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These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Stay informed with The ASEAN Post. Covid-19 vaccine bookings for children in S'pore aged 5 to 11 to start on Dec 22; jabs from Dec 27Covid-19 vaccination for children aged five to 11 will begin next Monday (Dec 27), with bookings opening from Wednesday - first for Primary 4 to 6 pupils.The

21 December 2021
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These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Stay informed with The ASEAN Post. Europe tightens Covid-19 curbs as Omicron spreads 'at lightning speed'Nations across Europe have been tightening restrictions to prevent the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, and on Saturday (Dec 18), the Netherlands became the first

20 December 2021
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COVID: Asia Sees Return To Normal Slip Out Of Reach

COVID-19 vaccines promised to be the Asia-Pacific’s ticket to returning to normal life.Nearly a year after the jabs arrived, life across the region is far from normal, as authorities continue to restrict freedoms, particularly when it comes to travel, despite peaking vaccination rates.The sobering reality, which has been underscored by the emergence of the Omicron variant, raises questions about the region’s end goal in fighting a virus that scientists broadly agree will exist and mutate for

17 December 2021
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These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Stay informed with The ASEAN Post. Travellers to S'pore who test positive or receive risk warning to recover or isolate in hotel roomsTravellers staying in hotels who have tested positive for Covid-19, or have been identified as a close contact of a Covid-19 case and received a health risk

17 December 2021
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These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Stay informed with The ASEAN Post. Further unease across Asia as Philippines, Cambodia report first cases of Omicron variantThe Philippines and Cambodia on Wednesday (Dec 15) reported their first cases of the Omicron variant, fuelling unease across Asia and further dimming hopes of a recovery a

16 December 2021
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These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Stay informed with The ASEAN Post. Singapore citizens can enter Malaysia via land VTL from Dec 20Vaccinated Singapore citizens can enter Malaysia from next week (Dec 20) via the Causeway when the two countries expand a quarantine-free travel scheme at the land borders.Likewise, vaccinated Malay

15 December 2021
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These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Stay informed with The ASEAN Post. China's first Omicron case is an overseas traveller to port city TianjinThe health authorities in northern China's port city of Tianjin have detected the first case of the Omicron coronavirus variant on the country's mainland, the state-run Tian

14 December 2021
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These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Stay informed with The ASEAN Post. Malaysia's Mahathir says next election 'last chance to clean up the country'Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Sunday (Dec 12) that the next general election will be the "last chance to clean up the country," as h

13 December 2021
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UK Calls For Western Unity Against Russia, China

Russian sabre-rattling against Ukraine and an assertive China were top of the agenda as G7 foreign ministers met in Britain on Saturday, with calls for a united front against authoritarianism.The two-day gathering of top diplomats from the world's richest nations in Liverpool, northwest England, is the last in-person gathering of Britain's year-long G7 presidency, before it hands over the baton to Germany.Discussions were focused on Russia's build-up of troops on Ukraine's

12 December 2021
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These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Stay informed with The ASEAN Post. Omicron four times more transmissible than Delta in Japan studyThe Omicron variant of Covid-19 is 4.2 times more transmissible in its early stage than Delta, according to a study by a Japanese scientist who advises the country's Health Ministry, a finding

10 December 2021
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These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Stay informed with The ASEAN Post. US officials say China's actions towards Taiwan risk destabilising regionChina's actions towards Taiwan are destabilising and risk undermining peace and stability in the region, said two top US officials on Wednesday (Dec 8), adding that Beijing&#039

9 December 2021
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These are the top stories making the front pages of major newspapers from across Southeast Asia today.Get up to speed with what’s happening in the fastest growing region in the world. Stay informed with The ASEAN Post. Malaysia's Court of Appeal upholds ex-PM Najib Razak's conviction in 1MDB-related caseMalaysia’s Court of Appeal on Wednesday (Dec 8) upheld a High Court’s decision to convict former prime minister Najib Razak on all seven charges and sentence him to

8 December 2021
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