A diver wearing Santa Claus costume swims with marine creatures inside the oceanarium of the Manila Ocean Park in Manila, the Philippines. - Xinhua
Malaysia:
Covid-19 Watch: 4,362 cases on Friday (Dec 17), cumulative figure now 2,711,764
Covid-19 Watch: 97.4% of adult population fully vaccinated
Covid-19: Recoveries continue to outnumber new cases, says Health DG
SIS: Malaysia has a long way to go to bridge gender gap
Dr M undergoing health checks at IJN, no visitors allowed
Warisan to contest GE15 in Peninsular Malaysia too
Banking sector to continue assisting borrowers facing difficulties, says PM
Tanjung Balau tragedy: One more body found, one rescued victim dies in hospital
Khairy: Violence against women is a health issue
MMEA radar detects 1,110 suspicious activities at sea since May 2020
MMEA rescues four after fishing boat capsizes in heavy seas
Decision on single wholesale network for 5G rollout to be known soon, says Annuar Musa
This picture taken from Tunggul Arum village in Sleman on December 16, 2021 shows Mount Merapi releasing hot lava. - AFP
Singapore:
Singapore reports 412 new Covid-19 cases - 35 imported cases and only one death on Friday (Dec 17)
Binance among firms stymied by Singapore money-laundering rules
Youth molested niece as he was addicted to hentai - a manga genre that has sexually explicit images
Banned Singapore publication, The Online Citizen, loses court bid to restore website
SG woman saved from losing S$500,000 after digital-asset firm flags scam to cops
SG businesswoman ignores daughter’s warning, loses over S$500,000 in scam by man in China
Asian shares mostly lower after tech-led retreat on Wall Street
Oil prices head for weekly loss on Omicron coronavirus uncertainty
Singapore setting up paediatric vaccination centres; one can jab 1,000 children a day
Changi Airport worker tests positive for Omicron; 24 confirmed cases to date
Changi Airport sees increase in air traffic
Indonesia:
Indonesia reports 291 new Covid-19 cases and seven more deaths on Friday (Dec 17)
Jokowi urges calm as Indonesia reports first Omicron case
Bali reopens but only gets two foreign tourists in first month
Indonesia's Semeru volcano ejects hot clouds again, thousands seek temporary shelter
World Bank recommends Indonesia cut coal subsidies amid green transition
‘Forgotten’ animals rescued after eruption
Elephant poacher and traders jailed
Bad year for human rights
People take pictures with light installation “Poinsetti-verse” by Thai artist Theerawat Klangjaroenchai at the Awakening Samyan light art festival in Bangkok on Friday, December 17, 2021. - AFP
Thailand:
No Thai will pay for alternative Covid-19 vaccine, rules administrative court as cases continue to go lower
Thailand may impose stock-trading tax to lift government revenue
Thailand launches first ever 5G smart hospital
Thailand's 'Nora' dance drama now in Unesco's intangible cultural heritage list
Thailand records 3,537 Covid-19 cases and 41 deaths
Blinken’s Thailand plans cancelled over Covid-19 case
Southern Thai dance form 'nora' gets UNESCO heritage status
Philippines:
Philippines logs 582 new Covid-19 cases on Friday (Dec 17); top official warns people not to be complacent
12 dead as powerful typhoon continues to batter the Philippines
Philippines - Filipinos resort to hybrid Christmas party amid Omicron threat
Philippines peso trades flat, rupiah weakens as hawkish pivot by major central banks pressures Asian FX
Pandemic pushes millions in Philippines into poverty
Super typhoon mass exodus
Typhoon Rai weakens after pummelling central Philippines
In this handout photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, a damaged structure caused by Typhoon Rai at the airport in Siargao island, Surigao del Norte province, southern Philippines on Friday, Dec. 17, 2021. A strong typhoon engulfed villages in floods that trapped residents on roofs, toppled trees and knocked out power in southern and central island provinces, where more than 300,000 villagers had fled to safety before the onslaught, officials said. - AP
Vietnam:
National tally of Covid-19 cases surpasses 1.5 million as Vietnam reports 15,236 new Covid-19 cases on Friday (Dec 17)
Vietnam suggests early finalisation of code of conduct on seabed mining
First database of genomic variants for Vietnamese population announced
Vietnam to resume nine regular international air routes
Vietnam's trade revenue to surpass US$660bil by year-end
Two jailed over FB posts on deadly land dispute clash
Belgium opens truck deaths trial
Myanmar:
Myanmar's ousted leader Suu Kyi appears in prison uniform in court
Argentine case into crimes against Myanmar's Rohingya minority community begins
In Myanmar jungle, civilians prepare to battle military rulers
Hundreds flee to Thailand as rebels clash with Myanmar army
