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Myanmar works to overcome consequences of dam break
Two people in Myanmar were reported missing on August 30, one day after the Swar Chaung dam broke in the country’s Bago region and caused serious floods, according to Myanmar officials.
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Dam breakage causes serious flooding in Myanmar
Water from a breached dam has flooded communities in central Myanmar and blocked part of a highway linking the main cities of Yangon, Mandalay and the capital Naypyidaw.
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50th ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting opens in Singapore
The 50th ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting and Related Meetings kicked off in Singapore on August 29 with the participation of economic leaders from 10 ASEAN member states and partner countries.
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Canada eyes free trade with ASEAN
Canada wants free trade with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, said the country’s Trade Minister Jim Carr on August 27 on the eve of his trip to Thailand and Singapore.
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IORA sends representative to Indian Ocean Conference in Vietnam
South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation on August 26 revealed that DIRCO Deputy Minister Luwellyn Landers will attend the third Indian Ocean Conference in Hanoi on August 27-28.
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Senator McCain - who helps lay foundation for Vietnam-US relations - passes away
Senator John McCain, who helped lay the foundation for a cooperative Vietnam-US relationship, passed away on August 25 (US time) at the age of 81.
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India, Singapore sign second protocol amending bilateral economic agreement
India and Singapore signed the second protocol amending their Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) in New Delhi on August 24.
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Indonesia: Quake-related death toll reaches 555
The death toll from the recent earthquakes rocking Indonesia’s Lombok island has climbed to 555, while nearly 1,500 others were left injured and hundreds of thousands homeless, according to the country’s disaster agency.
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42nd Pacific Armies Management Seminar concludes
The 42nd Pacific Armies Management Seminar wrapped up in Hanoi on August 23.
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Construction of Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville expressway to start in November
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport of Cambodia said construction on an expressway connecting Phnom Penh and the port city of Sihanoukville will start in November.
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CLMTV countries discuss social insurance for migrant workers
Senior officials from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam convened their fourth meeting on labour cooperation in Hanoi on August 20, discussing social insurance connection for migrant workers in countries involved.
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Vietnam extends condolences over former UN Secretary-General’s death
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh a message of condolences to UN Secretary-General over the death of former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
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