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…
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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…
Blinken tells ASEAN the US is worried about China’s actions in South China Sea
VIENTIANE, Laos — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Southeast Asian leaders Friday that the U.S. is concerned about…
Secretary Blinken’s Travel to the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel October 8-11 to Vientiane, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR), to represent…
Thailand’s Amata Targets Laos as a Hub for Chinese Manufacturing Relocation
Thai developer Amata is setting up a significant industrial park in Laos, aiming to draw manufacturers moving from China due…
Thailand still grapples with a strict law against criticizing the monarchy
BANGKOK — The day Chonthicha Jangrew got up to give a public speech in 2021 about Thailand’s politically powerful monarchy,…