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Japan wants to boost alliance with US under Biden’s presidency
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga told reporters on Thursday that he wanted to further boost the alliance with the United States under new President Joe Biden, reported Sputnik news agency. On Wednesday, Biden was sworn-in as the 46th president
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South korea to offer 38.4 trillion won in financial support
SEOUL: South Korea plans to provide 38.4 trillion won (US$34.9 billion) in financial support to households and companies to help them cope with financial difficulty in the run-up to the Lunar New Year’s holiday in February amid the pandemic, the
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Myanmar agrees to start taking back Rohingya this year
DHAKA: Myanmar agreed to calls by Bangladesh at a tripartite meeting facilitated by China to start the much-awaited repatriation of Rohingya in the second quarter of this year, Anadolu Agency reported officials as saying Tuesday. Bangladesh pushed hard to begin
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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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