Ambassador Ekkaphab Phanthavong, former Permanent Representative of Laos to ASEAN, on October 12 assumed the position of Deputy Secretary General for the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC).
The number of COVID-19 infections detected in the community in Laos remains high, while Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh has tightened pandemic prevention measures.
Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Minister Airlangga Hartarto has said that the Indonesian Government was preparing a roadmap towards a “new normal” era to be applied when the nation achieves herd immunity against COVID-19.