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YANGON, Oct 17 (AFP/Reuters): Myanmar’s junta said on Saturday (Oct 16) it was “extremely disappointed” with Asean’s decision to exclude its leader Min Aung Hlaing from an upcoming summit, amid concerns by the regional bloc over his military government’s commitment to solving a deadly political stalemate. “Myanmar is extremely disappointed and strongly objected (to) the outcomes of the emergency foreign ministers meeting, as the discussions and decision on Myanmar’s representation issue was done without consensus and was against the objectives of Asean,” the Myanmar Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Earlier, a spokesman for Myanmar's military government blamed "foreign intervention" for the rare exclusion of its junta leader from a regional leaders' summit later this month. Junta spokesman Zaw Min Tun told the BBC Burmese news service that the United States and representatives of the European Union had pressured other leaders of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian ... » Learn More about Myanmar says ‘extremely disappointed’ its junta leader excluded from Asean summit

HANOI, Oct 17 (Reuters): Vietnam's exports in September fell 0.7% from August to US$27.03 billion, according to the government's customs data. The country's imports fell 2.5% in the month to $26.67 billion, the Customs Department said in a statement, translating into a trade surplus of $360 million. For the first nine months of this year, Vietnam's exports rose 18.8% from a year earlier to $240.63 billion, while imports were up 30.8% to $243.18 billion, resulting in a trade deficit of US$2.55 billion. Meanwhile, Vietnam's coffee exports in September were also down 10.2% from August at 100,340 tonnes, while rice exports in the same period rose 19% on the preceding month, government customs data showed. For the first nine months of 2021, Vietnam exported 1.18 million tonnes of coffee, down 5.4% from a year earlier, Vietnam Customs said in a statement. Coffee export revenue in the Jan-Sept period rose 3.4% to around $2.2 billion, it said. Meanwhile, Vietnam's rice exports in ... » Learn More about Vietnam September exports down 0.7% m/m at US$27.03 billion; its coffee exports also down by 10.2%

BANDAR SERi BEGAWAN, Oct 17 (borneo Bulletin/ANN): Brunei on Sunday recorded 105 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the national tally of confirmed cases to 10,356. Two new clusters were also detected, while three clusters have been closed, bringing the total active clusters to 169. The latest Covid-19 situation was highlighted by Minister of Health Dato Seri Setia Dr Mohd Isham Jaafar at the daily press conference in the capital. Explaining the new clusters, the minister said both clusters are housing clusters accommodating companies’ employees – SWWC Sdn Bhd Cluster and Simla Sdn Bhd Cluster involving 39 cases – while Jaya Hypermart Cluster, 1328 Cluster and 2417 Cluster have been closed after no new cases were detected for 28 days. The minister said there are 22 additional new cases to eight existing active clusters, who were previously close contacts with several positive cases. Three imported cases were also recorded on Sunnday All three cases arrived in Brunei Darussalam from ... » Learn More about Two more clusters confirmed in Brunei as another 105 cases are reported on Sunday (Oct 17)

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Oct 12 (Borneo Bulletin/ANN): Twenty-two violations were detected and issued with compound fines on the seventh day of Operasi Pulih, an enhanced movement restriction to stop the public from going out unnecessarily between 8pm to 4am, with the exception of essential workers. The latest number was revealed by Minister of Health Dato Seri Setia Dr Mohd Isham Jaafar at the daily press conference in the capital. The minister urged the public to comply with the directives issued to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the Sultanate. According to the Royal Brunei Police Force (RBPF), 10 violations were found in Brunei-Muara District, eight in Belait District, and four in Tutong District. Overall, 231 violations have been detected since the commencement of the operation on Oct 4. Meanwhile, a local man, 53, was detained by personnel from the Traffic Control and Investigation Department (JSKLL) on Sunday for violating Chapter 204 of the Infectious Diseases Act and ... » Learn More about Brunei’s enforcement agencies crackdown on violators of Covid-19 measures