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ASEAN Digital Senior Officials Meeting begins Tuesday
KUALA LUMPUR: The inaugural ASEAN Digital Ministers’ Meeting (ADGMIN1) begins today with the Senior Officials’ Meeting (ADGSOM1). Held virtually, ADGSOM1 will be headed by the Ministry of Communications and Multimedia Malaysia (KKMM) secretary-general Datuk Seri Mohammad Mentek. The meeting is
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COVID-19: 66-year-old Malaysian woman among new community cases in Singapore
SINGAPORE: A 66-year-old woman from Malaysia is one of the two new cases of locally transmitted COVID-19 infection in Singapore. Labelled as Case 59395, the elderly is a Long-Term Visit Pass holder and has been residing here since January 2020, said the republic’s Ministry of Health (MOH) in
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Death toll from earthquake in Indonesia climbs to 81
JAKARTA: The death toll from a powerful earthquake that struck Indonesia’s Sulawesi Island on Jan 15 has risen to 81, the country’s disaster agency said late Sunday. Anadolu Agency reported. The National Disaster Management Agency reported that the bodies of eight people
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Thailand requesting Sinovac to provide more clinical trials data
BANGKOK: Thailand, which is expected to receive its first batch of the COVID-19 vaccine from Sinovac Biotech in February, is asking for more information from the Chinese company on its clinical trials before the delivery. Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) spokesman, Thaweesilp
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Strong earthquake strikes Sulawesi in Indonesia
KUALA LUMPUR: A strong earthquake, measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale, struck Sulawesi in Indonesia at 2.28 am today, according to the Malaysian Meteorological Department. It occurred 143 km west from Palopo, Indonesia at a depth of 27 km, the department said in a statement.
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Thailand orders additional 35 mil doses of COVID-19 vaccine
BANGKOK, Jan 5 — Thailand has ordered an additional 35 million doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, bringing its total vaccine procurement from British-Swedish pharmaceutical giant to 61 million doses. Prime Minister, Prayuth Chan o-cha said the government has secured 26 million doses of
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Jokowi to get first COVID-19 vaccination in Indonesia
JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and cabinet ministers would be getting COVID-19 vaccine jabs on Jan 13 to raise public confidence on the vaccine. Indonesian Health Minister, Budi Gunadi Sadikin in a statement said Jokowi would be the first person
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Vietnam buys Indian rice for first time in decades
MUMBAI/HANOI: Vietnam, the world’s third biggest exporter of rice, has started buying the grain from rival India for the first time in decades after local prices jumped to their highest in nine years amid limited domestic supplies, four industry officials
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A tale of two cities – Wuhan and New York
CNN news headlined: “Thousands packed the streets to celebrate New Year’s Eve in Wuhan, where the coronavirus first emerged, as other cities worldwide were deserted”. This is the modern story of “A Tale of Two Cities”, the historical novel by Charles
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Sensex, Nifty hit record high as country approves COVID-19 vaccines
BENGALURU: Indian shares hit record highs on Monday to kick off the first trading week of the new year, after the country gave emergency use approvals to two coronavirus vaccines over the weekend, lifting investor sentiment. The blue chip NSE
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