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Cambodia halts ‘Festival of the Dead’ after COVID outbreak

Cambodia largely avoided the spread of the pandemic last year but surging infections since have seen more than 105,000 cases

Cambodian migrants facing lack of jobs at home want to return...

Unable to find work to support themselves in Cambodia, workers are making risky illegal border crossings to Thailand

Sri Lanka shaman dies of COVID-19 after touting ‘blessed’ water cure

Eliyantha White claimed that he could end the pandemic in Sri Lanka and India by pouring pots of his "blessed" water into rivers

8 elderly nuns in religious convent in Manila succumb to COVID-19

The nuns were between 80 and 90 years old and were among the 62 sisters who were earlier reported to have been infected with COVID-19

Amid threat of COVID-19, Philippines approves limited face-to-face classes

The initial implementation will involve 100 public schools and 20 private schools in low risk areas

Catholic bishops call for unity, ‘national recovery’ from pandemic on Malaysia...

“This prolonged pandemic has turned life upside down. There are uncertainties in every dimension of life,” said Archbishop John Wong

Defrocked monk jailed in Cambodia for ‘obstructing’ COVID-19 measures

Pang Soda, formerly the abbot of a temple in Kompong Cham province, was arrested and sent to Prey Sar Prison on Tuesday

UNICEF calls for schools to reopen in pandemic-hit nations

Schools in around 17 countries remain fully closed, while those in 39 countries remain partially closed, according to UNICEF

Bangkok ‘taxi graveyard’ comes to life with mini-gardens

Tiny green-brown frogs squat croaking in the tropical heat on makeshift ponds fashioned out of old tires, tucked in among abandoned cars

Philippines eases health restrictions despite high number of COVID-19 cases

On Wednesday, the country recorded 16,989 more COVID-19 cases, the fewest in almost two weeks or since September 2

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