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Singapore has for the first time overcome Hong Kong (China), London (UK) and New York (US) to become the most expensive city for an upper-class lifestyle.

Indonesia's first internet satellite, Republic of Indonesia Satellite-1 (SATRIA 1) - the largest internet satellite in Asia with a capacity of 150Gbps, was successfully launched into space on June 19.

The level of water in Thailand’s major reservoirs is critically low, with only 19% usable for consumption, agriculture and protection of the ecological system, according to the National Water and Climate Data Centre.

A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck Mindoro island of the Philippines on June 15, according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ).

Director Teresito Bacolcol of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology has warned that thousands of residents living at the foot of the Mayon volcano in Albay province are at risk of a volcanic eruption.

Philippine authorities on June 11 gave “health concern” warnings due to ash cloud and toxic gases spewing from Mayon volcano.

Singapore’s President Halimah Yacob will not be running for a second term as head of state in the upcoming election this year.

Cambodia’s Fisheries Administration has announced a temporary ban of commercial freshwater fishing in the four-month rainy season to protect fishery resources, giving fish stocks a chance to reproduce and replenish.

A ceremony was held in Samneua district, Laos' Houaphanh province on May 15 to hand over and put into operation Nong Khang airport.

Thai farmers have been asked to grow only one rice crop this coming season as rainfall will be below average because of the El Nino weather pattern, said the Office of the National Water Resources (ONWR).

Cambodia will organise an opening ceremony for the 32nd Southeast Asian Games to the Olympic standard, according to Vath Chamroeun, Secretary General of the Cambodia SEA Games Organising Committee.

Governor of Cambodia’s Phnom Penh Khuong Sreng has instructed relevant authorities to pay close attention to maintaining security and order during the torch relay of the 32nd SEA Games and the 12th ASEAN Para Games.