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A new 91.44-metre Bailey bridge in Sabah has reopened road access to five villages and nearly 1,000 residents, replacing infrastructure destroyed during September flooding. Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid oversaw the rapid reconstruction effort.
Laos bid farewell to National Assembly President Xaysomphone Phomvihane this week, while across Southeast Asia governments tackled pressing challenges from climate adaptation and disaster recovery to subsidy reform and cybersecurity threats.
Thailand's Cabinet has greenlit 843.26 million Baht from the 2026 emergency budget to restore irrigation systems in five southern provinces ravaged by last year's monsoon flooding, with 67 projects planned across Songkhla, Satun, Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat.