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The host Cambodia is expected to organise a spectacular opening ceremony for the 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) to the Olympic standard.

Following an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases after the Songkran holidays, the Ministry of Public Health has said it is ready to accommodate potential COVID-19 patients.

A 6.4-magnitude earthquake shook central Indonesia on April 21.

Malaysian Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa said there is no need to panic as the number of COVID-19 cases in the country is still under control and the number of deaths due to the pandemic is also still low.

A homemade bomb ripped through a bus in the southern Philippines on April 17, injuring at least eight people, a military spokesperson said.

Singapore has been in the middle of a new COVID-19 wave with daily infections rising from about 1,400 in March to roughly 4,000 cases a day last week, Singaporean Health Minister Ong Ye Kung has said.

As normal life has returned post COVID-19 outbreak, Thailand’s Bangkok is ready to celebrate a bright and colourful Songkran festival which runs from April 13 to 17 this year.

Major newspapers of Laos on April 10 ran articles highlighting the upcoming official visit by President Vo Van Thuong to Laos, affirming that it will contribute to deepening the Laos – Vietnam special relations.

A ferry carrying more than 200 people caught fire in southern Philippines on March 29, killing at least 10 passengers.

Sports officials from ASEAN member countries gathered virtually in the first Technical Working Group Meeting for the Preparation of ASEAN’s Joint Bid for the FIFA World Cup 2034 that took place on March 22.

Trade between countries along the Mekong River and China posted steady growth last year despite COVID-19 and the sluggish global economy.

Malaysian Minister of Communications and Digital Fahmi Fadzil said his country has the potential to become the leading digital hub of choice in Southeast Asia for foreign technology-based firms.