Malaysia:
Covid-19: 6,976 new cases bring total to 512,091
Ismail Sabri: Govt to acquire 8.2 million doses of Sinovac vaccine by end of June
Ahmad Zahid’s corruption trial involving foreign visa system to start on Monday (May 24)
Perak govt allocates over RM2mil for B40 group affected by EMCO
Meat cartel: Four Maqis officers, company owner charged
Seniors register for second round of AstraZeneca opt-ins despite early glitches
Bursa Malaysia to trade between 1,550 and 1,590 this week
Ringgit likely to move between 4.12 and 4.16 against US dollar this week
Tech-savvy youth out to help seniors register for second round of AstraZeneca opt-ins
Malaysian author’s first book imagines a future ‘KL’ torn apart by cyborgs and rebels
Health Ministry gets extra allocation for essential supplies
A new coronavirus that usually infects canines is found in a pneumonia patient in Malaysia
Singapore:
Singapore: 25 new Covid-19 cases including 21 in community and one in workers’ dorm
The Shangri-La Dialogue 2021 – Singapore’s popular security forum cancelled due to Covid-19
25 passengers arrive in Singapore from India every day, 180 fly back on repatriation flights
Skilled workers hard to replace despite technology advances in Singapore’s construction sector
Singapore: Home buyers sad, disappointed over longer BTO delays due to Covid-19
Singapore closes two shopping malls amid surge In Covid-19 cases
Indonesia:
Indonesia reports 5,280 new Covid-19, amid fears after finding new cluster after cargo ship infections
Indonesian govt agency to scrutinise Gojek-Tokopedia merger to avoid tech monopoly
Garuda plans major restructuring that may halve operating fleet
Indonesia finds new Covid-19 cluster after cargo ship infections
Indonesia’s car sales surge following luxury tax cut
Indonesia central bank seen keeping rate steady after rupiah drop
Thailand:
Private Thai hospitals seek 5 million doses of Moderna vaccine; govt confirms 3,382 new Covid-19 cases
Thailand to restrict cattle, buffalo movements amid animal skin disease outbreak
Thailand to tighten border controls after detecting South African Covid-19 variant
Thailand: Virus variant seen in South Africa found in Narathiwat Covid-19 cases; province in lockdown
Thailand aims to ramp up vaccination after Bangkok construction camp cluster grows
Sniffing canines join coronavirus fight
Philippines:
Philippines logs 3,083 new Covid-19 cases, lowest since March but all due to system issues
Philippines: Suspects in rape-slay of trans man Ebeng Mayor arrested, charged, say cops
5.5-magnitude earthquake rattles southern Philippines
Filipinos urged to get Covid-19 vaccination regardless of brand
Shell exits Philippine gas field after US$460mil deal
Philippines lowers 2021, 2022 growth targets after disappointing Q1 GDP
Vietnam:
Vietnam: On Election Day, govt reports 98 new Covid-19 cases, 5,217 in total
Vietnam: Many constituencies report high turnout rates in largest-ever election in country
Vietnam reports 42nd Covid-19 death as local cases keep rising
Fewer independent candidates at Vietnam parliament election; event held amid new Covid-19 outbreak
Sixty-Nine million Vietnamese head to polls amid virus spread
Vietnam holds parliament election amid new Covid-19 outbreak
Myanmar:
Fighting flares in Myanmar town on Chinese border
EU denounces Myanmar junta’s electoral body plan to dissolve Suu Kyi party
Myanmar anti-coup insurgents seize police post near Chinese border, kill security forces
Myanmar slashes trade target on Covid-19 after crippling coup
Myanmar junta leader says Suu Kyi will soon appear
More than 125,000 Myanmar teachers suspended for opposing coup
Kachin army attacks jade mining town in Myanmar
Cambodia:
Another one million doses of Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine to arrive in Cambodia
Cambodia: Two Covid-positive newborns successfully undergo surgery
Nine more Covid-19 death, 560 infections in Cambodia as govt lifts night curfew
Laos:
Laos: Vientiane capital sees rise in untraceable Covid-19 infections
Laos: Vientiane increases Red Zones as govt confirms new Covid-19 cases
Laos continues to monitor people entering amid Covid-19; country also staying vigilant against dengue
Brunei:
Brunei among world’s lowest in Covid-19 infection
AIA opens One-stop financial solutions centre in Brunei; no local Covid-19 cases for 381 days
Brunei to launch new law to protect personal data
Asean:
China to help Malaysia with Covid-19 vaccines
Extreme cold weather in China kills 20 in ultramarathon
The EU comes to South-East Asia
Chinese vaccines set to swarm developing world
Covid-19: Hidden in our midst
US delays China investment ban as Biden team aims to clarify policy scope
Yunnan quakes leave three dead and 27 hurt
Israel-Palestine conflict: Can US be honest broker?
Tired of waiting, some Koreans eye Covid-19 shot trip to the US
Stock market’s million little dramas come down to supply glut