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Healthcare workers in virus-hit Myanmar start anti-coup protests

Medical workers across Myanmar began a civil disobedience protest against Monday's coup

2021: Dark clouds and silver linings

Fresh hopes on the economic, health and political front temper the grim legacy of 2020

Sudden descents rare but deadly: Clues to Indonesia plane crash

Aviation safety analysts cautioned that it's far too early to say what caused the crash

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Snow leopards the latest cats to get infected

No normal Christmas for many in Europe, Brazil's vaccination plan does little to assuage public fears, what conferences may look like post Covid, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

WHO, vaccine makers discuss fast-tracking of vax rollout in Southeast Asia

Key global and regional partners such as GAVI and UNICEF participated in the meeting

ASEAN leaders to sign China-backed trade deal amid US election uncertainty

China is already the biggest source of imports and destination for exports for would-be RCEP members

WHO cautions against let up in Covid-19 fight after dip in cases in SE Asia

WHO cautioned against any relaxation of response actions following the recent slight decline in Covid-19 cases in the South-East Asia Region, saying the pandemic continues unabated

Red flag waves as demand wanes at Southeast Asia bond auctions

Bidding at Indonesian and Malaysian auctions has fallen to the lowest levels in at least five months

Call for 'greater precautions' as SE Asia finds new strain of Covid-19

The strain, earlier seen in other parts of the world and called D614G, was found in a Malaysian cluster of 45 cases that started from someone who returned from India and breached his 14-day quarantine

Myntra in talks to expand fashion brands to Southeast Asia, Europe

The Flipkart-owned company announced its foray into the Middle East market with its partnerships with e-commerce platforms, noon.com and namshi.com

Sequoia raises $1.35 billion to invest in India, Southeast Asia startups

Sequoia India now operates seed, venture and growth funds, a structure that allows Sequoia to remain a relevant partner for founders at all stages of their journey

US shifting military to face China threat to India, Southeast Asia: Pompeo

Last week Pompeo criticised the Chinese Army for "escalating" the border tension with India and militarising the strategic South China Sea.

Southeast Asia to begin easing of lockdowns, Thai cinemas to open Monday

With the partial opening of restaurants, shops and public parks already in effect, Thailand will from Monday allow cinemas, gyms and massage parlours to resume activities

Ready to push 5G in Southeast Asia, says Huawei; brushes off US 'tech war'

The firm has emerged as a key protagonist in the wider US-China trade war that has seen tit-for-tat tariffs imposed on hundreds of billions of dollars worth of goods

Story in numbers: India has suicide rate higher than the global average

India's suicide rate stood at 16.5 per 100,000 people in 2016, according to the WHO report

How India is taking on China in SE Asia with ports, promises and ships

Modi took several concrete foreign policy and security steps in Southeast Asia in recent days

Southeast Asia prioritises trade pact including China as US rethinks policy

RCEP emerged as best alternative to lowering tariffs in region for Asia's export-driven economies

Extremist threat in Southeast Asia growing

Over 1,000 Southeast Asians have flocked to join Islamic State's self-declared "caliphate" in Iraq and Syria