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Migrant Shipwreck off Malaysia Kills at Least Seven

Malaysian authorities have recovered at least seven bodies after a boat carrying migrants capsized near the Thai border, a maritime agency official said on Sunday, 9 November. Officials believe the boat was carrying undocumented migrants who departed from Myanmar, part of a group of at least 300 people that had...

Philippines Halts Search After Over 200 Killed in Typhoon Kalmaegi as Super Typhoon Fung-wong Nears

By Laotian Times and AFP - Rescue work was suspended and preemptive evacuations began...

China to Launch Online Entry Forms for Foreign Travelers Starting 20 November

China is set to introduce a new digital immigration system that allows foreign visitors...

Philippines Must Build on Malaysia-led ASEAN Geopolitical, Economic Momentum

BY Alina Khai - As the Philippines takes over the ASEAN chairmanship, analysts say continuity...

Blasts at Indonesian School Mosque Injure Over 50

AFP - Two blasts at a school mosque in the Indonesian capital Jakarta injured at...

US and Laos Cooperate in Anti-Human Trafficking Learning Event

Lao and US officials met in Vientiane on Friday to jointly undertake an anti-human trafficking learning event. Embassy Vientiane Deputy Chief of Mission, Shannon Farrell...

Mother, Child Mortality Rates Decline In Laos

Mortality rates in children under five and birthing mothers in Laos have decreased significantly in the past year due to significant strides in hygiene...

Laos Marked as “Country of Concern” for Food Security

A joint report from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Food Program (WFP) shows that over a million people in Laos suffered...

Japan, China leaders Visit Rival Capitals in Ukraine War

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida began a surprise visit to Ukraine early Tuesday, hours after Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived...

Space X, Netflix, Boeing to Join Important US Business Mission in Vietnam

Space X, Netflix, and Boeing are among the companies to participate in the largest-ever US business mission in Vietnam this week to discuss investment...

Thailand Dissolves Parliament Ahead Of May Election

King Maha Vajiralongkorn of Thailand has sanctioned the dissolution of the country's House of Representatives, effectively launching the campaign season ahead of the forthcoming...