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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
Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Photo: EPA
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19 August 2019
Singapore to bolster coastal defences against...
Singapore needs at least $72 billion to build defences against rising sea levels, its...
A general view of the Kutupalong Rohingya refugee camp in Ukhia on July 22, 2019. Photo: Munir Uz Zaman/AFP
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18 August 2019
Bangladesh eyes Myanmar’s new repatriation...
Bangladesh and Myanmar are considering a fresh attempt next week to repatriate a few of...
Indian servicemen stand in colourful formation during Independence Day celebrations. Photo: Biju Boro/AFP
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16 August 2019
Daredevils, balloons and bangles for Indian...
India became a sea of saffron, white and green Thursday as the nation of 1.3 billion...
A Rohingya child walks down from a hill at Kutupalong refugee camp in Ukhia on July 24, 2019. Photo: Munir Uz Zaman/AFP
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16 August 2019
Refugee repatriation from Bangladesh to begin...
Myanmar and Bangladesh will start a fresh attempt next week to repatriate thousands of...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Photo: EPA
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15 August 2019
India celebrates Independence Day
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address his nation today on the occasion of...
(File) A pile of elephant tusks are displayed during the destruction ceremony of confiscated elephant ivory and wildlife parts at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, 04 October 2018. Photo: EPA
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13 August 2019
Singapore to ban sale of elephant ivory from 2021
Singapore said Monday it will impose a blanket ban on the domestic sale of elephant ivory...
Bangladeshi patients suffering from dengue fever rest on the floor of a ward at the Mugda Medical College and Hospital in Dhaka on August 8, 2019. Photo: Munir Uz Zaman/AFP
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09 August 2019
‘We are scared’: Deadly dengue outbreak...
Five-year-old Mohammad Ahnaf lies in a makeshift bed in the balcony of a major hospital...
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. Photo: EPA
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07 August 2019
Philippine military warns on Chinese investment...
The Philippine military on Tuesday warned plans by President Rodrigo Duterte's government...
(FILES) In this file photo taken on February 4, 2008, former Khmer Rouge leader Nuon Chea appears at the tribunal in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC) in Phnom Penh. Photo: AFP
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05 August 2019
Khmer Rouge ‘brother number two’ Nuon Chea dies
Khmer Rouge 'brother number two' Nuon Chea died Sunday aged 93, a spokesman for the...
Members of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit and Thai forensic police officers conduct an inspection at a blast site in Bangkok, Thailand, 02 August 2019. Photo: Rungroj Yongrit/EPA
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03 August 2019
Bombs rattle Bangkok during ASEAN summit; two...
Two men from Thailand's insurgency-hit south have been arrested and linked to several...
A policeman conducts an investigation at the scene of an explosion in Bangkok on August 2, 2019. Photo: Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP
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02 August 2019
Bombs rattle Bangkok during ASEAN summit,...
At least two small bombs exploded in Bangkok on Friday, rattling the Thai capital as it...
In this photograph taken on July 25, 2019, a resident stands platform near a house in a flood afected area following monsoon rain in Kurigram district. At least 104 people were killed in floods in Bangladesh as the low-lying delta country is reeling from one of the worst monsoons in years, officials said on July 26. Photo: AFP
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27 July 2019
Bangladesh flood death toll surpasses 100
The death toll from monsoon storms in Bangladesh rose above 100 Friday with flood levels...

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