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The US government said on February 10 that it had provided health supplies for Laos in the first delivery from a pledge of up to 100 million USD in global assistance to fight the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV).

Border trade between Myanmar and Thailand reached 1.15 billion USD in the first quarter of the present fiscal year 2019 – 2020 which started in October.

At least 27 people, including the gunman, were killed and 52 others were injured in a mass shooting in Thailand’s northeastern Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha announced on February 9.

Farmers in Myanmar are showing concern about impacts of the acute respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus (nCoV) on their exports to the Chinese market.

The Indonesian government plans to install rooftop solar panels on at least 800 public buildings across the country this year as it steps up its renewable energy push to lessen its reliance on fossil fuels.

The first Thai person testing positive for the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Thailand, a taxi driver, has been cured completely and discharged from hospital.

The Immigration Department of Malaysia’s Sabah state agreed to offer one-week visa extension for stranded Chinese nationals due to coronavirus, said its Deputy Chief Minister Christina Liew.

Myanmar has set a target of exporting 2.5 million tonnes of rice in the present fiscal year 2019-2020 which started in October.

Singapore is carrying out a wide range of measures to support businesses and labourers directly affected by the acute respiratory disease caused by a new coronavirus, particularly those in the tourism sector.

The Philippines’ health authorities on February 2 reported a death related to the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in the country.

Singapore announced on January 31 that it would stop issuing visas to people holding Chinese passports and deny entry to foreigners who had visited China in the past 14 days, in a bid to counter the spread of novel coronavirus.

The Cambodian economy is projected to expand 6.1 percent this year, lower than the growth rate of 7.1 percent recorded in 2018, due to external headwinds.