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          Southeast Asia

          Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced on Friday that the city state will close schools and most workplaces except for essential services next week as part of the government's stricter measures to combat the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. EPA

          Singapore confirms sixth coronavirus death as infections rise

          AsiaApril 04, 2020
          A Red Cross personnel wearing a protective suit sprays disinfectant along a corridor in a densely populated neighbourhood area, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Jakarta, Indonesia, April 4, 2020. Reuters

          Coronavirus: Jakarta funeral spike raises fears of untold deaths

          AsiaApril 04, 2020
          Members of Hong Kong Journalists Association submit petitions to Bernardita Catalla (Centre), Consul General of Philippine in 2014. South China Morning Post via Getty Images

          Philippine ambassador to Lebanon dies of coronavirus

          April 03, 2020
          A motorcyclist prays in front of the Quiapo church in Metro Manila, after all churches in the Philippines capital region were closed to stop the spread of coronavirus infections. AFP

          Coronavirus: lockdown forces Filipinos to find new ways to worship

          AsiaMarch 31, 2020
          The wreckage of Lion Air Flight RPC 5880 is seen at the runway of Ninoy Aquino International Airport after it crashed on March 29, 2020 in Manila, Philippines. Getty Images

          Medical evacuation plane crashes in Manila, killing eight

          AsiaMarch 30, 2020
          Residents stay in their apartments during the Movement Control Order, which limits the activities of people in Malaysia as a preventive measure against the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus, in Kuala Lumpur on March 28, 2020. AFP

          Coronavirus: Malaysia arrests hundreds for breaking lockdown

          AsiaMarch 29, 2020
          Jose Maria Sison, who leads the Communist Party of the Philippines, said his group would observe a ceasefire. AP

          Philippines rebel group declares ceasefire after UN chief’s call

          AsiaMarch 25, 2020
          Indian curriculum CBSE examinations have been cancelled in the UAE. The National

          Coronavirus: Cambridge International axes international A levels and GCSEs

          EuropeMarch 23, 2020
          In this Thursday, March 19, 2020, photo, a Muay Thai boxing fighter stands in front of makeshift screening facility outside Rajadamnern boxing stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. AP

          Coronavirus: Kickboxing in Bangkok leads to spike in infections

          AsiaMarch 21, 2020
          Office workers walk to their jobs amid the lockdown in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on March 18, 2020. EPA

          Malaysia fears coronavirus ‘tsunami’ if curbs ignored

          AsiaMarch 18, 2020
          Police stand guard outside the Thai parliament building in Bangkok. A government office in the southern province of Yala was attacked on Tuesday as it was about to host a meeting about the Covid-19 pandemic. AFP

          Explosion injures 20 at government office in Thailand

          AsiaMarch 17, 2020
          A village official wearing a clown print protective mask uses a digital infrared thermometer at a checkpoint as part of precautionary measures against the spread of the new coronavirus in Manila, Philippines. AP

          Coronavirus: Philippines in confusion during ‘soft lockdown’ as misinformation spreads

          AsiaMarch 17, 2020
          A man braves the streets of Shanghai as the city’s financial district grapples with the economic impact of the coronavirus crisis. Reuters

          Asia’s experience casts doubt on theory heat can halt coronavirus

          WorldMarch 17, 2020
          A man holds a sign that reads, 'We are tired of Prayuth, stop the 2017 constitution' during a rare political demonstration in Bangkok on March 13, 2020. AFP

          Thai activists stage rare pro-democracy march in Bangkok

          AsiaMarch 14, 2020
          Members of a police SWAT team prepare to enter the mall after a hostage situation was reported in suburban Manila. Heavily armed police were deployed at the mall in the Philippine capital Manila after reports that a disgruntled employee was holding a group of people hostage. AFP

          Armed ex-guard surrenders after taking dozens hostage in Manila mall

          AsiaMarch 02, 2020
          Pheu Thai party leader Sudarat Keyuraphan listens to Future Forward Party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit during a joint press conference in Bangkok. AFP

          Thailand's opposition forms alliance, claims lower house majority

          AsiaMarch 01, 2020
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