All posts tagged "ASEAN"
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0ASEAN NewsCovid Cases are Soaring Again in Malaysia and Singapore… But Does It Really Matter?
With only a tiny fraction of new cases in the more serious categories, and Covid deaths continuing to remain low and stable,...
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0Travel News & UpdatesThailand to Begin Quarantine-Free Travel on February 1… But It’s Complicated
Unless you’re seriously itching for a trip to the Land of Smiles, you may want to wait a bit longer before dusting...
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0ASEAN NewsFilipinos Protest Government Wanting to Standardise Their Beloved Adobo Recipe!
Treasured by Filipinos worldwide, many came out in arms over their unofficial national dish being used as a “political gimmick.” Just last...
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0ASEAN NewsPhuket Rolls Out the Welcome Mat and then Promptly Trips Over It
Thailand’s Prime Minister was exposed to a Covid-infected attendee at the grand opening event, and is now self-isolating… not the ideal kickoff...
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0ASEAN NewsSome Asian Countries are Enticing Vaccine-Hesitant Citizens with Rewards and Prizes!
From live chickens to million-dollar apartments, a growing number of Asian countries are going all-in to get their populations vaccinated! With vaccine...
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0NewsThe US Is Donating 80 Million Vaccine Doses; Is Malaysia on the List?
The United States had previously committed to donating 60 million Covid-19 vaccine doses, but then raised it to 80 million, with Asia...
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0NewsAlarm Grows as Waves of Covid Surge throughout Asia
It’s not just India. In South and Southeast Asia, several countries are seeing their worst outbreaks of the pandemic yet. India has...
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0ASEAN NewsMyanmar’s Junta Kills Over 110 Citizens in a Single Day
Saturday was the bloodiest day yet since the coup took place. When will the world stand up and do anything beyond offer...
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0TravelIf You’re Hoping to Travel Again in 2021, Prepare to Be Disappointed
With nearly two months of the year already gone, governments throughout the region are showing no signs of reopening borders or easing...
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0ASEAN NewsThroughout Southeast Asia, the Ideals of Democracy Are Getting Harder to Find
If you’re getting the sense that democracy is on the decline in the ASEAN region, and perhaps even in peril, you’re not...
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0ASEAN NewsSingapore’s Big Build: 42,000 Homes, Five Districts, and One Central Cooling System
The sprawling, smart eco-community of Tengah – despite a name which means ‘middle’ in Malay – will be located on the western...
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0ASEAN NewsIs Myanmar’s Short Embrace of Democracy Already Over?
Many government leaders worldwide have condemned the takeover in Myanmar, as the junta which ruled the country for decades reasserted its dominion...
