LAOS
1. TWO DEAD IN LUANG PRABANG BOAT TRAGEDY -- VIENTIANE TIMES
Luang Prabang authorities confirmed the death of a mother and her child, while the search for a second child is continuing in the Mekong River following a tourist boat tragedy last week.
2. NATIONAL DAY AMNESTY FOR 1,000 PRISONERS -- VIENTIANE TIMES
More than 1,000 prisoners will benefit from the government’s decision to reduce jail sentences and early release in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of Lao National Day on December 2. The prisoners included 149 women and 48 foreign nationals.
MYANMAR
1. GARMENT SECTOR NEEDS RAW MATERIAL -- THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR
Myanmar's garment sector has the potential to generate foreign revenue exceeding RM20 billion (US$5 billion) but lacks factories for raw material processing. Factories import zippers, buttons, and fabrics, resulting in outflow of foreign currency.
2. MORE NURSES JOINING PUBLIC HOSPITALS -- THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR
About 2,000 healthcare workers, newly graduated nurses and 361 midwives, have joined the civil service this year, strengthening the public medical services. Another 1,700 nurses will be recruited early next year.
PHILIPPINES
1. BICOL HOSPITALS READY FOR HOLIDAYS -- PHILIPPINE NEWS AGENCY
Hospitals in the Bicol region are ready for the anticipated surge of patients during the holiday season, the regional health office assured.
2. ‘AMIHAN’, EASTERLIES CONTINUE TO AFFECT PH -- PHILIPPINE NEWS AGENCY
The northeast monsoon (amihan) and the easterlies will continue to affect the country on Christmas Eve, the weather bureau said Wednesday.
SINGAPORE
1. 2026 OUTLOOK: WHAT’S NEXT FOR TRANSPORT – AND THE TOP STORIES OF 2025 -- THE STRAITS TIMES
From self-driving shuttles in Punggol to new MRT stations to a long-awaited cross-border rail link, 2026 will bring some of Singapore’s biggest transport changes in years.
2. CONTRACT TO RUN 26 BUS SERVICES IN EUNOS AND SERANGOON UP FOR BIDS -- THE STRAITS TIMES
Public transport operators have been invited to submit bids to run 26 public bus routes from June 2027 under the Serangoon-Eunos bus package.
VIETNAM
1. HANOI TRYING TO DECONGEST STREETS -- VIETNAMPLUS
Hanoi will experiment with restricting heavy vehicles during peak hours to lessen traffic congestion. The movement of heavy trucks weighing 10 metric tonnes, container trucks and tractor-trailers will be barred on key routes.
2. POWER LINES COMPLETED IN SIX MONTHS -- VIETNAMPLUS
The construction of the 500 kV Circuit 3 transmission line connecting Quang Trach and Pho Noi scored a major achievement. The 519-km network, cutting across nine provinces and comprising four sub-projects, was completed in just six months.
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