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16 Mar 2022

COVID-19 pandemic sends 4.7mn more people into extreme poverty in SE Asia: ADB

The number of people in extreme poverty - defined as those living on less than $1.90 a day - was 24.3 million last year, or 3.7% of Southeast Asia`s collective 650 million population, the ADB said in a report.

01 Sep 2021

UP govt sounds alert after fake Covishield vaccines found in Southeast Asia

UP govt has sounded an alert about fake Covishield vaccines It has directed the DMs and CMOs to remain vigilant and increase monitoring of the supply chain of the Covishield vaccines Fake Covishield vaccines were recently found in Southeast Asia, Africa

14 Jan 2021

India maintains capacity to counter border provocations by China: US document

It also proposed actions to support India's "Act East Policy" and its aspiration to be a leading global power The framework highlights India's compatibility with the US, Japanese, and Australian vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific

01 Jun 2018

PM to deliver keynote address at Singapore's Shangri-La Dialogue

On Thursday, India and Singapore announced 14 business-to-business and business-to-government agreements during PM Modi's visit.

24 Jan 2018

India plans closer Southeast Asia maritime ties to counter China

India is gathering the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Regional Cooperation (ASEAN) for a summit on Thursday to promote maritime security in a region dominated by China, officials and diplomats said.

11 Nov 2017

Trade, connectivity a priority as Narendra Modi heads to Philippines

Boosting trade and connectivity will be among the key priorities as Prime Minister Narendra Modi begins a three-day visit to the Philippines on Sunday that will see him attend the 15th Asean-India Summit and the 12th East Asia Summit.

25 Jun 2017

Muslims in Southeast Asia mark end of Ramadan

Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, and is a time for fasting, family and discipline, when believers abstain from eating, drinking, smoking and sex from dawn until sunset.

20 Jun 2017

Philippines launches offensive in Marawi, with aim to end battle by weekend

Fighting in Marawi City has entered a fifth week, and nearly 350 people have been killed, according to an official count.

10 Jun 2017

China offers support, help to Myanmar after plane crash

Soldiers, family members and crew were on board the weekly flight from several coastal towns to Myanmar`s biggest city of Yangon when it went missing.

10 Jun 2017

U.S. forces assist Philippines in battle to end city siege

A U.S. P3 Orion surveillance plane was seen flying over the town on Friday, according to local media reports.

14 May 2017

Indian Naval ships visit Malaysia

Indian Naval Ships Shivalik, and Jyoti, which are on overseas deployment to Southeast Asia and Southern Indian Ocean, reached Malaysia`s Kuantan on Sunday.

27 Apr 2017

North Korea seeks Southeast Asian support in row with US

North Korea has appealed to Southeast Asian countries for support in its row with the United States to prevent what it warned could be a "nuclear holocaust", according to a letter obtained by AFP.

06 Apr 2017

86 million in Southeast Asia victimized by depression, say WHO statistics

This year, World Health Day emphasizes on depression a condition involving persistent sadness or loss of interest or pleasure in things normally enjoyed.

25 Oct 2016

Southeast Asia faces rising threat from IS groups: Study

Southeast Asia faces a growing risk of extremist violence as Islamic State group supporters increasingly work together, but law enforcement agencies are unprepared for the new threat, a report warned on Tuesday.

29 Sep 2016

Thailand cracks down on migrant workers as anti-immigration feelings rise

Thailand is cracking down on migrant workers from neighbouring countries, saying they are "stealing jobs from Thais", amid fears that anti-immigrant sentiment is rising as Southeast Asia`s second-largest economy stagnates.

19 Sep 2016

'Killer haze' killed over 100,000 in South Asia last year: Study

A smog outbreak in Southeast Asia last year may have caused over 100,000 premature deaths, according to a new study released Monday that triggered calls for action to tackle the "killer haze".

26 Aug 2016

Indonesia steps up fire response as haze blankets Singapore

The haze is an annual problem for Southeast Asia, but last year's fires were the worst since 1997, straining relations between Indonesia and its neighbors.

Rodrigo Duterte

24 Aug 2016

Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte says Southeast Asia will insist China respects sea ruling

An arbitration court in the Hague infuriated China in July when it ruled that China had no historical title over the South China Sea.

25 Jul 2016

Beijing dodges ASEAN rebuke over South China Sea row

Southeast Asian nations avoided rebuking Beijing or mentioning a recent UN-backed tribunal ruling against its claims in the South China Sea in a statement issued that will be seen as a victory for the regional giant.

Korean peninsula

24 Jul 2016

No ASEAN consensus on South China Sea row for now

Southeast Asia's main grouping apparently failed to reach a consensus on how to deal with China's territorial expansion in the South China Sea, intensifying a diplomatic stalemate that officials said they hope to resolve after closed-door parleys on Sunday.

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