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Myanmar to bring back 1,800 more citizens stranded abroad
YANGON (Xinhua): Arrangements are underway by Myanmar authorities on repatriation of about 1,800 citizens stranded abroad by relief flights soon, an official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told Xinhua on Wednesday (July 15).
Asian markets mostly higher on hopes for coronavirus vaccine
TOKYO (AP): Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Wednesday (July 15) as investors were encouraged by news that an experimental Covid-19 vaccine under development by Moderna and the US National Institutes of Health revved up people’s immune systems just as desired.
Lions stick to July/Aug 2021 schedule for South Africa tour
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - The British and Irish Lions tour to world champions South Africa will stick to its July/August 2021 schedule, organisers confirmed in Wednesday, ensuring it will overlap with the Tokyo Olympic Games.
World Bank, partners provide US$1 million for Lao Covid-19 control
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN): The Ministry of Health, World Bank, and the Embassies of Australia, Germany, and Japan held a joint press conference recently to announce a grant of US$1 million from the Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility (PEF) to support Laos’ response to Covid-19.
UNDP provides 1,700 tablet computers to Cambodia for social protection improvement
PHNOM PENH (Xinhua): The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has provided 1,700 tablet computers to Cambodia's Ministry of Planning, along with a bundle of software, aiming at improving the country's social protection system, said a joint press statement on Wednesday (July 15).
First draft of Lower Kinabatangan Wildlife Conservation blueprint expected by September
KOTA KINABALU: The first draft of the Lower Kinabatangan Wildlife Conservation blueprint is expected to be ready by September, says Datuk Christina Liew.
Full Msia-S'pore border opening hinges on smooth implementation of RGL, PCA categories
KUALA LUMPUR: The full opening of the Malaysia-Singapore border hinges on the smooth implementation of the Reciprocal Green Lane (RGL) and the Periodic Commuting Arrangement (PCA) between the two nations, says Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein.
Players ignored as Australia confirms longest ever Big Bash
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Cricket Australia (CA) confirmed on Wednesday it will stage the longest ever Big Bash League (BBL) in 2020/21, despite some players calling for a reduced version of the domestic Twenty20 tournament.
Facebook says privacy disclosures should be easier to read
Facebook Inc is calling for clearer, standardised user data privacy policies as part of a white paper focused on potential regulation while governments around the world move to tighten restrictions on how companies can collect information.
Australia weighs further coronavirus curbs as outbreak grows
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's most populous states will impose harsher restrictions on movement if a COVID-19 outbreak is not quickly bought under control, state premiers said on Wednesday.