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Indonesia village grapples with trash brought in by tides
Reuters, Published on 19/03/2024
» TELUK - Solikah, an Indonesian housewife living in the fishing village of Teluk, was in tears as she pointed to piles of trash strewn on a beach close to her home of 40 years.
Malaysia seeks to decriminalise suicide attempts
Reuters, Published on 04/04/2023
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is seeking to decriminalise suicide attempts, its law minister said on Tuesday, the latest in a recent slew of legal reforms pursued by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's government.
Philippine growth story to continue in Q1
Reuters, Published on 17/05/2017
» MANILA -- The Philippine economy likely sustained its strong growth momentum in the first quarter on recovering farm output and exports and higher government spending, supporting the case for the central bank to tighten monetary policy this year.
Asia braces for growth hit from Ukraine-driven inflation shock
Reuters, Published on 09/03/2022
» An oil-driven inflation shock triggered by the war in Ukraine is forcing Asia's policymakers to rethink their assumptions for 2022, with the risks of weak growth coupled with surging prices adding unwanted complexity to monetary setting plans.
Tokyo Olympics organisers bow to pressure, 'no spectators' Games
Reuters, Published on 09/07/2021
» TOKYO: After weeks of insisting that the Tokyo 2020 Games could go ahead with spectators, organisers finally bowed to political pressure and rising Covid-19 infections, banning almost all fans from the global sports event just two weeks before it opens.
Frontline staff at Bangkok hospital brace for new Covid cases
Reuters, Published on 17/05/2021
» As the country struggles to deal with the worst wave of coronavirus infections, staff in the intensive care unit of Bangkok's King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital are fearful of what may be to come.
Vietnam reports 2 new Covid-19 cases linked to rare local infection
Reuters, Published on 01/12/2020
» HANOI: Vietnam on Tuesday reported two more coronavirus cases linked to a new domestic infection in Ho Chi Minh City, the country's business hub, its government said.
Steady virus spread in Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia
Reuters, Published on 19/04/2020
» Confirmed new coronavirus cases on Sunday continued a steady rise in Indonesia, Philippines and Malaysia.
Coronavirus outbreak may be over in China by April: expert
Reuters, Published on 11/02/2020
» GUANGZHOU, China: The coronavirus outbreak is hitting a peak in China this month and may be over by April, the government's senior medical adviser said on Tuesday, in the latest assessment of an epidemic that has rattled the world.
N.Koreans killed missing S.Korean then burned body, Seoul says
Reuters, Published on 24/09/2020
» SEOUL: A South Korean official who went missing from a fisheries patrol boat earlier this week was shot dead by North Korean troops who later burned his body, South Korea's military said on Thursday.