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Thai PM calls for unity to keep peace during Songkran festival
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has called for national unity in a Songkran message, saying that it is important to promote solidarity to maintain peace and steer the country toward democracy.
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ASEAN, India bolster maritime cooperation, connectivity
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations and India have voiced their determination to bolster bilateral ties by stepping up maritime cooperation and connectivity.
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Tsunami warning issued after 6.8 earthquake strikes off Indonesia
A strong 6.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Sulawesi island, Indonesia, on April 12, triggering a tsunami warning, the US Geological Survey said.
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Entertainment complex inaugurated at Singapore’s Changi airport
An entertainment complex was inaugurated at Singapore’s Changi airport on April 11 in the hope of making passengers feel relaxed and comfortable when transiting the airport.
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Indonesia: Landslide kills five diamond miners
A search and rescue team on April 9 rescued two miners and found five dead bodies after a landslide hit an artisanal diamond mine in Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan province of Indonesia a day earlier.
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Dutch Prime Minister begins official visit to Vietnam
Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte begins an official visit to Vietnam on April 9 at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
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World Economic Forum MENA 2019 calls for collaboration to face regional challenges
Participants in the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa 2019 concluded on April 7, calling on stakeholders to increase collaboration on social, economic and climate issues
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NA leader heads to Qatar for 140th IPU Assembly
National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan concluded her working visit to the European Parliament and left Brussels, Belgium, for Doha, Qatar.
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ASEAN finance ministers, central bank governors meet in Thailand
The 23rd ASEAN Finance Ministers’ Meeting and the fifth ASEAN Finance Ministers' and Central Bank Governors' Meeting took place in Thailand.
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ASEAN, ADB launch initiative to support green infrastructure projects
Southeast Asian governments, the Asian Development Bank and major development financiers on April 4 launched a new initiative to invest more than 1 billion USD in green infrastructure projects across Southeast Asia.
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Vietnam attends ASEAN defence senior officials’ meeting
The ASEAN Defence Senior Officials’ Meeting, under the theme “Sustainable security”, officially opened in Phetchaburi province, Thailand, on April 3.
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Curfew imposed in 5 Myanmar townships
A dusk-to-dawn curfew was imposed in five townships in Myanmar's western Rakhine state starting from Tuesday, a Rakhine state parliamentary representative told Xinhua on April 3.
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