Malaysia:
Sarawak asks to be included in the VTL agreement with Singapore
Covid-19: record 27,831 cases reported Wednesday February 16, according to DG Santé
Covid-19 Watch: 1,747 cases of serious post-vax adverse events reported as of Feb. 11, NPRA says
Malaysia Airlines bans self-heating and ready-to-eat meals
Kitingan to head Sabah special panel on undocumented foreign workers
Penang Hill rail service will be closed for 12 days in May for scheduled maintenance
IRB reminds taxpayers to submit return form for 2021 from March 1
Bill passed in Sarawak for new council to develop and regulate sago and nipah industries
Extend VTL from Singapore or Medan to Penang to boost economic recovery, says Tan Teik Cheng
Singapore:
So far low adoption rate among Singapore Johorians to be postal voters
Singapore. Safe reopening of borders is needed to drive economic recovery in the Asia-Pacific region
SIA confirms order for 7 freighter aircraft and 22 passenger jet engines as industry recovers
Singapore to launch LTVs for Hong Kong, Philippines, all of Thailand, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Israel
Around 21,800 people in Singapore lost their Covid-19 vaccination status for not taking a booster in time
OCBC customers can freeze bank accounts instantly with a new “kill switch” in case of emergency
Singapore-Malaysia land VTL travel quota to be reinstated from Feb 22
AirAsia and Singapore Tourism Board Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Promote Travel to Singapore
Singaporean actress Rebecca Lim posts a photo showing a clearer appearance of the fiancé
Thailand:
Mourning Thai boy plays live music on FB to raise money for dad’s funeral
Thai government and U.S. private sector set to sign letter of intent on clean energy
Bangkok can also be called ‘Krung Thep Maha Nakhon’
Thailand records 16,462 Covid-19 cases and 27 deaths
Thailand aims to improve status on US human trafficking watch list
Indonesia:
Vaccinated children allowed to enter malls in Jakarta
Retail sales off to a good start in Indonesia
Public Bank enables QR cross-border payment with Indonesia and Thailand
Cloud computing could add $10 billion to Indonesia’s GDP: PwC
Philippines:
Marcos of the Philippines wants a military presence to defend its waters in the South China Sea
Remittances to the Philippines reach a new high of $31.4 billion in 2021
Philippines shouldn’t abandon face mask mandate as it looks to ‘new normal’
Philippines registers 2,671 new cases of Covid-19
Vietnam:
Vietnam to lift restrictions on tourists from March 15: report
Vietnam named among top destinations for digital nomads
Vietnam expects official durian export to China
Vietnam eyes full reopening to tourists from next month
Burma:
Foreign companies in Myanmar face tough choices after coup
Telenor investors review Myanmar sale
Burmese military plane crashes after ‘technical failure’
Cambodia:
Pandemic-tightened Cambodian border heralds an end to cross-border logging
ASEAN seeks to accelerate the entry of Timor Leste
Cambodian government defends decision to establish national internet gateway
Laos:
Lao security forces must provide security along the railway line
Rising inflation in Laos sparks public concern
Laos to vaccinate children aged 6 to 11 against Covid-19
Brunei:
Brunei works to boost primary resource industries
Brunei registers 667 new cases of Covid-19
Aseanmore:
Chinese consumer inflation up 0.9% in January
Southeast Asia poll shows China overtakes US as top economic power
Three-year-old child dies as Hong Kong’s worst virus outbreak grows
China-New Zealand FTA upgrade to come into effect
‘All of Us Are Dead’ provides lessons we should heed: Korean Herald contributor
South Korea reports record 90,443 Covid cases, daily number doubles in a week
China’s Xi orders Hong Kong to fight Covid surge by all means