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Myanmar junta leader departs for Moscow security conference
AFP, Published on 20/06/2021
» YANGON: Myanmar's junta chief left the country Sunday for Moscow, where he will attend a security conference, state media said, marking only his second known trip abroad since he seized power in a coup.
Vietnam receives 500,000 Sinopharm vaccine doses donation from China
Reuters, Published on 20/06/2021
» HANOI: Vietnam has received a shipment of 500,000 Sinopharm vaccine doses donated by China, the health ministry said on Sunday, as the country is ramping up inoculations to battle against a more widespread outbreak.
China gives 1-billionth Covid shot as Brazil toll tops 0.5m
AFP, Published on 20/06/2021
» China on Sunday announced it had administered its one-billionth shot in the world's biggest coronavirus inoculation drive as Brazil's death toll from the pandemic passed 500,000.
'Dawn of new era': Iran's conservative press hails Raisi win
AFP, Published on 20/06/2021
» TEHRAN: Iran's conservative press on Sunday celebrated the presidential election win of ultraconservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi while the marginalised reformist camp engaged in deep soul-searching.
Philippines signs deal for 40m Pfizer Covid vaccine doses
Reuters, Published on 20/06/2021
» MANILA: The Philippine government has signed a supply agreement for 40 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE, the head of the government's Covid-19 vaccine procurement said on Sunday.
5 arrested in crackdowns on drugs, online gambling
Chakkrapan Natanri, Published on 20/06/2021
» KHON KAEN: Police arrested five suspects -- one for possessing drugs with intent to sell and five for operating online gambling -- in two separate raids in Muang district of this northeastern province on Sunday.
Fever clinic and Covid kits: Tokyo 2020 shows off Olympic Village
AFP, Published on 20/06/2021
» TOKYO: Tokyo 2020 organisers threw open the doors of the Olympic Village to the media on Sunday, showcasing virus upgrades including a fever clinic just over a month before the Games begin.
Japan’s refusal to sanction Myanmar undermines US strategy
Bloomberg News, Published on 20/06/2021
» When hundreds of protesters gathered outside Japan’s embassy in Yangon during the height of nationwide anti-coup protests in February, Ambassador Ichiro Maruyama emerged from the gates with a firm warning for the junta: Release the detained civilian leadership “immediately”.
Myanmar cigarette smuggler arrested off Ranong
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 20/06/2021
» RANONG: A Myanmar national was arrested with a large quantity of foreign cigarettes by customs officials on patrol to prevent smuggling on Sunday morning, 3 Naval Area commander V/Adm Choengchai Chomchoengpaet said.
Behind Airbus-Boeing truce lies a common rival: China
AFP, Published on 20/06/2021
» PARIS: While the United States and Europe waged a 17-year trade battle over subsidies to Boeing and Airbus, China poured money into its own commercial aircraft to take on the Western aviation duopoly.