A month after the coup in Myanmar, protesters are digging in their heels – and neither they nor the military are going to back down, analysts say. With this in mind, they are predicting that the protracted stand-off will cause further instability in the Southeast Asian nation, even as Asean’s foreign ministers are set to meet on Tuesday in a first attempt to defuse the situation.What is now important, according to Myanmar watchers, is coordination within the international community – and…
Scepticism over China’s Sinovac jab as Philippines rolls out coronavirus vaccination programme
The Philippines began its long-stalled coronavirus vaccination programme on Monday, amid a spike in infections and public resistance to the use of a Chinese developed vaccine.Images of the head of the top state hospital receiving the first shot of one of the 600,000 Sinovac vaccines, which have been donated by China and arrived in the country on Sunday, were beamed live on the state television channel PTV to much fanfare.After his jab Gerardo Legazpi, the director of Philippine General Hospital…