Bangladesh’s ousted PM Hasina sentenced to death for students crackdown
DHAKA, Nov 17 (Reuters) – A Bangladesh war crimes court sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death on Monday,…
Category: Asia
Human rights group urges Laos to implement rights recommendations
Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the Laotian government on Friday to implement key recommendations regarding enforced disappearances and violations…
Remains of Kansas airman killed in Laos to be laid to rest in Altoona
ALTOONA, Kan. (KSNW) — The remains of a Kansas airman killed during the Vietnam War are returning home more than…
Laos Bet Big on China-Backed Dams. Its Economy Is Paying the Price
Laos’ government has longstanding plans to turn the landlocked country of 8 million people into “the battery of Southeast Asia”…
Kachin Researcher Exposes Unregulated Rare Earth Mining in Myanmar, Urges Regional Cooperation as Pollution Reaches the Mekong
May 24, 2025 – Zau Lawt, an independent Kachin researcher from Myanmar, has revealed that over 300 rare earth mines…
Don’t let it be your best friend that dies from methanol poisoning
The best friend of a woman who died from methanol poisoning on holiday has called on the government to do…
Steel supplier for collapsed Bangkok building also sells products for Laos railway project
BANGKOK – Xin Ke Yuan Steel Ltd, the producer of steel bars used in the State Audit Office (SAO) building…
Australian: Laos Travel Advise
Latest update: Several foreign nationals, including Australians, were victims of methanol poisoning through consuming alcoholic drinks in 2024. Be alert…
Hundreds of thousands of Aussie tourists are at risk of deadly methanol poisoning
The deadly methanol poisonings in Laos exposed the chilling underbelly of the illicit alcohol trade across south-east Asia and countless…
BREAKING: FATF grey list update – Laos and Nepal added, the Philippines removed
THE Philippines has been removed from the FATF ‘grey list’, while both Laos and Nepal have been added, in the…
Governor Stitt Announces Immigration Enforcement Agreement Between State of Oklahoma and Department of Homeland Security
Today, Governor Kevin Stitt announced a new memorandum of agreement is soon to be finalized between the State of Oklahoma…
Indian embassy in Lao PDR rescues 67 Indians from cyber scam centres
The Lao authorities are currently in contact with the Indian embassy to ensure “safe return” of the individuals to India…