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World Crocodile Day: Ancient Reptiles Edge Back from Extinction in Laos
The Laotian Times
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June 17, 2025
The Siamese crocodile, once declared extinct in the wild, has quietly held on in the hidden wetlands of Southeast Asia. Today, roughly 1,000 of these rare reptiles remain, survivors of 500,000 years of evolution. With their broad snouts,...
The Best Things to Do in Laos: New Ethical Cultural Experiences and Timeless Wonders
TripZilla
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June 16, 2025
If you’re planning a trip to Laos in 2025, you’re in for more than just serene landscapes and time-frozen temples. While the country’s classic charms, like golden stupas and Mekong river life, remain as enchanting as ever, Laos has recently...
Looking back 50 years: Hmong Americans reflect on journey from wartime Laos to new life in U.S.
Sahan Journal - Minnesota
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June 16, 2025
Stay informed. Sign up for Sahan Sunday, our weekly newsletter with Minnesota news you need to know. This story is provided to you free of charge. We’re glad you're here! If fair, free journalism matters to you, please support us! Fifty years...
DPM Fadillah: New Asean power grid pact to unify rules, tech and funding by year-end
Malay Mail
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June 16, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 — Asean Power Grid’s (APG) enhanced memorandum of understanding (MoU), projected to be finalised by the end of this year, will focus on standardising rules and regulations, aligning technical requirements and establishing a...
New Laotian wolf snake species recorded in Myanmar
Global New Light Of Myanmar
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June 14, 2025
New Laotian wolf snake species Lycodon laoensis recorded in Myanmar A new species of Laotian wolf snake, Lycodon laoensis, has been recorded in Myanmar, according to a post shared by All about Snakes-Saw Thanda Awng on the social media page. The...
Ronny Chieng Joins KING OF THE HILL Revial Cast as Kahn, OG Actor Now Plays Dale Gribble
Nerdist
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July 10, 2025
At first, the cast of The King of the Hill revival seemed like it would be straightforward. Basically, everyone who voiced characters in the original King of the Hill series was slated to return for season 14. But sadly, one iconic voice will only...
China Focus: Guangxi's fight against thalassemia offers new hope to patients worldwide
Xinhua News Agency
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NANNING, July 11 (Xinhua) -- For seven-year-old Nina from Laos, a diagnosis of thalassemia major cast a long shadow over her and her family. This blood disorder, which impairs a person's ability to produce functional hemoglobin -- the protein in...
Fintech sandbox era underway in Vietnam
Vietstock
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July 10, 2025
Fintech sandbox era underway in Vietnam Businesses are expected to venture further into tech-led business models in Vietnam in anticipation of new incentives from major policies. On June 27, Mobifone, Techcombank, and One Mount Group jointly...
Child hospitalised abroad as bird flu cases climb
The Independent
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July 11, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Greece freezes asylum claims over migrant 'invasion' from Libya
Modern Ghana
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Greece on Friday enforced a three-month freeze on asylum claims from migrants arriving by boat from North Africa, to stem a surge from Libya that the government has called an "invasion". The emergency legislation, approved by a majority of 177 out...
The War on Weather Modification Gains Momentum
American Thinker
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July 11, 2025
The devastating floods in Texas over the July 4th weekend, which claimed 109 lives, including 27 girls at a summer camp, and left 180 people missing (at the time of writing), have once again sparked a heated debate on weather modification....
Organic pesticide approved by PCA
Manila Standard
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July 10, 2025
Chemrez Technologies Inc., a subsidiary of D&L Industries and a pioneer in green chemistry, has received approval from the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) for CropGuard, its locally developed organic pesticide. CropGuard will serve as a primary...
EDITORIAL - Not future-ready
Philstar
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July 10, 2025
Just to bring home further the decline in the quality of education, the Philippines ranked 74th out of 177 countries and economies in the Global Education Futures Readiness Index. GEFRI, drawn up by US-based global research and innovation...
Digital art will ‘age like fine wine’: Inside Flamingo DAO’s 9-figure NFT collection
Cointelegraph Magazine
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July 10, 2025
It’s been called the most powerful collector DAO in NFTs and the numbers back it up. Flamingo DAO, a collective of crypto-native art lovers, investors, technologists and founders, has quietly amassed one of the most formidable NFT portfolios on...
Ruder Finn acquires Asia-based Era Communications
PR Week
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July 7, 2025
SINGAPORE: Ruder Finn has acquired Southeast Asia-based strategic communications consultancy Era Communications. The deal strengthens Ruder Finn’s footprint in the region and enhances its ability to deliver integrated, comprehensive communications...
Vietnam pushes for new approaches in Mekong – Japan partnership
Vietnam Pictorial
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July 10, 2025
The Mekong – Japan Cooperation (MJC) includes six members: Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Japan, Thailand, and Vietnam. In 2025, a new co-chair mechanism will be launched, with Vietnam becoming the first Mekong country to assume this role. The 16th...
Trump imposes new tariffs on 8 countries, including ASEAN members, with 50% tax on Brazil
The Nation Thailand
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July 10, 2025
In the same round of announcements, eight ASEAN countries were also affected: Philippines: Increased from 17% to 20% Brunei: Increased from 24% to 25% Malaysia: 25% Indonesia: 32% Cambodia: 36% Thailand: 36% Laos: 40% Myanmar: 40% However, Vietnam...
U.S. Stocks End Midweek in Green on Nvidia’s Historic Surge
MENAFN
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July 10, 2025
(MENAFN) The New York Stock Exchange surged midweek, driven by a tech rally propelled by Nvidia, which became the first company to achieve a staggering $4 trillion market valuation. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.49%, adding 217.54...
Chemrez gets green light for coconut pesticide
Inquirer
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July 10, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — Chemrez Technologies Inc. has secured approval from the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) for its touted organic pesticide to combat “cocolisap” or pests that can cause serious damage to coconut trees. In a statement on...
Asean ministers welcome Asean-Canada Free Trade Agreement
The Malaysian Star
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July 10, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR: Asean Foreign Ministers hailed the Asean–Canada Free Trade Agreement (ACAFTA) as a vital platform to unlock deeper economic collaboration in digital trade, artificial intelligence, green technology, and clean energy, says Wisma...