Young women wearing historical dresses pose next to a steam train as they prepare to leave the Hualamphong station for a trip to mark the birthday of Thailand's late King Bhumibol Adulyadej in Bangkok, Thailand, on Sunday, December 5, 2021. - Reuters
Malaysia:
Covid-19: 4,298 new cases bring total to 2,658,772
Covid-19: 36 new deaths bring total fatalities to 30,574
Covid-19: No plans to end school session earlier than scheduled, says Education Minister
2.7 million of adolescents in Malaysia fully vaccinated
86.4% of youngsters fully vaxxed
Over 20,000 cops, family members have contracted Covid-19 so far, says Deputy IGP
MH370 trending after British engineer claims he has located where it crashed
Malaysia generates RM33.9bil potential returns at Dubai expo
Over 20,000 students dropped out of school from March 2020 to July 2021, says Education Ministry
Wildlife in Kinabatangan Floodplain under threat from heavy metal pollution
Ringgit set to remain weak against the greenback this week over Omicron worries
Bursa Malaysia likely to improve on bargain-hunting this week
Singapore:
552 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore; one imported case tests preliminarily positive for Omicron on Sunday (Dec 5)
Website that pairs sugar babies with sugar daddies offers students in Singapore free membership
Singapore suspends crypto exchange in dispute with Korean superstar group BTS, reports Financial Times
Grab goes public in US$40B SPAC deal but slides in market debut
Vital to keep border with S'pore open as 300,000 Malaysians depend on it for livelihood: Johor MB
Singapore: 22 days in a row Covid-19 growth rate stays below one; only 743 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday (Dec 4)
Changes to year-end plans
Indonesia:
Indonesia reports a lowly 196 new Covid-19 cases and four more deaths on Sunday (Dec 5)
Indonesia's badminton extravaganza: Rising women star An Se-young of South Korea wins season finale
Indonesia to send 'umrah' pilgrims to Saudi Arabia despite Omicron threat
Monument to 'Covid-19 heroes' unveiled in Indonesia
6.2-magnitude earthquake hits central Indonesia, no casualty reported
Indonesia Semeru volcanic eruption kills 13; 10 trapped miners evacuated
Lining up allies in the Indo-Pacific region
Thailand:
Thailand records 4,704 Covid-19 cases and 27 deaths on Sunday (Dec 5)
Thailand's Phachara Kongwatmai secures first Asian Tour win
Thailand: Pattani’s Baan Khun Phithak Raya wins Unesco award for cultural conservation
Thai govt beefs up border security as it keeps hawk’s eye on Omicron variant
Thailand gets ready for winner’s glory for record sixth time at AFF Championship; the region's premier football tournament
Thailand to hit 100 million doses
Inequality in vaccine access
Philippines:
Infections now much lower as Philippines logs 603 new Covid-19 cases and 156 deaths on Sunday (Dec 5)
Philippines considers extending expiry dates of Covid-19 shots
WHO says measures used against Delta variant should work for Omicron; Philippines remain calm about new Covid-19 virus
6.1-magnitude earthquake rattles southern Philippines
Filipinos above the age of 18 are eligible for booster shots as Asean reports over 27,000 Covid-19 cases on Saturday (Dec 5)
No let-up in ferry disaster case
Three Covid-19 samples being checked for Omicron
Charisma and Rodrigo Duterte
Vietnam:
Vietnam reports 14,314 new Covid-19 cases and 1,309,092 in total on Sunday (Dec 5)
Vietnam to pay attention to monetary policy after US report, says central bank official
Vietnam and Taiwan exceed US Treasury currency thresholds, but no manipulator labels
Vietnam's spectacular terraced rice fields wait for tourists as country continues to open up
Wealthy nations starved the developing world of vaccines. Omicron shows the cost of this greed
Hanoi expands home isolation to 30 districts
Myanmar:
Myanmar: The 1700 feet long “Bamaw-Sinkyin Tarpain” river crossing bridge completed; a job done after 47 years
Myanmar junta chief meets Suu Kyi party stalwart
Five dead after Myanmar soldiers ram protest crowd, say witnesses
Myanmar security forces ram car into protest in Yangon, deaths feared on tragic Sunday (Dec 5)
