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The rush to open up has led to an unprecedented spike in hospitalisations and deaths that threaten to undo the progress the country has made so far in the pandemic. South Korea reported 6,320 cases each day on average in the past week,…

The Indonesian Police's anti-terror squad Densus 88 on Monday (Dec 13) arrested four suspected terrorists in the cities of Palembang and Lubuklinggau, in South Sumatra province, a police officer said. They are allegedly linked to the…

On December 8, 2021, at 09.00 a.m., the Mekong Community Organizations Network Association of 7 Northeastern Provinces attended a meeting with the group "Valerie Hakpang", The river of " Wiang Cook Subdistrict, Mueang Nong Khai District,…

"Bang Pu Resort” is located on Sukhumvit Road, Km. 39, Mueang District, Samut Prakan Province. It is a tourist and leisure place along the Gulf of Thailand under the responsibility of the Royal Thai Army Quartermaster Department. That has…

On December 8, 2021, at Rattanawapi Naval Station, Rattanawapi District, Nong Khai Province, admiral Sombat Jutanom Commander of the Mekong River, Lt. Gen., Putipong Musikul Nong Khai Police Chief, Panutat Thipwong Panutat Thipwongthong,…

It took more than a wave of a wand, but Pakistani university students transformed their 150-year-old campus into Hogwarts this week as they kicked off a festival celebrating the fictional young wizard Harry Potter. With its vast halls…

Nepal will ban the entry of travellers who have been in eight African countries or Hong Kong, to curb the spread of the new Omicron coronavirus variant, a government spokesman said on Friday (Dec 3). The ban, which goes into effect at…

India expects the Omicron variant of coronavirus to cause less severe disease, the health ministry said on Friday (Dec 3), thanks to vaccinations and high prior exposure to the Delta variant that infected nearly 70 per cent of the…

Sri Lanka's health authorities on Friday (Dec 3) said they have identified the first Omicron patient in the country. The Health Ministry said the new Covid-19 variant was identified in a Sri Lankan national who had recently returned from…

Japanese authorities on Friday (Dec 3) damped down speculation about a possible volcanic eruption at Mount Fuji, the nation's highest peak, after a 4.8-magnitude earthquake sent the topic trending on Twitter. The quake at 6.37am (5.37am…