southeast asia
Thailand sets up hospital at airport; Cambodia closes border
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July 29, 2021
Thailand sets up hospital at airport; Cambodia closes border
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — Health authorities in Thailand raced to set up a large field hospital in a cargo building…
Man with coronavirus disguises as wife on Indonesian flight
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July 22, 2021
Man with coronavirus disguises as wife on Indonesian flight
TERNATE, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian man with the coronavirus has boarded a domestic flight disguised as his wife, wearing…
Death rates soar in Southeast Asia as virus wave spreads
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July 22, 2021
Death rates soar in Southeast Asia as virus wave spreads
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Indonesia has converted nearly its entire oxygen production to medical use just to meet the…
Hanoi tightens restrictions as COVID clusters spread in Vietnam
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July 19, 2021
Hanoi tightens restrictions as COVID clusters spread in Vietnam
HANOI, July 18 (Reuters) – Vietnam’s capital Hanoi urged its citizens to stay at home from Monday and ordered a…
Junta troops burn Myanmar village in escalation of violence
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June 16, 2021
Junta troops burn Myanmar village in escalation of violence
BANGKOK (AP) — Government troops in Myanmar have burned most of a village in the country’s central heartland, a resident…
Vietnam: Human trafficking on the rise amid COVID
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June 11, 2021
Vietnam: Human trafficking on the rise amid COVID
A surge in COVID-19 cases in Vietnam has prompted a spike in human trafficking and smuggling as people become more financially desperate,…
UN report says Myanmar poverty could double from coup chaos
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April 30, 2021
UN report says Myanmar poverty could double from coup chaos
BANGKOK (AP) — Political turmoil and disruptions following the coup in Myanmar could undo years of progress and double the…
Myanmar: Coup opponents announce ‘unity government’
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April 16, 2021
Myanmar: Coup opponents announce ‘unity government’
A Myanmar council of ousted lawmakers announced on Friday they are forming a “National Unity Government,” including anti-coup activists and ethnic…
Eleven killed as Myanmar protesters fight troops with handmade guns, firebombs: media
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April 8, 2021
Eleven killed as Myanmar protesters fight troops with handmade guns, firebombs: media
(Reuters) – Anti-coup demonstrators in Myanmar fought back with handmade guns and firebombs against a crackdown by security forces in…
Myanmar protesters urge ‘guerrilla strikes’ as internet blackout widens
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April 2, 2021
Myanmar protesters urge ‘guerrilla strikes’ as internet blackout widens
(Reuters) -People in Myanmar opposed to the military junta marched, observed strikes and scrambled to overcome a shutdown of the…