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End to US Government Shutdown in Sight as Stopgap Bill Advances to House

By Imran Vittachi/AFP - The longest-ever US government shutdown moved forward 10 November toward an eventual resolution, after several Democratic senators broke ranks to join Republicans in a 60-40 vote passing a compromise deal, sparking intra-party backlash. Since 1 October, the first day of the shutdown, more than a million...

Thailand’s Queen Sirikit, the Queen Mother, Passes Away at 93

The Bureau of the Royal Household of Thailand has announced the passing of Her...

Global Tech Outage Disrupts Major Platforms, Banks, Government Services

A widespread internet outage on 20 October disrupted dozens of websites, mobile applications, and...

Tropical Storm Kills Family of Five as Hits Philippines

AFP - Tropical Storm Fengshen killed a family of five Sunday as it ploughed...

Major Quake Strikes Off Southern Philippines

AFP - A powerful magnitude-7.4 earthquake struck off the southern Philippines on 10 October,...

Laos Knocks Out Malaysia in Second Victory at AFF U23 Championship

Laos is to proceed to the semi-finals at the AFF U23 Championship after dominating the field in their second victory against Malaysia yesterday evening. Malaysia...

Vang Vieng Experiences Unseasonal Flooding

Residents and visitors in the tourist town of Vang Vieng were taken by surprise as torrential rains across Laos caused unexpected floods. Cold weather and...

Laos Beats Malaysia in First Match of AFF U23 Championship

Laos took a 2-1 victory over Malaysia in the team's first match of the AFF U23 Championship on Friday afternoon. Laos and Malaysia faced off...

Car Crashes Into Police Box in Vientiane Capital

Vientiane police have issued a statement after footage of a car that crashed into a police box early Wednesday morning was released on social...

No Covid Deaths in Laos, 323 New Cases Recorded

Laos has recorded no new Covid deaths for the first time in almost three weeks, as cases continue a downward trend. The National Taskforce for...

Vietnam to Reopen International Tourism From 15 March

The Vietnamese government agreed on Wednesday to restart inbound and outbound tourism under new normal conditions beginning 15 March. VN Express reports that Deputy Prime...