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Russia widens opposition crackdown with bill, jailing of critic
AFP, Published on 02/06/2021
» MOSCOW: Russian authorities widened a crackdown on the country's beleaguered opposition on Wednesday as the legislature advanced a bill that would bar opponents from polls and a court jailed another well-known Kremlin critic.
Cambodia seeks China help to modernise navy base - report
Reuters, Published on 02/06/2021
» PHNOM PENH: China will help to modernise and expand Cambodia's largest naval base but will not be the only country given access to the facility, Cambodian media reported on Wednesday, quoting the country's defence minister.
Americans plead for vaccines as top US diplomat visits
Dave Kendall, Published on 02/06/2021
» A group of prominent US citizens in Thailand has submitted an open letter to visiting US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman asking the US government to arrange Covid-19 vaccinations for its expatriate citizens.
Indonesia halts deep-sea salvage of sunken submarine
Published on 02/06/2021
» Indonesia has called off its bid to salvage a military submarine that sank off the coast of Bali, killing all 53 crew aboard, the navy said Wednesday.
Vietnam to buy 20m doses of Sputnik V vaccine this year
Reuters, Published on 02/06/2021
» HANOI:- Vietnam's health minister said on Wednesday that Russia had agreed to provide it with 20 million doses of its coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V this year, as the Southeast Asian country races to secure supplies to expedite mass inoculations.
Russian senators adopt 'extremist' bill that would bar critics from polls
AFP, Published on 02/06/2021
» MOSCOW: Russia's upper house on Wednesday overwhelmingly backed legislation expected to be used to ban allies of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny from running in elections, the latest move in a crackdown on the opposition.
Hong Kong police bust largest indoor cannabis farm in decade
South China Morning Post, Published on 02/06/2021
» HONG KONG: Police have raided the largest indoor marijuana farm found in Hong Kong in a decade, seizing HK$45 million (180 million baht) worth of cannabis and arresting three men.
Huge chicken abbatoir spreads Covid to provinces
Online Reporters, Published on 02/06/2021
» A chicken abattoir with about 5,000 workers in Saraburi province is spreading Covid-19 to provinces, according to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration.
Third giant panda cub born in Malaysia
AFP, Published on 02/06/2021
» A giant panda loaned to Malaysia from China has given birth to a rare third cub during its stay in the Southeast Asian country, wildlife officials said Wednesday.
122 prisons free of Covid infections
King-oua Laohong, Published on 02/06/2021
» There were 122 prisons throughout the country with no Covid-19 infections on Tuesday, while the other 19 reported 1,087 new cases, Corrections Department director-general Ayut Sinthoppan said on Wednesday.