Five suspected southern insurgents were shot dead by security forces on a mountain in Thailand's restive south. The clash took place in the southern border province of Narathiwat on Sunday (February 23). 

Myanmar's Yangon Region Investment Committee (YRIC) recently approved 16 foreign investment businesses for the region, according to the Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA) late Saturday. A total of US$28.507 million of foreign investments from China, Seychelles and Estonia as well as MMK3 billion (US$2 million) from one local enterprise engaged the region's manufacturing sector and other services, creating over 8,900 job opportunities for local citizens. 

The Republic of Korea (RoK) confirmed 142 more cases of the COVID-19 on Saturday, raising the total number of infections to 346. Of the new patients, 131 were residents in Daegu, about 300 km southeast of the capital Seoul, and its surrounding North Gyeongsang province. Health authorities kept the four-tier virus alert at the second-highest "orange" level, vowing to take measures with an urgency corresponding to the highest "red" level. 

The Republic of Korea (RoK) on Friday (February 21) confirmed 52 more cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), raising the total number of infections to 156. Since January 3, the country has tested more than 14,000 people, among whom 11,953 tested negative for the COVID-19 virus and 2,707 were being checked.