ASEAN IN FOCUS

Singapore expands quarantine-free travel for vaccinated passengers

SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- Singapore on Tuesday began quarantine-free entry for fully vaccinated passengers from eight countries, part of a…

Myanmar to free more than 5,000 protesters after ASEAN snub

  YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Myanmar's junta chief Monday announced the release of more than 5,000 people jailed for protesting…

Myanmar junta chief excluded from summit: ASEAN

  BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei (AFP) == Myanmar's junta chief will be excluded from an upcoming ASEAN summit, the group…

Thailand to re-open to vaccinated tourists from November

by Thanaporn PROMYAMYAI BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Thailand plans to fully re-open to vaccinated tourists from countries deemed low risk…

Malaysia eases travel curbs as Covid outbreak slows

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- Malaysia eased domestic and international travel curbs on Sunday for those fully vaccinated against the…

UN alarmed by Myanmar military moves

YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- The United Nations voiced alarm Friday at Myanmar's military junta deploying heavy weapons and troops to…

ASEAN in talks on barring Myanmar junta chief from summit: envoy

BANDAR SERI BAGAWAN, Brunei (AFP) -- Southeast Asian nations are discussing whether to exclude Myanmar's junta chief from a summit…

Indonesia to partially reopen resort island Bali

  JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia will reopen the resort island of Bali to select international travellers next week, a…

Malaysia summons Chinese envoy to protest South China Sea incursion

  KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- Malaysia late Monday summoned Beijings's envoy to the Southeast Asian country in protest after…

Six dead as Thai military battles rebels in restive south

NARATHIWAT, Thailand (AFP) -- Six days of gun battles between soldiers and militants in Thailand's restive south have left six…

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