Photographer arrested at protest dies in custody
Covid-19 cases rise to 527,714 in Myanmar
Public urges gas, gems sanctions to stop military funding
A worker cleans fish to be made as 'prahok' (fermented fish paste) at Chrang Chamres village along the Tonle Sap river in Phnom Penh. - AFP
Cambodia
Cambodia: Daily international flights between Siem Reap and Singapore resume
Cambodia arrests two senior police officers for encroaching on flooded forest land in Tonle Sap, kingdom's largest freshwater lake
Cambodia's Covid-19 death toll tops 3,000 with 3 new fatalities
New online human trafficking schemes and scams discussed at Cambodia meet
Laos:
Laos economy expected to grow 4.2 per cent in 2022
Covid-19 recovery: Laos to reopen for tourists from Jan 1, 2022
Germany commits 7.25mil Euro to Lao training project
Brunei:
Brunei has enough Covid-19 vaccines for booster drive, says top Ministry of Health specialist
Booster is crucial amid rise of Omicron, says Brunei expert
Royal Brunei cabin crew named world’s best
Public welcomes endemic phase with optimism
Flowers are laid down for victims in front of a building where a fire broke out in Osaka, Japan on Friday, December 17, 2021. - Reuters
AseanPlus:
World coal power demand to hit new high after China, India, US surge
Election fever grips Hong Kong
India missing chance to shape WTO’s digital economy ‘rule book’, analysts say
Japan PM to seek maiden US visit as early as Jan 2022: sources
Kim Jong-un's crackdowns leave N.Korea defectors with little hope
27 feared dead in building fire in Japan's Osaka: media
20 trapped miners rescued from flooded coal mine in north China
Beijing dismisses claims from Lithuania on safety of diplomats
Japan reports first domestically acquired Omicron infection
Omicron variant: how long can Hong Kong maintain tough quarantine rules amid global wave?
Coronavirus: Chinese manufacturing hub Dongguan reports more new local cases
Tencent, Alibaba push Hang Seng into weekly loss as US sanctions more Chinese firms over Xinjiang issues
China tech crackdown: Tencent gets regulatory greenlight to resume updates for nine apps after three-week suspension
India central bank's push towards card security likely to hit merchants, lenders - industry sources
Xinhua: China to let ride-hailing drivers, delivery workers form unions
China’s foreign minister Wang Yi blames ‘forces with ulterior motives’ for Solomon Island riots
Covid-19 Watch: 4,362 cases on Friday (Dec 17), cumulative figure now 2,711,764
Covid-19 Watch: 97.4% of adult population fully vaccinated
Covid-19: Recoveries continue to outnumber new cases, says Health DG
SIS: Malaysia has a long way to go to bridge gender gap
Dr M undergoing health checks at IJN, no visitors allowed
Warisan to contest GE15 in Peninsular Malaysia too
Banking sector to continue assisting borrowers facing difficulties, says PM
Tanjung Balau tragedy: One more body found, one rescued victim dies in hospital
Khairy: Violence against women is a health issue
MMEA radar detects 1,110 suspicious activities at sea since May 2020
MMEA rescues four after fishing boat capsizes in heavy seas
Decision on single wholesale network for 5G rollout to be known soon, says Annuar Musa
This picture taken from Tunggul Arum village in Sleman on December 16, 2021 shows Mount Merapi releasing hot lava. - AFPSingapore:
Singapore reports 412 new Covid-19 cases - 35 imported cases and only one death on Friday (Dec 17)
Binance among firms stymied by Singapore money-laundering rules
Youth molested niece as he was addicted to hentai - a manga genre that has sexually explicit images
Banned Singapore publication, The Online Citizen, loses court bid to restore website
SG woman saved from losing S$500,000 after digital-asset firm flags scam to cops
SG businesswoman ignores daughter’s warning, loses over S$500,000 in scam by man in China
Asian shares mostly lower after tech-led retreat on Wall Street
Oil prices head for weekly loss on Omicron coronavirus uncertainty
Singapore setting up paediatric vaccination centres; one can jab 1,000 children a day
Changi Airport worker tests positive for Omicron; 24 confirmed cases to date
Changi Airport sees increase in air traffic
Indonesia:
Indonesia reports 291 new Covid-19 cases and seven more deaths on Friday (Dec 17)
Jokowi urges calm as Indonesia reports first Omicron case
Bali reopens but only gets two foreign tourists in first month
Indonesia's Semeru volcano ejects hot clouds again, thousands seek temporary shelter
World Bank recommends Indonesia cut coal subsidies amid green transition
‘Forgotten’ animals rescued after eruption
Elephant poacher and traders jailed
Bad year for human rights
