ASEAN PHOTO NEWS: Hà Nội, Việt Nam. – Life goes on underneath Long Biên bridge

Life on the edge: The neighborhood, which stands behind Long Biên market, is one of the most polluted spots in Hà Nội, Việt Nam. Hundreds of families reside here due to extreme poverty, a result of the city’s rapid urbanisation. — VNS Photos Nguyễn Hiếu

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1. Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Brunei Darussalam:
First batch of Haj pilgrims leave for Madinah

Minister of Religious Affairs Pehin Udana Khatib Dato Paduka Seri Setia Ustaz Haji Awang Badaruddin bin Pengarah Dato Paduka Haji Awang Othman with Deputy Minister of Finance Dato Seri Paduka Awang Ahmaddin bin Haji Abdul Rahman and Charge d’Affaires at the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Brunei Darussalam Hussain Mohammed Al-Dajani during the recitation of Doa Selamat. – RAHWANI ZAHARI

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2. PHNOM PENH, Cambodia:
Cambodians vote in ‘sham’ polls sans opposition

 

3. VIENTIANE, Laos:
Remains of another flood victim recovered, officials confirm

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4. JAKARTA, Indonesia
At least 14 killed after magnitude-6.4 earthquake hits Indonesia’s Lombok

A woman stands near an injured person outside of a hospital after an earthquake hit Sembalun Selong village in Lombok Timur, on July 29, 2018. A woman stands near an injured person outside of a hospital after an earthquake hit Sembalun Selong village in Lombok Timur, on July 29, 2018. PHOTO: REUTERS

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5. Malaysia
Pusma wants government to review national foreign workers’ policy

Picture used for representational purposes only. — Reuters

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6. YANGON, Myanmar:
Five dead, nearly 100,000 displaced by Myanmar floods

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7. MANILA, Philippines:
HIGH FIVE

Members and guests of the Liberal Party do the ‘high five’ sign, representing Sen. Leila de Lima, during the 2018 Liberal International Prize for Freedom ceremony held at Novotel in Quezon City. The detained senator was awarded the prize on Saturday. PHOTO BY ROGER RAÑADA

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8. SINGAPORE:
Singles and small families occupy public rental flats: HDB data

The Government has recently announced moves to improve the public rental flat system, which includes units such as these in Woodlands (left), by enhancing the delivery of social services and having new rental flats and sold flats in the same neighbou
The Government has recently announced moves to improve the public rental flat system, which includes units such as these in Woodlands (left), by enhancing the delivery of social services and having new rental flats and sold flats in the same neighbourhood.ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG

 

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9. BANGKOK, Thailand:
River provinces warned of likely floods
Mekong at ‘crisis’ levels in some parts

This riverside administration office in Nakhon Phanom has been overwhelmed by the Mekong River, which continues to rise as heavy rain pounds the Northeast. (Photo via Twitter/@News1005fm

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10. Hà Nội, Viet Nam

Hà Nội celebrates 10 years of administrative boundary adjustment
Read more at http://vietnamnews.vn/society/462747/ha-noi-celebrates-10-years-of-administrative-boundary-adjustment.html#PRiSSuqWAcLTKaTC.99

President Trần Đại Quang on behalf of leaders of the Party and State awarded the First Class Independence Medal to the party, government and people of Hà Nội. — VNA/VNS Photo Trọng Đức

 

 

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