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Malaysia: Perikatan parties begin GE15 seat talks, without Umno
- April 12, 2021
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- Category: Daily News
No CommentsSOON after the Umno general assembly ended late in Mar 21, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin requested all Perikatan Nasional (PN) parties to submit the list of seats they want to contest in for the 15th
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Thailand: Growing Covid-19 outbreak in Thailand may threaten Phuket reopening
- April 11, 2021
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- Category: Daily News
A growing outbreak in Thailand, where local Covid-19 cases hit a new daily record on 11 Apr 21, threatens to undermine the nation’s plan to welcome back tourists. Of the infections, 964 were domestic transmissions,
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Indonesia: Jokowi Backs Central Bank Mandate to Aid Indonesia’s Growth
- April 8, 2021
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- Category: Daily News
President Joko Widodo is backing a push to expand Bank Indonesia’s mandate to include bolstering the economy, throwing his public support behind a legislative move that some analysts see as risking the central bank’s independence.
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Thailand: Fresh virus outbreak in struggling Phuket
- April 8, 2021
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- Category: Daily News
Phuket, which has been battling to rebound from its Covid-triggered economic doldrums, has been hit by a new bunch of infections, many linked to bars both locally and one in the Thong Lor area of
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Philippines files new diplomatic protest vs China over boats
- April 8, 2021
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- Category: Daily News
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on 7 Apr 21 filed another diplomatic protest against China the second in two weeks as Chinese maritime militia vessels remained in Julian Felipe (Whitsun) Reef in the West