Asia 6: start batch note

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+# Expansion batch, 28 October 2026 — Asia 6
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+Chosen from `country-gaps.cjs --rank 25 --region Asia`. The batch stays in South-East Asia:
+Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia, the Philippines and Brunei. The higher-ranked North Korea, Syria,
+Palestine, Turkmenistan, Timor-Leste and Yemen remain skipped for thin or inaccessible primary
+sources, and India is held for a separate country pass because of its size and state-level law.
+
+| Country | Done | Left | Commit |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| Laos | in progress | | |
+| Myanmar | in progress | | |
+| Cambodia | in progress | | |
+| Philippines | in progress | | |
+| Brunei | in progress | | |