ASEAN IN FOCUS

22 injured in Indonesian oil tanker fire

  MEDAN, Indonesia (AFP) -- At least 22 people were injured when a crude oil tanker burst into flames at…

6.8 magnitude quake strikes in Indonesia’s Banda Sea, no tsunami alert

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- A 6.8 magnitude earthquake jolted a remote part of eastern Indonesia late Wednesday, the United States…

Vietnam kids back at school after 3-month virus break

HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) -- Millions of schoolchildren in Vietnam returned to class on Monday after the country reported its 17th…

67 OFWs with COVID-19 in Singapore; 35 still admitted in hospitals, says Ambassador

https://youtu.be/YqRRQc2J-w4   (Eagle News) – There are still 35 Filipinos out of the 67 OFWs who have tested positive for…

Singapore’s COVID-19 cases leap to over 11,000; still country with most virus cases in Southeast Asia

  (Eagle News) – Singapore’s COVID-19 cases jumped anew, reaching more than 11,000 as more than a thousand new infections…

94 Filipinos with COVID-19 in Malaysia, 61 of them already discharged from hospitals

PHL Ambassador Jose assures Filipinos in Malaysia that PHL embassy doing its best to address their needs, concerns https://youtu.be/DGn84TSwjdY  …

Singapore is country with the most COVID-19 cases in Southeast Asia after 2nd wave of infections

  (Eagle News) – Singapore now is the country in Southeast Asia with the most number of COVID-19 cases in…

Myanmar releases 25,000 prisoners amid virus fears

  YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- More than a quarter of Myanmar's prison population is being released, the president's office announced…

Raincoats and donations: Indonesia’s doctors battle virus surge

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Reduced to sharing goggles and cheap raincoats, Indonesia's under-equipped doctors are battling a tide of coronavirus…

Thai hospitals protect babies born in a pandemic with face shields

BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Fast asleep, swaddled in a towel and snug in a pink beanie, a baby born during…

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