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Top News Headlines In Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: Nov 6, 2025
INDONESIA 1. GOV'T TO SHARE WHOOSH FINANCIAL BURDEN AS PROJECT STRUGGLES WITH CHINA LOAN REPAYMENTS -- JAKARTA GLOBE The Indonesian government will shoulder part of the operating costs for the Whoosh high-speed rail, which continues to face heavy...
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World : Top News Headlines In Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: Nov 6, 2025
INDONESIA 1. GOV'T TO SHARE WHOOSH FINANCIAL BURDEN AS PROJECT STRUGGLES WITH CHINA LOAN REPAYMENTS -- JAKARTA GLOBE The Indonesian government will shoulder part of the operating costs for the Whoosh high-speed rail, which continues to face heavy...
Owner: Malaysian Government
Stats minister urges participation in 100th‑anniversary census amid record foreign resident population
As Korea celebrates the 100th anniversary of its national census, Minister of Data and Statistics Ahn Hyung-jun is urging the country’s record 2.73 million foreign residents to actively participate in the on-site survey, which runs from Nov. 1 to...
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Illegal Immigrant Wins Mayoral Election in Major City
In case you hadn't noticed how brazen far-left Democrats have become since President Donald Trump won the 2024 election, allow me to introduce you to a woman who previously admitted that she was living in the U.S. illegally and who just won an...
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Woman Who Straight-Up Claimed to Be Illegal Wins St. Paul Mayoral Election
A woman who previously declared she was living in the U.S. illegally won the election to become the next mayor of St. Paul, Minnesota. Democratic State Rep. Kaohly Vang Her emerged victorious late Tuesday night in the St. Paul mayoral election,...
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‘My family was just smarter’: Woman who straight up claimed to be illegal wins mayoral election in twin city
State Rep. Kaohly Vang Her A woman who previously declared she was living in the U.S. illegally won the election to become the next mayor of St. Paul, Minnesota. Democratic State Rep. Kaohly Vang Her emerged victorious late Tuesday night in the...
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Lao gov't aims to strengthen socio-economic development
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Xinhua News Agency
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VIENTIANE, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Lao government has discussed draft decrees to strengthen governance and socio-economic management, reaffirming its commitment to stability, sustainable growth, and self-reliant development, local news website Lao...
Owner: Chinese Government
Laos starts 5th nationwide population, housing census
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Xinhua News Agency
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VIENTIANE, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Laos has officially launched its fifth population and housing census, running nationwide from Nov. 3 to Dec. 28, with results serving as a baseline for implementing the national socio-economic development plan and...
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President Thongloun Leads Almsgiving Ceremony at That Luang Festival
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Lao News Agency
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KPL President Thongloun Sisoulith led a high-level Party-State delegation in a traditional almsgiving ceremony at That Luang in Vientiane on the morning of 5 November, marking one of the most significant events of the annual That Luang Festival...
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Binh Son refinery expands export to Laos
Hanoi (VNA) – The Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical JSC (BSR), a member of the Vietnam National Industry-Energy Group (Petrovietnam), will further expand its export portfolio to Laos under a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed recently with...
Owner: Vietnamese government
Woman Who Straight Up Claimed To Be Illegal Wins Mayoral Election In Major City
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The Daily Caller
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A woman who previously declared she was living in the U.S. illegally won the election to become the next mayor of St. Paul, Minnesota. Democratic State Rep. Kaohly Vang Her emerged victorious late Tuesday night in the St. Paul mayoral election,...
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National Assembly to Hold 10th Ordinary Session on 10 November
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Lao News Agency
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KPL The 10th Ordinary Session of the National Assembly’s 9th Legislature will take place from 10 to 21 November 2025 at the National Assembly in Vientiane. The meeting will span 10 working days, excluding public holidays. (KPL) The 10th Ordinary...
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American father and son die from wasp attack in Laos
An American father and his teenage son died after being stung by swarms of venomous wasps on a zip-lining tour through the tropical forests of northern Laos, according to reports that emerged this week. Daniel Owen, 47, originally from Idaho...
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Laos Launches First Digital Population and Housing Census
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Lao News Agency
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KPL Laos has officially launched its Fifth National Population and Housing Census, which will run from 3 November to 28 December 2025 across the country. (KPL) Laos has officially launched its Fifth National Population and Housing Census, which...
Owner: Laotian Government
A big election night for Democrats and the Supreme Court’s tariffs showdown: Morning Rundown
What the big race election night results tell us about the future. The Supreme Court takes on Trump's signature economic policy. And, the conservative American families searching for a new home in wartime Russia. Here's what to know today. The...
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American teacher and son stung to death in Laos
HONG KONG — An American teacher and his teenage son have been stung to death while on holiday in Laos. Daniel Owen and his son, Cooper, who lived in neighboring Vietnam, were at an eco-adventure resort near the city of Luang Prabang when they were...
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BSR to expand its export portfolio to Laos
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Vietnam News Agency
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HÀ NỘI — Bình Sơn Refining and Petrochemical JSC, a subsidiary of the Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (Petrovietnam), and Lao Somvanchaleun Petroleum Jelly Co., Ltd, a petroleum business in Laos, have signed an MOU to increase production and...
Owner: Vietnamese Government
National Assembly Advances Dialogue on Sustainable Health Financing in Laos
The National Assembly of Laos has convened the second in a national series of workshops on “The Economics of Health – Financing Primary Health Care and Immunization in Laos.” Organized by the Assembly’s Committee on Social and Cultural Affairs in...
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In Laos, Korea's older predators, solo sex tourists prey on the young and exploited
Published: 05 Nov. 2025, 15:42 In a Telegram chatroom called “Ask Me Anything about Laos,” a person suspected of operating a prostitution business shares photos of Lao women. [TACTEEN] Locked-up children and teenagers are being exploited by Korean...
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Laos Kicks Off First-Ever Digital Census with Nationwide Field Data Collection
UNFPA – Santiphab Phomvihane, Minister of Finance and Deputy Head of the National Steering Committee for the 2025 Population and Housing Census, led a field visit in Vientiane Capital on 3 November, accompanied by his delegation. The visit marked...
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