Cambodia’s Fisheries Administration has announced a temporary ban of commercial freshwater fishing in the four-month rainy season to protect fishery resources, giving fish stocks a chance to reproduce and replenish.
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Singaporean President not to stand for re-election
Singapore’s President Halimah Yacob will not be running for a second term as head of state in the upcoming election this year.
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Vietnam hands over Nong Khang airport to Laos
A ceremony was held in Samneua district, Laos' Houaphanh province on May 15 to hand over and put into operation Nong Khang airport.
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Thai farmers advised to reduce rice crops due to El Nino impacts
Thai farmers have been asked to grow only one rice crop this coming season as rainfall will be below average because of the El Nino weather pattern, said the Office of the National Water Resources (ONWR).
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SEA Games 32 opening ceremony unprecedented, Olympic-sized: Cambodian official
Cambodia will organise an opening ceremony for the 32nd Southeast Asian Games to the Olympic standard, according to Vath Chamroeun, Secretary General of the Cambodia SEA Games Organising Committee.
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SEA Games 32: Phnom Penh ensures security for torch relay
Governor of Cambodia’s Phnom Penh Khuong Sreng has instructed relevant authorities to pay close attention to maintaining security and order during the torch relay of the 32nd SEA Games and the 12th ASEAN Para Games.
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Cambodia plans spectacular opening ceremony for SEA Games 32
The host Cambodia is expected to organise a spectacular opening ceremony for the 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) to the Olympic standard.
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Thailand’s health ministry prepares for potential COVID-19 wave
Following an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases after the Songkran holidays, the Ministry of Public Health has said it is ready to accommodate potential COVID-19 patients.
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6.4-magnitude earthquake shakes Indonesia
A 6.4-magnitude earthquake shook central Indonesia on April 21.
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Malaysia affirms COVID-19 under control
Malaysian Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa said there is no need to panic as the number of COVID-19 cases in the country is still under control and the number of deaths due to the pandemic is also still low.
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Bomb blast injures eight people in southern Philippines
A homemade bomb ripped through a bus in the southern Philippines on April 17, injuring at least eight people, a military spokesperson said.
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Singapore faces risk of large-scale resurgence of COVID-19
Singapore has been in the middle of a new COVID-19 wave with daily infections rising from about 1,400 in March to roughly 4,000 cases a day last week, Singaporean Health Minister Ong Ye Kung has said.
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Bangkok readies to splash out for colourful Songkran festival
As normal life has returned post COVID-19 outbreak, Thailand’s Bangkok is ready to celebrate a bright and colourful Songkran festival which runs from April 13 to 17 this year.
