Laos releases blogger jailed for criticizing govt flood response
The communist-ruled nation regularly ranks low in the global freedom of press indexes The communist government of Laos released a…
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Anti-Terror Agency Chargesheets CEO Of Laos-Based Firm In Cyber Fraud Case
Sudarshan Darade was arrested by NIA Mumbai in June this year and has been named in the chargesheet as a…
Food security in Laos improves but inflation drives migration: World Bank report
Survey shows that 93 percent of international migrants cited better pay and job prospects as their primary reasons for leaving…
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…
Laos: Government fails in follow-up review of key civil and political rights
The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the Lao Movement for Human Rights (LMHR) welcome the assessment by the…
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…
Is Laos facing a China debt trap?
China has financed major infrastructure projects in Laos, but the return on investment has yet to overcome the small country’s…
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…
How Laos’ plans to fast-track development left it facing a debt and inflation crisis
Laos is in serious economic trouble. The developing South-East Asian country borrowed big — mainly from China through the Belt…
Laos central bank shake-up reveals forex crisis, China dependence
Vientiane may need more help from Beijing to stem cash outflows BANGKOK — Two years after a shake-up at the…