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Blinken sends envoy to Mideast, urges Israel to spare civilians
AFP, Published on 12/05/2021
» WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that a US envoy would travel to the Middle East to seek to calm tensions as he implored Israel to avoid civilian deaths.
Thai 'injured' during Israel-Palestine conflict
Online Reporters, Published on 12/05/2021
» The violence in Israel has affected Thais living there, with one injured in the conflict, Foreign Ministry spokesman Tanee Sangrat said on Wednesday.
Malaysia raises alert over spiking Covid-19 cases
Published on 12/05/2021
» KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Health Ministry on Wednesday cautioned that the country has yet to see the worst of a current surge in coronavirus cases, as it reported its highest daily death count to date.
Philippines flags 'incursions' by nearly 300 Chinese militia boats
Reuters, Published on 12/05/2021
» MANILA: The Philippines on Wednesday reported what it said were incursions into its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) by 287 maritime militia vessels from China, in a further sign of cracks reappearing in a relationship after a period of rapprochement.
MPs must prove they're Covid-free before entering chamber: Chuan
Published on 12/05/2021
» Members of parliament who have yet to be vaccinated against Covid-19 -- or refuse to -- will be required to show Covid-19 test results to prove they are free of the infection when the new parliament session begins, or else they may be denied entry into the chamber.
Russia mourns victims of Kazan school shooting
AFP, Published on 12/05/2021
» KAZAN, Russia: Mourners gathered Wednesday for the funerals of students and staff killed by a teenage gunman at a Russian school, a tragedy that spurred calls for tighter controls on guns and the internet.
Hong Kong-Singapore travel bubble to launch as scheduled
Published on 12/05/2021
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong will launch its quarantine-free travel bubble with Singapore as scheduled on May 26 despite sporadic local coronavirus infections, the city's commerce minister has said.
Hong Kong legislature approves China loyalty laws
AFP, Published on 12/05/2021
» Hong Kong's opposition-devoid legislature approved new powers on Wednesday allowing the government to sack public office holders and bar election candidates from standing if they are deemed "disloyal" to local authorities or China.
World could have prevented Covid catastrophe: expert panel
AFP, Published on 12/05/2021
» GENEVA: The catastrophic scale of the Covid-19 pandemic could have been prevented, an independent global panel concluded Wednesday, but a "toxic cocktail" of dithering and poor coordination meant the warning signs went unheeded.
Thousands of inmates at two prisons have Covid-19
King-oua Laohong, Published on 12/05/2021
» A total of 2,835 inmates at two main prisons in Bangkok - the Bangkok Remand Prison and Central Women's Correctional Institution - have been found to be infected with Covid-19, Corrections Department director-general Aryut Sinthoppan said on Wednesday.