Vietnam to postpone SEA Games until next year

16 Sept 05:18 Key points summarised by AI

Vietnam proposes postponing the 31st Southeast Asian Games, originally scheduled for November 2021, until July 2022.
The decision stems from a new and escalating COVID-19 outbreak within Vietnam, with some host provinces being epicenters of the virus surge.
Concerns over Vietnam's low vaccination rate and the safety of nearly 20,000 expected participants from 11 countries necessitate the delay, with the SEA Games Council set to finalize the proposal.

Detained Suu Kyi receives UK royal package: Myanmar govt

Yesterday 03:08 Key points summarised by AI

Myanmar's detained Nobel laureate, Aung San Suu Kyi, received a package from Britain's King Charles III, which included two gardening books, a sealed envelope, and diplomatic communication.
The event marked the first release of images of Suu Kyi in two months and saw Myanmar authorities describe her as a "special female prisoner" for the first time.
Suu Kyi, who was deposed in a 2021 military coup that triggered an ongoing civil war, remains under house arrest on charges that rights groups contend are politically motivated.