Church donates equipment as Covid-19 surges in Malaysia
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Church donates equipment as Covid-19 surges in Malaysia

KUCHING (UCAN): The Archdiocese of Kuching in Sarawak, Malaysia, delivered personal protective equipment (PPE) that…

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Laos follows Cambodia into Covid lockdown
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Laos follows Cambodia into Covid lockdown

VIENTAINE (UCAN): The prime minister of Laos, Phankham Viphavanh, ordered a two-week lockdown in the…

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Cambodia helps Covid-hit poor first then firms
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Cambodia helps Covid-hit poor first then firms

PHNOM PENH (UCAN): The government of Cambodia announced its first business enhancement scheme with an…

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Australia to fund Covid-19 vaccines for Cambodia
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Australia to fund Covid-19 vaccines for Cambodia

PHNOM PENH (UCAN): Cambodian efforts to inoculate 80 per cent of its population against the…

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Covid-19 a catalyst for cultural change in Asia?
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Covid-19 a catalyst for cultural change in Asia?

Rock Ronald Rozario The Covid-19 coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has turned socioeconomic, political, religious and cultural lives…

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The double whammy of conflict and Covid-19 in Myanmar
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The double whammy of conflict and Covid-19 in Myanmar

John Zaw While health officials struggle to stem the Covid-19 coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) tide in Rakhine…

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Indonesia holds first-ever Virtual Youth Day
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Indonesia holds first-ever Virtual Youth Day

JAKARTA (UCAN): The Indonesian Bishops’ Conference’s Commission for Youth held a Virtual Youth Day over…

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