Cambodia:
Cambodian leader Hun Sen says backs eldest son to succeed him
Cambodia receive full support pledge from China's Foreign Minister
Cambodian Prince Ranariddh's body arrives home from France
National day of mourning for Ranariddh set on Dec 8
Laos:
Laos-China railway delivers hope, new development opportunities - An opinion by Vientiane Times
Laos opens its mega railway to China as debt to Beijing keeps rising
First China-Laos Railway freight train from Kunming arrives in Vientiane
Pledge to further promote bilateral ties
Brunei:
Whistle blown on dubious and expensive beef meat in Brunei
Recoveries continue to surpass new cases in Brunei, says health minister
Sultan describes Brunei-United Kingdom ties as very ‘special’
Minister: New variant no cause for alarm
Asean:
People isolated by long Covid find hope and connection through social media
Analysis-Modi's farm reform reversal to deter investment in India's agriculture
Time for China’s youth to wake up to the other side of ‘fanquan’
Omicron: China speeds up research into vaccines and tests amid progress on recombinant spike protein
What was behind Hong Kong train door mishap? Prominent engineer questions official line
Sweet words from China to US business fail to soothe Washington ire
China’s largest online travel platform Trip.com to focus on domestic bookings as Covid-19 disrupts outbound tours, chairman says
Tech stocks from Meituan to Alibaba lead losses in Hong Kong as Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi prepares for US delisting
Debt-laden developer China Aoyuan tumbles after failing to meet US$651 million of payment demands
Hong Kong eyes bigger role, market as it helps Hainan with free-trade port development
Former deputy commander of Xinjiang paramilitary body accused of corruption
China’s Communist Party is looking for a new generation of leaders. They’ll have to pass ‘the loyalty test’
Didi departure from NYSE marks end of Wall Street romance with Chinese big tech
Beijing to appoint four senior officials to oversee national security in Macau
Civilians mistakenly killed by Indian forces in remote northeast - official
Covid-19: 4,298 new cases bring total to 2,658,772
Covid-19: 36 new deaths bring total fatalities to 30,574
Covid-19: No plans to end school session earlier than scheduled, says Education Minister
2.7 million of adolescents in Malaysia fully vaccinated
86.4% of youngsters fully vaxxed
Over 20,000 cops, family members have contracted Covid-19 so far, says Deputy IGP
MH370 trending after British engineer claims he has located where it crashed
Malaysia generates RM33.9bil potential returns at Dubai expo
Over 20,000 students dropped out of school from March 2020 to July 2021, says Education Ministry
Wildlife in Kinabatangan Floodplain under threat from heavy metal pollution
Ringgit set to remain weak against the greenback this week over Omicron worries
Bursa Malaysia likely to improve on bargain-hunting this week
Singapore:
552 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore; one imported case tests preliminarily positive for Omicron on Sunday (Dec 5)
Website that pairs sugar babies with sugar daddies offers students in Singapore free membership
Singapore suspends crypto exchange in dispute with Korean superstar group BTS, reports Financial Times
Grab goes public in US$40B SPAC deal but slides in market debut
Vital to keep border with S'pore open as 300,000 Malaysians depend on it for livelihood: Johor MB
Singapore: 22 days in a row Covid-19 growth rate stays below one; only 743 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday (Dec 4)
Changes to year-end plans
Indonesia:
Indonesia reports a lowly 196 new Covid-19 cases and four more deaths on Sunday (Dec 5)
Indonesia's badminton extravaganza: Rising women star An Se-young of South Korea wins season finale
Indonesia to send 'umrah' pilgrims to Saudi Arabia despite Omicron threat
Monument to 'Covid-19 heroes' unveiled in Indonesia
6.2-magnitude earthquake hits central Indonesia, no casualty reported
Indonesia Semeru volcanic eruption kills 13; 10 trapped miners evacuated
