Many areas in Phnom Penh have been put into lockdown (Photo: VNA)
Phnom Penh (VNA) – Cambodian authorities detected
32 new
COVID-19 cases in Phnom Penh on February 20, mostly in Koh Pich island
area and some apartment buildings near the Olympic stadium.
This is the third wave of COVID-19 outbreak in the Southeast
Asian nation.
Initial information showed that the outbreak relates to some
people escaping the quarantine site at Sokha hotel to live in a number of
apartment buildings.
PM Hun Sen underlined the need to strictly implement
preventive measures, but no plan to close schools and public places in Phnom
The US independent management consultancy Asia Perspective has published a report on the Vietnamese economy, which highlighted that in the fourth quarter of 2020, Vietnam posted rapid growth thanks to the recovery of manufacturing.
The foreign ministers of Singapore and Indonesia expressed "grave concern" over the situation in Myanmar and support a proposal to hold an informal Asean ministerial meeting on the issue, Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said yesterday.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Violence, in particular live rounds, should not be used on unarmed civilians in Myanmar: Balakrishnan
Protesters are seen in downtown Sule in Yangon, Myanmar on Feb 17, 2021. (Photo: Naung Kham)
18 Feb 2021 05:40PM (Updated:
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SINGAPORE: Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said on Thursday (Feb 18) that there should be no violence against unarmed civilians in Myanmar, adding that live rounds should not be fired on them under any circumstances.
Singapore s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a press statement that Dr Balakrishnan met with Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, who was in Singapore for a two-day visit, and both ministers expressed “grave concern” over the ongoing developments in Myanmar.