PHNOM PENH – Cambodia cracked down on 198 human trafficking and sexual exploitation cases, in the first six months of 2021, a remarkable rise from only 63 cases over the same period last year, a senior official said yesterday.Some 139
KUALA LUMPUR— Some 42.4 per cent of Malaysia’s population or 13,842,928 individuals have completed both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine as of Wednesday, according to the COVID-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee Special Committee (JKJAV).An infographic sh…
KUALA LUMPUR— The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies are united in their call to close health gaps and ensure that everyone in the region has access to safe and affordable healthcare.These are the key factors towards achieving su…
VIENTIANE– With COVID-19 infection rates rising in the northern and southern provinces, Lao health authorities are speeding up the vaccination programme, with a focus on Bokeo, Savannakhet and Champasak provinces.According to local daily, Vientiane Tim…
Six of the 136 students kidnapped from an Islamic school in the north-central Nigerian state of Niger have died of illness, the school principal told Reuters on Monday. The abductors have demanded a ransom to release the students, kidnapped in
JAKARTA– The number of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 16,744 within one day, to 3,967,048, with the death toll adding by 1,361 to 125,342, the country’s Health Ministry said yesterday.According to the ministry, 23,011 more people were discharged f…
