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Ratchaburi’s famed floating market reopens with free boat rides
BANGKOK (The Nation/ANN): Damnoen Saduak Floating Market in Ratchaburi, a tourist attraction popular with Thais and foreign visitors, will reopen to the public this weekend.
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China may add more international flights if risks under control: state media
BEIJING (Reuters): Chinese citizens, stranded abroad after the coronavirus pandemic caused thousands of flight cancellations, are taking their anger out on China's aviation regulator.
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Four medics questioned in ‘wombs-for-hire’ case in Thailand
BANGKOK (The Nation/ANN): Four medics accused of involvement in an international “wombs-for-hire” surrogacy scheme surrendered themselves to police on Wednesday (May 27).
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Indonesia reports 686 new Covid-19 cases, 55 new deaths
JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): The Health Ministry announced 686 new confirmed Covid-19 cases on Wednesday (May 27), bringing the total number of infections nationwide to 23,851.
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Hong Kong unrest worries curb global shares rally
LONDON/TOKYO (Reuters): Unrest in Hong Kong over Beijing's proposed national security laws weighed on global shares and oil prices on Wednesday (May 27), offsetting optimism about the re-opening of the world economy.
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Rights group urges inquiry into Philippine drug war killings
GENEVA (AP): Human Rights Watch is calling on the UN’s top human rights body to launch an independent investigation into the Philippine government’s drug war that has left thousands dead, pointing in particular to its harmful effects on children.
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China's central bank injects 120b into banking system
BEIJING, May 27 (China Daily/ANN) -- China's central bank pumped cash into the banking system via reverse repos to maintain liquidity on Wednesday.
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Covid-19: Total cases so far (updated daily)
What's the latest number of cases of Covid-19 in China and globally? Find out here!
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Covid-19: Current situation in Malaysia (updated daily)
Get the latest update in the numbers of Covid-19 in Malaysia and related information here!
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Japanese companies build products promoting hygiene, with Covid-19 set to stay
TOKYO (The Straits Times/ANN): With the coronavirus set to stay even as some countries begin to ease out of shutdowns, Japanese companies are using and building technology that foresees pandemic-era practices becoming the new normal.
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S. Korea examines first suspected cases of syndrome in kids linked to Covid-19
SEOUL (Reuters): Two children who are the first suspected cases in South Korea of a rare, life-threatening syndrome linked with the new coronavirus, are recovering following treatment, health authorities said on Wednesday (May 27).
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180 arrested in Hong Kong as riot police guard LegCo debating anthem bill
HONG KONG (China Daily/ANN): Hong Kong police made 180 arrests and fired pepper pellets to disperse protesters in the heart of the Asian financial hub on Wednesday (May 27).
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China confirms massive oil discovery in Bohai Bay
BEIJING (China Daily/ANN): China National Offshore Oil Corp confirmed on Tuesday (May 26)that its newly discovered Kenli 6-1 oilfield, north of Laizhou area in Bohai Bay, has potential oil reserves of more than 100 million metric tonnes.
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533 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): A total of 533 new coronavirus cases were preliminarily confirmed on Wednesday (May 27), including three Singaporeans and permanent residents, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said.
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Philippines reports surge in long-term foreign investments before pandemic
MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/AN Long-term foreign investments in the Philippines surged in the first month of this year, but the central bank (BSP) noted that this was before the government's stay-at-home orders that kept people away from offices and factories and resulted in economic contraction over the last three months.
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Covid-19 presents Indonesia with new challenges in forest fire control
JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/ANN): Experts have said that Indonesia, which has struggled to curb land and forest fires in the past, might face a new challenge in mitigating fires: the Covid-19 epidemic.
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China can lead green recovery, says environmental economist
LONDON (China Daily/ANN): As the nation navigates its way beyond Covid-19 at the annual two sessions, China has the opportunity to accelerate the world's response to climate change after the pandemic, according to a leading environmental economist.
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Gunman kills three at Thai radio station
BANGKOK (Xinhua): Three men were killed and another was wounded by a gunman at a state-run radio station in northern Thailand on Wednesday (May 27), police said.
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Supply chain shifts present opportunities for countries in region, says Singapore minister
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): The Covid-19 pandemic is accelerating shifts in the global supply chain, Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing said on Tuesday (May 26), but he added that the changes could present opportunities to Singapore and countries in the region.
