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Thailand is struggling with soaring Covid-19 infections with more than 14,000 new cases a day. The Public Health Ministry has flagged a tougher lockdown like the one imposed by the Chinese government in Wuhan last year as it mulls how to tackle the fast-spreading Delta variant.
Known in Thailand as the Wuhan model , some sectors are sceptical whether imposing such measures would work here.
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Bangkok Post talked to acting Chinese Ambassador Yang Xin, Chargé d Affaires of the Chinese embassy in Thailand, and Assoc Prof Piti Srisangnam, director of academic affairs of the Asean Studies Centre at Chulalongkorn University, about lessons learned from the so-called Wuhan model.
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What about China and Philippines?: Inquirer editorial
The paper says President Duterte s attitude towards China has seemingly encouraged the trampling over of Philippine sovereignty.
President Rodrigo Duterte speaks at Davao International airport in Davao, Philippines, on Sept 8, 2018. PHOTO: REUTERS
PublishedFeb 23, 2021, 12:25 pm SGT
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BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Feb 20 (Borneo Bulletin/ANN): The top preference for tertiary education among Bruneians is the United Kingdom (UK).
According to a survey conducted by researchers from the Asean Studies Centre at the think-tank Iseas-Yusof Ishak Institute, 39.4 per cent participants choose the country as a top destination for higher education.
Bruneians also chose the UK as the first choice if they (or their child) were offered a scholarship to a university.
The survey was conducted between November 18, 2020 and January 10 2021, covering views from 1,032 academics, policymakers, business people, civil society leaders and the media, as well as regional and international organisations from the 10 Asean member states. Now in its third edition, the survey is meant to be a “barometer of the general attitudes and perceptions of interested stakeholders” on important regional developments, the researchers said.
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Where is the vaccine?: Inquirer
The paper says that there is still no signed supply agreement of vaccines in the Philippines although a delivery date was boldly set at midmonth.
A health worker receives a mock vaccine shot during a Covid-19 vaccination drill at the Medical City hospital in Ortigas City, Metro Manila, Philippines, on Feb 18 2021. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
PublishedFeb 19, 2021, 11:40 am SGT
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