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The COVID-19 pandemic in Laos has been gradually controlled with new infection cases falling, especially in major cities.

Malaysia on May 9 recorded its highest single-day death toll from COVID-19 after the coronavirus claimed 26 more lives

Malaysia has tightened measures to stop the spread of COVID-19, including extending the ban on inter-state travel to June 6.

The Cambodian government has introduced a “strategic plan for COVID-19 vaccination campaign to build socio-economic resilience in Cambodia

China has proposed to hold a foreign ministerial meeting with the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in June in the country

The EU Mission to ASEAN and the ASEAN Secretariat on May 7 held the launch of the EU-ASEAN Strategic Partnership Blue Book 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage many Southeast Asian countries, with the exception of Brunei which on May 6 marked one year free from COVID-19 transmission

Lao newspaper Vientiane Times recently highlighted Vietnam’s assistance for the country in the fight against COVID-19.

The Lao Ministry of Health confirmed 46 new COVID-19 cases on May 5, mostly in Vientiane and Bokeo province with 19 and 15 cases, respectively.

The Myanmar media said on May 4 that five were killed and another seriously injured in a parcel bomb blast in the south of the country.

The Philippines, Malaysia and Thailand on May 3 reported thousands of new COVID-19 cases

Indonesian police have determined six armed separatist terrorist groups actively operating in Papua province’s mountainous areas