People take pictures with light installation “Poinsetti-verse” by Thai artist Theerawat Klangjaroenchai at the Awakening Samyan light art festival in Bangkok on Friday, December 17, 2021. - AFPThailand:
No Thai will pay for alternative Covid-19 vaccine, rules administrative court as cases continue to go lower
Thailand may impose stock-trading tax to lift government revenue
Thailand launches first ever 5G smart hospital
Thailand's 'Nora' dance drama now in Unesco's intangible cultural heritage list
Thailand records 3,537 Covid-19 cases and 41 deaths
Blinken’s Thailand plans cancelled over Covid-19 case
Southern Thai dance form 'nora' gets UNESCO heritage status
Philippines:
Philippines logs 582 new Covid-19 cases on Friday (Dec 17); top official warns people not to be complacent
12 dead as powerful typhoon continues to batter the Philippines
Philippines - Filipinos resort to hybrid Christmas party amid Omicron threat
Philippines peso trades flat, rupiah weakens as hawkish pivot by major central banks pressures Asian FX
Pandemic pushes millions in Philippines into poverty
Super typhoon mass exodus
Typhoon Rai weakens after pummelling central Philippines
In this handout photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, a damaged structure caused by Typhoon Rai at the airport in Siargao island, Surigao del Norte province, southern Philippines on Friday, Dec. 17, 2021. A strong typhoon engulfed villages in floods that trapped residents on roofs, toppled trees and knocked out power in southern and central island provinces, where more than 300,000 villagers had fled to safety before the onslaught, officials said. - APVietnam:
National tally of Covid-19 cases surpasses 1.5 million as Vietnam reports 15,236 new Covid-19 cases on Friday (Dec 17)
Vietnam suggests early finalisation of code of conduct on seabed mining
First database of genomic variants for Vietnamese population announced
Vietnam to resume nine regular international air routes
Vietnam's trade revenue to surpass US$660bil by year-end
Two jailed over FB posts on deadly land dispute clash
Belgium opens truck deaths trial
Myanmar:
Myanmar's ousted leader Suu Kyi appears in prison uniform in court
Argentine case into crimes against Myanmar's Rohingya minority community begins
In Myanmar jungle, civilians prepare to battle military rulers
Hundreds flee to Thailand as rebels clash with Myanmar army
Photographer arrested at protest dies in custody
Covid-19 cases rise to 527,714 in Myanmar
Public urges gas, gems sanctions to stop military funding
A worker cleans fish to be made as 'prahok' (fermented fish paste) at Chrang Chamres village along the Tonle Sap river in Phnom Penh. - AFPCambodia
Cambodia: Daily international flights between Siem Reap and Singapore resume
Cambodia arrests two senior police officers for encroaching on flooded forest land in Tonle Sap, kingdom's largest freshwater lake
Cambodia's Covid-19 death toll tops 3,000 with 3 new fatalities
New online human trafficking schemes and scams discussed at Cambodia meet
Laos:
Laos economy expected to grow 4.2 per cent in 2022
Covid-19 recovery: Laos to reopen for tourists from Jan 1, 2022
Germany commits 7.25mil Euro to Lao training project
Brunei:
Brunei has enough Covid-19 vaccines for booster drive, says top Ministry of Health specialist
Booster is crucial amid rise of Omicron, says Brunei expert
Royal Brunei cabin crew named world’s best
Public welcomes endemic phase with optimism
Flowers are laid down for victims in front of a building where a fire broke out in Osaka, Japan on Friday, December 17, 2021. - ReutersAseanPlus:
World coal power demand to hit new high after China, India, US surge
Election fever grips Hong Kong
India missing chance to shape WTO’s digital economy ‘rule book’, analysts say
Japan PM to seek maiden US visit as early as Jan 2022: sources
Kim Jong-un's crackdowns leave N.Korea defectors with little hope
27 feared dead in building fire in Japan's Osaka: media
20 trapped miners rescued from flooded coal mine in north China
Beijing dismisses claims from Lithuania on safety of diplomats
Japan reports first domestically acquired Omicron infection
Omicron variant: how long can Hong Kong maintain tough quarantine rules amid global wave?
Coronavirus: Chinese manufacturing hub Dongguan reports more new local cases
Tencent, Alibaba push Hang Seng into weekly loss as US sanctions more Chinese firms over Xinjiang issues
China tech crackdown: Tencent gets regulatory greenlight to resume updates for nine apps after three-week suspension
India central bank's push towards card security likely to hit merchants, lenders - industry sources
Xinhua: China to let ride-hailing drivers, delivery workers form unions
China’s foreign minister Wang Yi blames ‘forces with ulterior motives’ for Solomon Island riots
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