Thousands new COVID-19 cases reported in Southeast Asian countries
The COVID-19 pandemic remains complicated in Southeast Asia as several regional countries have reported more cases of infections and deaths over the last 24 hours.
Thousands new COVID-19 cases reported in Southeast Asian countries - Illustrative image (Photo: The Bangkok Post)
Hanoi (VNA) - The COVID-19 pandemicremains complicated in Southeast Asia as several regional countries have reportedmore cases of infections and deaths over the last 24 hours.
Indonesia on January 10 recorded 9,640 new COVID-19cases and 182 fatalities, raising its total of infections and deaths to 828,026and 24,129, respectively.
The pandemic has spread across all 34 provinces of Indonesia. Inparticular, the capital Jakarta reported 2,711 new cases in the last 24 hours,West Java had an additional 1,468 cases, followed by Central Java (1,045cases), East Java (1,004 cases) and South Sulawesi (585 cases).
The same day, the Health Ministry of the Philippines reported 1,906 more cases,lifting the total of infections in the country to 487,690. The number of deathsalso increased to 9,405.
The Philippines has tested for COVID-19 on 6.59 million people since the diseaseappeared in January last year.
Meanwhile, Thailand is facing the worst outbreak of COVID-19 with over 200 newcases reported every day, mainly community infections.
The country has so far detected 10,298 COVID-19 cases. The death toll stillstands at 67.
The Thai government has announced that it classifies the capital city of Bangkokand 28 other provinces as "red zones", where the maximum level of pandemiccontrol is applied./.
Many Southeast Asian countries have taken various measures to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus since the number of infections have increased in the nations recently.
The Republic of Korea (RoK), China and Japan agreed on May 3 to reinforce the regional financial safety net, along with members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), by launching a new financing facility programme meant to extend greater support in case of a financial crisis.
A technical issue combined with an extreme heatwave was blamed for a series of explosions at a military base that killed 20 soldiers and injured several others in Cambodia on April 27, the country’s Ministry of Defence said in a May 2 statement as reported by the Xinhua news agency.
The Customs Department of Thailand is scheduled to commence the collection of value-added tax (VAT) on imported goods sent via postal services, regardless of the goods value, starting in May.
A lecturer from Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty of Medicine has warned Thais to be more vigilant against COVID-19, saying infection rates appeare to be worsening with higher hospital admissions, deaths and severe cases.
Malaysia should harness the collective expertise and resources to drive sustainable growth and development of the halal industry, according to Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Zafrul Abdul Aziz.
Laos has officially restored the 10% value-added tax (VAT) rate starting May 1, in a bid to support the country’s budget revenue and socio-economic development.
The ASEAN Future Forum 2024 (AFF 2024) entered its second plenary session in Hanoi on the afternoon of April 23, discussing ways to ensure comprehensive security for the people-centred ASEAN Community.
The first session of the ASEAN Future Forum 2024 (AFF 2024) in Hanoi on April 23 focused on fast and sustainable growth for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
The Canada-ASEAN Business Council (CABC) and the ASEAN Alliance on Carbon Markets (AACM) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration and accelerate the implementation of carbon crediting programmes across Southeast Asia.
ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn reaffirmed ASEAN leaders' commitment to empowering the youth to unleash their full potential when he had a dialogue with ASEAN youth in Hanoi on April 22 on the sidelines of the ASEAN Future Forum (AF 2024).
The Thai Government is being urged to increase the proportion of renewable power generation to more than the target of 50% set in the power development plan (PDP).
The Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) of Indonesia on April 21 lifted its tsunami advisory issued previously following the eruption of Mount Ruang in Sitaro district of North Sulawesi province.
Thailand expects to export about 1 million tonnes of durian, valued at an estimated 130 billion THB (3.53 billion USD) this year, with most of the shipments to China, according to Minister of Agriculture Thammanat Prompao.
The 72nd meeting of the ASEAN Working Group on Intellectual Property Cooperation (AWGIPC) and related meetings are being held by the Ministry of Science and Technology’s Intellectual Property Office (IPO) of Vietnam in the central city of Da Nang on April 22-26.
Enhancing regional food security and tackling the pressing challenges of climate change will be key agendas defining Malaysia’s ASEAN Chairmanship in 2025, Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat (lower house) Johari Abdul told the press on April 19.
Thousands new COVID-19 cases reported in Southeast Asian countries - Illustrative image (Photo: The Bangkok Post) 
