ASEAN IN FOCUS

PHL now has most COVID-19 tests done daily in Southeast Asia, says testing czar Dizon

Over 1.7 million COVID-19 tests done in PHL so far (Eagle News) – With more than 30,000 tests done daily,…

PHL leads ASEAN with most COVID cases as numbers rise to 122,754, overtaking Indonesia

PHL COVID-19 cases even surpass numbers from previous COVID epicenter China   (Eagle News) – The country’s total COVID-19 cases…

PHL becomes close 2nd to Indonesia with most COVID cases in ASEAN, as cases near 116,000

PHL- 24th country with most COVID-19 cases in the world, based on Johns Hopkins University data   (Eagle News) –…

Vietnam records first virus death as pandemic rebounds

  HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) -- Vietnam recorded its first coronavirus death on Friday as the pandemic rebounds in a country…

Vietnam counts record number of cases as virus creeps back

HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) -- Vietnam has recorded 45 new cases of COVID-19 -- its highest single daily tally since the…

Malaysian ex-PM Najib guilty on all charges in first 1MDB trial

  by M. Jegathesan / Patrick Lee Agence France Presse KUALA KUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- Former Malaysian leader Najib Razak…

Indonesia virus cases pass 100,000 under ‘new normal’ policy

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia confirmed its 100,000th coronavirus case on Monday as the Red Cross warned that the health…

Indonesia jails leaders of Al-Qaeda-linked extremist group

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia on Monday jailed two top leaders of Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) -- an Al-Qaeda-linked extremist group…

Malaysia PM wins parliamentary test of support

  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- Malaysia's prime minister narrowly won a vote to remove the parliament speaker during a…

6.6-magnitude quake strikes off Indonesia: USGS

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia's Java island early Tuesday, the United States…

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