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,…
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Remains of Airman Killed in Vietnam War Attack on Secret CIA Radar Base in Laos Identified
The remains of an Air Force sergeant who died defending a top-secret radar site on a mountaintop in Laos during…
Bangladesh court scraps job quotas after deadly unrest
Bangladesh’s top court has scrapped most of the quotas on government jobs that had sparked violent clashes across the country…
Traces of cyanide are found in the blood of Vietnamese and Americans found dead in a Bangkok hotel
BANGKOK (AP) — Initial autopsy results showed traces of cyanide in the blood of six Vietnamese and American guests at…
Laos, other debt-laden Asia-Pacific nations under pressure from strong dollar
ADB boosts funding for vulnerable countries amid debt trap fears TOKYO/TBILISI, Georgia — Currency weakness against the dollar has raised…
Laotian Workers, Facing Poor Economic Conditions, Seek Work Elsewhere
VIENTIANE, LAOS — Large numbers of Laotian workers, facing poor economic conditions, are seeking work in Thailand, South Korea and…
The Chinese chemical destroyed the Samneua’s people way of life in Houaphanh Province, Laos.
The Chinese chemical destroyed Samneua’s people way of life in Houaphanh Province, Laos. ທັງເວົ້າທັງນ້ຳຕາໄຫຼ. ມີນ້ຳບໍ່ໄດ້ໃຊ້ບໍ່ໄດ້ກິນ, ມີດິນບໍ່ໄດ້ປູກບໍ່ໄດ້ສ້າງ, ສວນຜັກສວນນາງຕາຍແຫ້ງຂາດນ້ຳຫົດ… ມີນ້ຳບໍ່ໄດ້ຫາປາ ມີນາບໍ່ໄດ້ປູກເຂົ້າ ພີ່ນ້ອງໄທເຮົາຊິຢູ່ກິນແນວໃດ…
100 Indians ‘forced to work without pay in Laos’
Mumbai Crime Branch is investigating job scams that traffick youngsters to different countries and keeps them hostage without pay and…
Fears grow that dam across Mekong River in Laos could harm World Heritage site of Luang Prabang
LUANG PRABANG, Laos (AP) — Landlocked Laos doesn’t have the famous beaches of its neighbors to attract tourists, but instead…
US, UK, Canada Sanctions Target Southeast Asian Scam Operations
The coordinated sanctions have been imposed on those responsible for major criminal operations in Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar. The United…