A flower vendor holds bouquets of roses forming the word "Mother" in Vietnamese at her street stall in Hanoi on Monday, March 7, 2022, ahead of International Women's Day on March 8. The event is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. - AFP
Malaysia:
Covid-19 Watch: 27,435 new cases bring total to 3,622,607, says Health Ministry
Covid-19: 184 new cases in Categories Three to Five, says Health DG
Covid-19: Over 15 million adults given vaccine booster dose
Covid-19: M'sia in midst of developing methods to administer vaccine through nasal spray
Over a million under-12s vaxxed
RM3.4mil allocation made to develop two Covid-19 vaccines, says Science Ministry
Bank Negara’s international reserves at US$115.8bil as at Feb 28
FT Ministry, DBKL studying options to resolve flash floods in KL, says deputy minister
Najib must explain statement on 1MDB debt repayment, says Speaker
Poverty line to be revised, expected to be amended first quarter of next year
Najib to sue PKR info chief for defamation after letter of demand goes unanswered
All international checkpoints to be open as M'sia move towards border reopening, says Nancy Shukri
Foreign tourists carrying their luggage walk as they arrive at the I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport, as the local government kicks off the first day of the 'quarantine free' trial, amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, in Bali, Indonesia, March 7, 2022. - Reuters
Singapore:
Singapore reports 13,520 new Covid-19 cases with 1,477 patients hospitalised on Monday (March 7)
Pricey oil imports to affect Singapore as war in Ukraine drags
Singapore joins push for disposable bag fees to reduce waste
Three Singapore companies in commercial trials to deliver goods to ships using drones
At least 13 people in SG lost over S$38,000 to new travel review job scam this year
Singapore on track to building a thriving space sector
Asian stock market - Brent crude prices soaring away as shares sink as Ukraine conflict deepens
Oil spikes to 2008 highs as US and Europe mull Russian oil import ban
More kids conned in online games
Singapore stands with Ukraine
Four Russian banks sanctioned
Indonesia:
Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi lauds China-Indonesia relationship
Indonesia coal miners may struggle to meet 2022 output target, says mining association
Indonesia aims to vaccinate entire target population by late March
Uber raises first-quarter profit outlook on strong ridership, delivery growth
Bali welcomes first foreign tourists after Covid-19 quarantine rule lifted
Emerging markets - Indonesia benchmark bonds on a high; Asian markets slide as Ukraine crisis raises inflation fears in the region
Digital government transformation: A new dawn for Indonesia
Moving the capital is an urgent national security matter: Jakarta Post contributor
Modern technologies helping with SDGs
People look out at the setting sun from a passenger ferry in Thailand's Surat Thani province on Monday, March 7, 2022.
Thailand:
Thailand to launch nasal spray to prevent Covid-19; to be launched in third-quarter of year
Thai stock investor mood up on foreign inflows, says market association
Thailands Betong Airport set to open for commercial flights on March 14
Autopsy shows Shane Warne died of natural causes, Thai police say
Thailand bids to avert 'population crisis' as birth rate crashes
Covid may turn into endemic disease in Thailand by early July: ministry
Thailand records 21,162 Covid-19 cases and 65 deaths
Metaverse concert eyes 20 million audience
More than 200 Thais return from Ukraine
Philippines:
Philippines logs 6,297 new Covid-19 cases in a week (Feb 28-March 6)
Survey: 40% of Filipinos say their quality of life worsened in 2021
Philippines’ central bank governor Diokno says oil is key risk from Russia-Ukraine war
Philippines central bank says it has more than enough Forex reserves
Philippine leader approves bill raising sex consent age from 12 to 16
Sugar output up in Philippines, so are prices
Philippines - Local battle lines shaping May national polls
A woman holds bouquets of roses for the upcoming International Women's Day in Hanoi on March 7, 2022. The event to be held on March 8 is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. - AFP
Vietnam:
Vietnam's daily Covid-19 cases hit all-time high yet again, 147,358 cases on Monday (March 6) and almost 4.6 million in total
Vietnam February trade falls sharply on month due to Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday
Vietnam suspends catfish exports to Russia on sanction impact
Rising oil prices make fishing trips unaffordable for boat owners
Do-it-yourself travel emerges as a new normal trend in Vietnam
Flights ready to bring citizens home
Myanmar:
Nearly 6,000 Myanmar citizens apprehended from Jan to early March for illegal entry to Thailand
Myanmar: Homemade bomb explodes in front of Hilton Hotel in Mandalay
Myanmar’s Covid-19 positivity rate drops as a low total of 18 deaths was reported on March1-5
A farmer collects lotus flowers to sell in the market in Anlong Kgnan village, on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. - AP
Cambodia:
Cambodia's Hun Sen says Molnupiravir is free for frontline worker as health ministry reports another 306 Omicton cases
Chinese-aided landmark hospital inaugurated in eastern Cambodia
Clemency urged for 23 inmates in province
Giant catfish added to Tonle Sap lake
Laos:
Laos capital Vientiane begins second phase of flood protection project
Laos President Thongloun urges strengthening of local military units in order to beef up national security
Lao logistics link a game changer for Lao economic development
Brunei:
Brunei Ministry of Health warns people of Covid-19 scam calls
Brunei reports 4,005 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday night (March 7) and total infections now close to 90,000
Brunei minister urges high-risk groups to take booster shot
A motorist watches on as an attendant fills up his motorcycle with gasoline at a petrol station in Manila on March 7, 2022, ahead of an impending fuel increase of five pesos (0.1 USD) on Tuesday, (March 8). - AFP
AseanPlus:
China aims to build 450 GW of solar, wind power on Gobi desert
Stocks plunge, oil rockets, gold tops US$2,000 on Ukraine fears
Top China diplomat set to lay out views on Ukraine, Taiwan
S.Korea candidates woo young voters with 'deepfakes,' hair insurance
Emergency hospital starts construction in Hong Kong's Lok Ma Chau area
Australia: China must join global action against Russia's Ukraine war
Japan’s Q4 GDP to revise up, wholesale price gains cloud outlook
Covid-19 controls to continue this year in China
North Korea holds ‘Satellite’ Test as South’s election nears
China says most of its citizens evacuated from Ukraine
Netflix, TikTok block services in Russia to avoid crackdown
Leader of S.Korea's ruling party attacked ahead of presidential election
New Zealand expands sanctions on Russia over Ukraine invasion
Oil price surges 10% in Asia/Oil price set to surge further on delays in Iranian talks
China's foreign trade up 13.3% in first two months
Facebook Gaming is overrun with strange videos and scams
