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Bank of Thailand Head Says Virus Fight May Need $30 Billion More

Bloomberg
16 Aug 2021
  Thailand

Thailand extends lockdown for a fortnight as COVID-19 rages

Nikkei Asia
16 Aug 2021
  Thailand

Gov’t gives priority to Covid-19 testing: Palace

Philippine News Agency
16 Aug 2021
  Philippines

Indonesia has to strike balance between health and economy; COVID-19 policies are consistent, says Jokowi

Channel News Asia
16 Aug 2021
  Indonesia

Indonesia proposes $188 bln 2022 budget with shrinking fiscal deficit

Reuters
16 Aug 2021
  Indonesia

Indonesia central bank seen holding rates steady amid COVID curbs, Fed tapering talk

Channel News Asia
16 Aug 2021
  Indonesia

Vientiane Capital Extends School Closures Amid Fears of Community Spread

Laotian Times
16 Aug 2021
  Lao PDR

Ho Chi Minh City extends lockdown for another month as Vietnam reports 9,580 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday (Aug 15)

The Star
15 Aug 2021
  Viet Nam

Cambodia inches closer to achieving herd immunity with 8,930,272 people being vaccinated

Khmer Times
15 Aug 2021
  Cambodia

Priorities for economic recovery policies toward the end of 2021

Vietnam Net
15 Aug 2021
  Viet Nam

'No jab, no job': COVID-19 vaccines made compulsory for Fiji civil servants

Philippine Star
15 Aug 2021
  Fiji

Malaysia reports 20,546 new Covid-19 cases on Aug 15

The Edge Markets
15 Aug 2021
  Malaysia

Malaysia eases COVID-19 restrictions, more economic sectors allowed to reopen

Channel News Asia
15 Aug 2021
  Malaysia

Pakistan on way to vaccinate ‘80m people till Dec’

The Express Tribune
14 Aug 2021
  Pakistan

WHO delivers equipment for testing COVID-19 to Turkmenistan

Trend News Agency
14 Aug 2021
  Turkmenistan

Central Bank of Myanmar denies the rumours of abolishing bank notes and the closure of banks

The Star
14 Aug 2021
  Myanmar

Pakistan lifts travel restrictions from 11 countries, including India

Business Standard
14 Aug 2021
  Pakistan

ADB Data Show the Extent of COVID-19 Trade Disruption in Developing Asia

Asian Development Bank
13 Aug 2021
  Azerbaijan;   Kazakhstan;   Maldives;   Turkmenistan;   Vanuatu

ADB Data Show the Impact of COVID-19 on Government Finance in Developing Asia

Asian Development Bank
13 Aug 2021
  Brunei Darussalam;   Maldives;   Sri Lanka

PH extends travel ban on India, 9 other states until Aug. 31

Philippine News Agency
13 Aug 2021
  Philippines