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China
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China vows to give assistance to ASEAN in fighting against Covid-19

By Katherine S
June 16, 2021
in :  ASEAN News

China has given its pledge to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to continue its assistance in fighting against the Covid-19 pandemic as Beijing made sure to stay committed in making its SARS-CoV-2 vaccines for the global public. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said that in the Special ASEAN-China Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (SACFMM) held on Monday at Chongqing, …

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Philippines
Geo Politics

Philippine’s Performance Over Vaccination Roll Out Gains Attention

By Jasmine C.
June 14, 2021
in :  Geo Politics, Philippines

Unexpectedly, The Philippines positions eighth among 10 Southeast Asian countries as far as inoculating its entire populace and second in immunization arrangement against COVID-19. The information given by global research organization of the world in its data this month showed that the Philippines has immunized uniquely about 4.23 percent of its complete populace as of June 8, with 6.31 million …

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Diabetic woman
ASEAN News

Cases of blood clots among Covid-19 patients in Laos intensifies

By Katherine S
June 9, 2021
in :  ASEAN News

News regarding a diabetic woman with confirmed case of Covid-19 had her two legs amputated last week after finding out blood clots which could have been caused by the virus. According to the National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control, the said woman, 65, had both legs amputated above the knee in order to save her life. In a daily …

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LimKitSiang
Geo Politics

Kit Siang issued a challenge for Health Minister to achieve Malaysia’s Covid-19 vaccination target

By Katherine S
June 8, 2021
in :  Geo Politics, Malaysia

DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang challenged the Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba to hit Malaysia’s Covid-19 vaccination target of 80 per cent of the entire population by September 16. According to the Iskandar Puteri MP, it has been his proposal to achieve the Malaysia Day target as the goal of the National Covid-19 Immunization Plan. Related PostsA Mass …

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ZaidIbrahim
Health

Former law minister Zaid Ibrahim demands govt transparency on vaccine agreements

By Katherine S
June 7, 2021
in :  Health, Malaysia

The former law minister Datuk Zaid Ibrahim is calling the government to be transparent on the vaccine procurement, while adding that the transparency would aid in reducing the suspicion that the supply is being suppressed in order to create monopoly. A media outlet reported that Zaid said that as the nation has only vaccinated about 4 per cent of its …

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KhairuddinAmanRazali
Geo Politics

Khairuddin to be summoned at an ‘appropriate time’ over roadblock incident

By Katherine S
June 6, 2021
in :  Geo Politics, Malaysia

The police has not yet taken any statement from Datuk Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali who is the Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister in conjunction with an incident that occurred on May 16 where Aman Razali was stopped at a roadblock. A Malaysian Malay-language daily newspaper reported today that Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department deputy director (Investigation and Legal) Datuk Mohd …

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Covid19
ASEAN News

Vietnam gives approval to using Sinopharm vaccine from China

By Katherine S
June 4, 2021
in :  ASEAN News, Health

State media has reported today that Vietnam has given approval for the Sinopharm vaccine from China to be used against Covid-19, which makes it the third shot to be endorsed in the Southeast Asian country that is dealing new outbreak of infections. According to the report from the official Vietnam News Agency, the health ministry has issued the decision to …

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DAP
Health

Sarawak DAP probes state govt on its plan to purchase Covid-19 vaccines

By Katherine S
June 4, 2021
in :  Health, Malaysia

Sarawak DAP questions the state government if its plan to purchase Covid-19 vaccines for the people of Sarawak was going forward. Sarawak DAP chairman Chong Chieng Jen said that since February, the state government has been speaking about procuring the Covid-19 vaccines and its own. However, there was still no progress since then. In a statement, he said that three …

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MohdZukiAli
Geo Politics

Putrajaya announces allowance cut among civil servants to go to Covid-19 fight

By Katherine S
June 1, 2021
in :  Geo Politics, Malaysia

Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali, the Chief Secretary to the Government has announced that a certain percentage of the allowances of the civil servants except of the frontliners will be sent towards the effort of fighting against Covid-19. For those in the highest Jusa A, a portion of 50 per cent will be deducted from the fixed entertainment allowance (ITK), …

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EightBritish
ASEAN News

Foreigners fined after breaching Covid-19 safety protocols while partying on a yacht

By Katherine S
May 20, 2021
in :  ASEAN News

Eight British nationals were fined S$3,000 each today for violating Covid-19 protocols while partying with two more individuals on a yacht near Lazarus Island during the Boxing Day last year. District Judge Jasvender Kaur told the court that those who displays negligence against the rules imposed in containing the virus should be punished accordingly. The other two, a couple and …

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