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The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) has revised the 2024 economic growth projection given the stronger-than-expected momentum in the second quarter (Q2).

The Bank of the Lao PDR is set to further increase interest rate on Lao kip deposits from 10% to 10.5% per year to alleviate inflationary pressures currently affecting the economy, reported the Vientiane Times.

Indonesia Deputy Minister of Manpower Afriansyah Noor has expressed the Indonesian government's commitment to continue developing social protection programmes for workers,

Prolonged downpours and floods have caused severe damage to Laos, particularly the northern localities of Sayaboury and Bokeo.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo held a cabinet meeting on August 27 to discuss the development of Monkeypox (mpox) in the country.

At least seven people were killed, two others were injured and some were likely to be missing after flash floods and landslides hit the Indonesian eastern province of Maluku

Vietnamese experts have joined their Cambodian peers and Cambodian youngsters a trip held by the Documentation Centre of Cambodia (DC-Cam)

The 9th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Food Security Ministerial Meeting (FSMM) in Trujillo, Peru, called for a comprehensive approach and urgent action to address regional and global food security challenges.

Following the recent Democratic National Convention, US Vice President Kamala Harris has officially joined former President Donald Trump, the Republican nominee, in the race for the next occupant of the White House.

President Ho Chi Minh’s thought was spotlighted at a workshop entitled “President Ho Chi Minh and Vietnam-Latin America relations” at the Héctor P. Agosti Marxist Studies and Training Centre (CEFMA)

Indonesia’s Health Ministry and World Health Organization (WHO) have established the 2025-2029 National Strategy on Antimicrobial Resistance Control in a bid to prevent deaths from Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR).

The security force in the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone in the Lao province of Bokeo recently coordinated with relevant units to successfully bust a cyber-scam gang, arresting 771 suspects, Lao media reported on August 20.