South-East Asia
Indonesia animal-lovers help pets left behind by coronavirus
By Heru Asprihanto BOGOR, Indonesia (Reuters) - Four-year-old Indonesian pitbull Gledis was home alone for two days without food when...
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The rise and fall of Malaysia’s Muhyiddin Yassin
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin resigned on Monday, ending a torrid 17 months in office as...
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Malaysia’s Muhyiddin says resigned after losing confidence of parliament
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said in a televised address on Monday that he resigned because...
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Indonesia president says need to balance health and economy in pandemic
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Monday in his annual state of the nation speech that there...
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Malaysia PM at palace to meet king amid reports he will resign
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin was seen entering the national palace on Monday amid reports he...
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Malaysia PM Muhyiddin to resign on Monday, Malaysiakini reports
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin will resign on Monday, news portal Malaysiakini reported, after losing his majority...
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Explainer-What next in Malaysia’s political crisis?
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin will step down on Monday, news portal Malaysiakini reported on Sunday....
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Thai protesters spar with police in march on PM’s residence
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai police clashed with demonstrators on Friday after hundreds defied a ban on gatherings to rally in...
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Indonesia malls reopen exclusively for vaccinated shoppers
By Heru Asprihanto JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's capital reopened its retail malls this week to an exclusive crowd - shoppers...
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Malaysia PM seeks bipartisan support for vote on his leadership
By Mei Mei Chu KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Friday promised political reforms and urged...
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Indonesian ferry turns floating isolation centre for COVID-19 patients
By Abdul Rahman Muchtar MAKASSAR, Indonesia (Reuters) - A vehicle with a flashing siren and "Makassar COVID Hunter" written on...
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Philippine court dismisses libel case against journalist Maria Ressa
MANILA (Reuters) - A Philippine court has dismissed a libel case against Maria Ressa, a lawyer said on Thursday, one...
Read moreIndonesia to investigate forcible restraint of Nigerian diplomat
JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia's foreign ministry expressed its regret on Thursday after a senior Nigerian diplomat was forcibly restrained by immigration...
Read moreVietnamese printer arrested for peddling fake coronavirus test certificates
HANOI (Reuters) - Police in northern Vietnam have arrested a businessman for making and selling hundreds of fake negative COVID-19...
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Indonesian army says has stopped ‘virginity tests’ on female cadets
(Corrects paragraph 6 to show Andika's comment on equality in army selection was made last month, not last week) By...
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Thai police face off again with protesters near PM’s residence
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai police clashed with protesters for a second successive day on Wednesday, after hundreds sought to rally...
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Myanmar junta leader aims to solidify grip on power -U.N
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. special envoy on Myanmar said on Tuesday the country's military leader...
Read moreMyanmar army attacks medics, hampering COVID response, rights groups say
(Reuters) - Myanmar's army carried out at least 252 attacks and threats against health workers since a Feb. 1 coup,...
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East Timor detects first domestic transmission of COVID-19 Delta variant
By Kate Lamb (Reuters) - East Timor has recorded its first case of community transmission of the highly contagious Delta...
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Indonesia extends COVID-19 curbs as infections spread in regions
By Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia extended its COVID-19 curbs on populous Java and Bali islands until Aug. 16, but...
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