Lining up allies in the Indo-Pacific region
Thailand:
Thailand records 4,704 Covid-19 cases and 27 deaths on Sunday (Dec 5)
Thailand's Phachara Kongwatmai secures first Asian Tour win
Thailand: Pattani’s Baan Khun Phithak Raya wins Unesco award for cultural conservation
Thai govt beefs up border security as it keeps hawk’s eye on Omicron variant
Thailand gets ready for winner’s glory for record sixth time at AFF Championship; the region's premier football tournament
Thailand to hit 100 million doses
Inequality in vaccine access
Philippines:
Infections now much lower as Philippines logs 603 new Covid-19 cases and 156 deaths on Sunday (Dec 5)
Philippines considers extending expiry dates of Covid-19 shots
WHO says measures used against Delta variant should work for Omicron; Philippines remain calm about new Covid-19 virus
6.1-magnitude earthquake rattles southern Philippines
Filipinos above the age of 18 are eligible for booster shots as Asean reports over 27,000 Covid-19 cases on Saturday (Dec 5)
No let-up in ferry disaster case
Three Covid-19 samples being checked for Omicron
Charisma and Rodrigo Duterte
Vietnam:
Vietnam reports 14,314 new Covid-19 cases and 1,309,092 in total on Sunday (Dec 5)
Vietnam to pay attention to monetary policy after US report, says central bank official
Vietnam and Taiwan exceed US Treasury currency thresholds, but no manipulator labels
Vietnam's spectacular terraced rice fields wait for tourists as country continues to open up
Wealthy nations starved the developing world of vaccines. Omicron shows the cost of this greed
Hanoi expands home isolation to 30 districts
Myanmar:
Myanmar: The 1700 feet long “Bamaw-Sinkyin Tarpain” river crossing bridge completed; a job done after 47 years
Myanmar junta chief meets Suu Kyi party stalwart
Five dead after Myanmar soldiers ram protest crowd, say witnesses
Myanmar security forces ram car into protest in Yangon, deaths feared on tragic Sunday (Dec 5)
Cambodia:
Cambodian leader Hun Sen says backs eldest son to succeed him
Cambodia receive full support pledge from China's Foreign Minister
Cambodian Prince Ranariddh's body arrives home from France
National day of mourning for Ranariddh set on Dec 8
Laos:
Laos-China railway delivers hope, new development opportunities - An opinion by Vientiane Times
Laos opens its mega railway to China as debt to Beijing keeps rising
First China-Laos Railway freight train from Kunming arrives in Vientiane
Pledge to further promote bilateral ties
Brunei:
Whistle blown on dubious and expensive beef meat in Brunei
Recoveries continue to surpass new cases in Brunei, says health minister
Sultan describes Brunei-United Kingdom ties as very ‘special’
Minister: New variant no cause for alarm
Asean:
People isolated by long Covid find hope and connection through social media
Analysis-Modi's farm reform reversal to deter investment in India's agriculture
Time for China’s youth to wake up to the other side of ‘fanquan’
Omicron: China speeds up research into vaccines and tests amid progress on recombinant spike protein
What was behind Hong Kong train door mishap? Prominent engineer questions official line
Sweet words from China to US business fail to soothe Washington ire
China’s largest online travel platform Trip.com to focus on domestic bookings as Covid-19 disrupts outbound tours, chairman says
Tech stocks from Meituan to Alibaba lead losses in Hong Kong as Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi prepares for US delisting
Debt-laden developer China Aoyuan tumbles after failing to meet US$651 million of payment demands
Hong Kong eyes bigger role, market as it helps Hainan with free-trade port development
Former deputy commander of Xinjiang paramilitary body accused of corruption
China’s Communist Party is looking for a new generation of leaders. They’ll have to pass ‘the loyalty test’
Didi departure from NYSE marks end of Wall Street romance with Chinese big tech
Beijing to appoint four senior officials to oversee national security in Macau
Civilians mistakenly killed by Indian forces in remote northeast - official
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