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India deploys warships in S. China Sea as part of 'Act East' policy
Reuters, Published on 04/08/2021
» NEW DELHI: India is sending a naval task force to the South China Sea this month to expand security ties with friendly countries, officials said on Wednesday, signalling its intent to play a bigger role in regional efforts to counter China.
Bank of Thailand holds rate, cuts GDP forecast on Covid spike
Bloomberg News, Published on 04/08/2021
» The Bank of Thailand (BoT) held its key interest rate unchanged and cut its economic forecast a day after lockdown-like measures were extended to more of the country, with two dissenting members saying rates should be lowered even further.
Hospital tycoon Boon flip-flops on Pfizer vaccine promise
Reuters, Published on 04/08/2021
» The chair of Thonburi Healthcare Group (THG) said on Wednesday that a deal to import 20 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine was unlikely to happen, despite his earlier claims that a deal was close.
Japan's Yosozumi wins battle of the teens for Olympic skateboarding gold
AFP, Published on 04/08/2021
» TOKYO - Japan's Sakura Yosozumi won the women's park competition to maintain the hosts' stranglehold on Olympic skateboarding on Wednesday and stop Kokona Hiraki and Sky Brown becoming the Games' youngest-ever gold medallists.
Belarus Olympic athlete leaves Japan after Poland visa offer
AFP, Published on 04/08/2021
» TOKYO: Belarusian Olympic athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya flew out of Japan on Wednesday and was expected to take refuge in Poland after saying she feared for her life if she was forced to return home.
32 BMTA staff infected with Covid-19
Online Reporters, Published on 04/08/2021
» Thirty-two employees of the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority, the city bus operator, were recently found to be infected with Covid-19, the BMTA's public relations office announced on Wednesday.
Asean agrees on Brunei's second foreign minister as envoy to Myanmar
Published on 04/08/2021
» Asean foreign ministers agreed Wednesday on Brunei's Second Foreign Minister Erywan Yusof as the group's special envoy to Myanmar over the political turmoil in the member country, regional diplomatic sources said.
Oz Olympians fly high, too high
Published on 04/08/2021
» Members of the Australian Olympic men's soccer and rugby sevens teams are facing investigations into unruly behaviour on their flight home from Tokyo.
18.5m people in Thailand have been inoculated against Covid
Online Reporters, Published on 04/08/2021
» A total of 18.58 million people in Thailand had received at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccine as of Tuesday night.
Chinese hackers targeted telecoms firms in Southeast Asia, report says
Published on 04/08/2021
» HONG KONG: Chinese cyberespionage groups have been targeting major telecoms providers across Southeast Asia, according to a new report, following accusations from the US and other countries that China hacked into Microsoft Exchange email servers.