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Mon, 26 Jul 2021 15:31:00 +0700Singapore aiming to start quarantine-free travel in September
Singapore aims to relax more virus curbs, including starting to allow quarantine-free travel in September, marking the first time it’s set out a timeline to reopen borders that have been mostly shut for more than a year.
Mon, 26 Jul 2021 15:25:00 +0700Economy of coup-wracked Myanmar to contract 18%: World Bank
Myanmar's economy is expected to shrink by 18% in 2021, the World Bank said Monday, as a result of massive unrest following a military coup and a resurgent coronavirus outbreak.
Mon, 26 Jul 2021 15:10:00 +0700Taekwondo gold medallist returns home
PHUKET: Taekwondo star Panipak Wongpattanakit arrived at Phuket airport with her Olympic gold medal on Monday morning, and immediately set her eyes on competing in the next Games.
Mon, 26 Jul 2021 13:45:00 +0700Firefighters battle California blaze generating its own climate
CHICO, US: Thousands of US firefighters are battling a blaze in California that has grown so big it is generating its own weather system, with authorities warning conditions could worsen on Monday.
Mon, 26 Jul 2021 13:25:00 +0700Ayutthaya logs 255 new cases, 3 deaths; beds full
AYUTTHAYA: A total of 255 new Covid-19 infections and three deaths were reported to the provincial communicable disease committee on Monday, governor Panu Yaemsri said.
Mon, 26 Jul 2021 13:10:00 +0700Korat warning, 10 clusters under close watch
NAKHON RATCHASIMA: The provincial communicable disease committee has warned that Covid-19 could be spreading from areas where 10 clusters of infection were found, with thousands of people deemed at high risk.
Mon, 26 Jul 2021 13:09:00 +0700SE Asia Covid cases hit new highs, Malaysian doctors protest
KUALA LUMPUR: Thailand reported a record number of coronavirus cases on Monday, while Malaysia has notched up more than 1 million infections, as the virulent Delta variant carves a deadly path through Southeast Asia - now a global epicentre for the v...
Mon, 26 Jul 2021 12:45:00 +0700UN warns of 'unprecedented' Afghan civilian deaths from Taliban offensives
KABUL: The United Nations warned Monday that Afghanistan could see the highest number of civilian deaths in more than a decade if the Taliban's offensives across the country are not halted.
Mon, 26 Jul 2021 12:45:00 +0700Key UN climate science talks open amid floods, fires
PARIS: Nearly 200 nations start online negotiations Monday to validate a UN science report that will anchor autumn summits charged with preventing climate catastrophe on a planetary scale.
Mon, 26 Jul 2021 12:45:00 +0700Chinese tutoring firms' shares tank after Beijing crackdown
BEIJING: Stocks in Chinese tutoring firms tumbled on Monday after Beijing imposed new rules on companies to register as non-profit organisations, effectively wiping out business models in the multibillion-dollar sector, with analysts saying the group...