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Japan PM to visit Thailand, SE Asia amid Russia, China tensions
Kyodo News, Published on 12/04/2022
» Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is planning to visit Southeast Asia during the Golden Week holidays starting in late April, seeking to strengthen cooperation amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine and China's growing assertiveness in the region, sources said Tuesday.
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Russia kicks out Amnesty International
Published on 09/04/2022
» MOSCOW: Russia says it is shutting down the local offices of Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch that have been working in the country for the past 30 years.
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Govt agrees plan for Saudi Arabia labour deployment as ties normalise
Reuters, Published on 01/03/2022
» The government plans to facilitate the deployment of labour to Saudi Arabia for the first time in decades, a spokesman said on Tuesday, part of the restoration of ties that were severed by the Gulf State over a multi-million dollar jewellery theft.
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Asean was ready to receive Myanmar representative at summit, Indonesia says
Reuters, Published on 26/10/2021
» JAKARTA: A summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) had prepared for Myanmar to have a representative at its virtual summit on Tuesday, but its junta opted not to have one attend, Indonesia's foreign minister said.
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Asean deadlocked in selection of special envoy to Myanmar
Kyodo News, Published on 06/07/2021
» Five months since the military toppled a democratically elected government in Myanmar, Asean has not been able to appoint a special envoy to help defuse the member country's political crisis and a major obstacle seems to be disunity within the group.
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Moscow Covid deaths spike as Asia-Pacific countries lock down
AFP, Published on 27/06/2021
» Moscow on Sunday recorded the worst daily coronavirus death toll so far for a Russian city, as countries across the Asia-Pacific region extended or reimposed restrictions to tackle fresh waves of infections.
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Covid-19 global wrap
Bloomberg News, Published on 17/06/2021
» NEW YORK: A global summary of the Covid-19 situation.
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Asean leaders make headway on Myanmar
AFP, Published on 24/04/2021
» JAKARTA: Asean leaders have agreed to a five-point consensus on the crisis in Myanmar, including an immediate end to violence, according to a statement released at the end of talks held on Saturday in the Indonesian capital.
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Myanmar coup puts seal on autocracy’s rise in SE Asia
New York Times, Published on 13/04/2021
» Late last month, foreign officials in army regalia toasted their hosts in Naypyitaw, the bunkered capital built by Myanmar’s military. Ice clinked in frosted glasses. A lavish spread had been laid out for the foreign dignitaries in honor of Myanmar’s Armed Forces Day.
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US pulls diplomats out of Myanmar as violence spirals
AFP, Published on 31/03/2021
» YANGON: The United States on Wednesday ordered the departure of non-essential diplomats from Myanmar, amid growing violence following the military coup to oust civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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