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File Photo: The 25th Ministerial Conference of Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) at Luang Prabang in Laos on December, 2022
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07 December 2023
Myanmar junta to host 26th Ministerial Conference of the Greater Mekong Subregion
File photo of a Sumatran Rhino. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
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25 November 2019
Malaysia’s last known Sumatran rhino dies
The last surviving Sumatran rhino in Malaysia has died, wildlife officials said Sunday.
Philippine Vice-President Leni Robredo (right) with Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) chief Aaron Aquino in Manila (AFP Photo/Maria TAN)
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25 November 2019
Philippines’ Duterte strips critic of drug war...
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte fired Vice President and arch-critic Leni Robredo...
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25 November 2019
CALL FOR ANDALAS UNIVERSITY (UNIVERSITAS ANDALAS/...
(Advertorial) Andalas University (Universitas Andalas/UNAND) in cooperation with the...
This aerial photo shows the Mekong River in Pak Chom district in the northeastern Thai province of Loei with Lao's side seen at left. Photo: AFP
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22 November 2019
Strong quake hits Thai-Lao border, shaking...
A shallow 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit northwestern Laos near the Thai border early...
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20 November 2019
Philippines’ Duterte says to ban ‘toxic’ vaping
A ban on e-cigarettes has been ordered by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who is...
Norodom Bopha Devi died from an illness in a Bangkok hospital at the age of 76 (AFP Photo/TANG CHHIN Sothy)
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19 November 2019
Cambodian Princess who rebuilt ‘Apsara’ dance...
Cambodian Princess Norodom Bopha Devi, a former culture minister who helped resurrect...
Sri Lanka's newly elected president Gotabaya Rajapksa addresses the nation after taking the oath of office during the swearing in ceremony at Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, 18 November 2019. Photo: EPA
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19 November 2019
Symbolic swearing-in for Sri Lanka’s new president
Sri Lanka's new president and scourge of the Tamil Tigers Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday...
Myanmar Tatmadaw delegation led by Senior General Min Aung Hlaing visits Marsun Public Company Ltd, I Group Ltd for observing shipbuilding tasks and I Group Ltd. for e-education tasks. Photo: seniorgeneralminaunghlaing.com.mm
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18 November 2019
C-in-C arrives in Thailand for ASEAN Defense...
Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing led a Tatmadaw...
Eight thousand bird carcasses were found over the last few days in and around Rajasthan state's Sambhar Lake (AFP Photo/Himanshu SHARMA)
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18 November 2019
Botulism feared responsible for India migratory...
Thousands of birds have died at India's largest inland saltwater lake from suspected...
Chasing the drug kingpin - Thailand's narcotics police found 36 kilograms (79 pounds) of crystallised methamphetamine known as "ice" hidden in the metal frames of treadmills about to be shipped to Japan, while another 122 kilograms (25 pounds) were stored in cardboard boxes (AFP Photo/Handout)
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16 November 2019
China targets one of Asia’s biggest meth cartel:...
Chinese drug police are working with Mekong countries to strike at the heart of a mega-...
(File) Rohingya refugees detained in Malaysia territorial waters off the island of Langkawi arrive at a jetty in Kuala Kedah, northern Malaysia on April 3, 2018. Photo: AFP
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15 November 2019
Bangladesh intercepts Malaysia-bound boat...
Bangladesh coast guards intercepted a wooden boat carrying 119 Rohingya refugees bound...
Cambodia's exiled opposition figurehead Sam Rainsy, who leads the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), speaks during an interview with Agence France-Presse (AFP) in Kuala Lumpur on November 12, 2019. Photo: Mohd Rasfan/AFP
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14 November 2019
Cambodian opposition figure barred from flight in...
Exiled Cambodian opposition figurehead Sam Rainsy was Wednesday blocked from getting on a...

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