cyberattacks loom in Indonesia as pandemic forces employees to work from home
Nine killed, dozens missing after boats capsize in Indonesia storm
Philippines:
Philippines to receive 3.2 million J&J Covid shots from the US
Philippines detects 16 more Delta variant cases, including 11 local cases
Philippines to reopen 2021-2022 school year on Sept 13
Vietnam:
Vietnam is ‘promised land’ for digital banking: experts
Vietnamese man jailed for 18 months for spreading Covid-19
Vietnam pledges to facilitate South Korea's business investment
Myanmar:
Myanmar declares July 17-25 public holidays to curb Covid-19
75 children killed, around 1,000 detained since Myanmar coup: UN experts
Inside a Myanmar clinic fighting a new Covid surge
US journalist jailed in Myanmar fears he has Covid-19: lawyer
Cambodia:
Cambodia's rice sector adopts new strategies as exports hit
Cambodia to provide Covid-19 jabs to adolescents aged 12-17: PM
50 families in Battambang evacuated in Cambodia floods
Laos:
Vientiane court sentences 6 Covid-19 spreaders to jail
Japan provides Laos with US$3mil for human resource development
Brunei:
Brunei celebrates royal birthday as no local Covid-19 cases for over 400 days
Brunei reports 1 new imported Covid-19 case, 283 cases in total
