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…
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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…
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…