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China-Laos Railway carries over 4m tonnes cross-border goods

VIENTIANE: The China-Laos Railway has transported over 4 million tonnes of cargo since it was put into operation in 2021, the Lao local media said.

Bangkok Post

Highway 12 to economic heaven

The completion of Highway 12 -- a 793-km transport corridor linking Tak in the North with Mukdahan in the Northeast -- will provide immense business opportunities as the emerging economic driver in the region, according to local transport and tourism industry leaders.

Bangkok Post

Vanished, shot, murdered: Laos activists spooked by spate of incidents

An isolated murder, a brutal attempted killing and a murky disappearance: Laotian activists have been caught up in a series of alarming recent incidents that have spooked the reclusive communist state's embattled dissident community.

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Highway 12 expansion completed

The final phase of the expansion of Highway 12 -- which links Thailand with Myanmar and Laos in Tak and Mukdahan, respectively -- has been completed, which the government hopes will boost cross-border economic activities between the three countries.

Bangkok Post

UN anti-drug agency warns there is no let-up in methamphetamine trade from Asia's Golden Triangle

The United Nations anti-drug agency is warning that the huge trade in illegal drugs such as methamphetamine from Southeast Asia's ‘Golden Triangle’ shows no signs of slowing down

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Laos expects China's resumption of outbound group tours to boost tourism

VIENTIANE: With the tourism sector in Laos gradually recovering, the Lao government expects that China's resumption of outbound group tours will be a strong boost to the Southeast Asian country's tourism industry.

Bangkok Post

Explained | China’s military diplomacy in Southeast Asia

China is expanding its military outreach to Southeast Asian countries.

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Lao activist's killing in Isan raises questions

Rights activists are calling on Thai authorities to impartially investigate the killing in Ubon Ratchathani of an exiled Lao political activist who held UN refugee status.

Bangkok Post

Laos' heritage town needs preservation

Few sites anywhere in Asia can match the charm and cultural importance of Luang Prabang, the old royal capital of Laos situated on the Mekong River. With a legacy dating back some 800 years, the town and its verdant riverside surroundings were inscribed as a Unesco World Heritage Site in…

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Traffickers switch to Myanmar after China erects border fence

The electrified metal fence, topped with razor wire and cameras, has prompted criminals to seek out new destinations.

Al Jazeera

Border troops forge closer bonds through sports event

Border security forces from Thailand, Cambodia and Laos have kicked off what is being billed as the first sporting event between them aimed at forging closer military ties.

Bangkok Post

UAC plans to develop EV ecosystem business in Laos

SET-listed UAC Global Plc, a renewable power operator and chemical goods trader, is planning to develop an electric vehicle (EV)-related business in Laos once it adopts EV technology to support its refuse derived fuel (RDF) production and transport within the country.

Bangkok Post

All quiet on the Mekong front

Mekong civil society groups are urging the governments of Thailand and Cambodia to shift their Mekong River policy towards protecting ecosystems and promoting environmental justice.

Bangkok Post

Weather tracker: Vietnam and Laos set records for highest-ever temperatures

Records for countries broken just weeks after temperature in Thailand rose above 45C for the first time

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War Elephants take on Laos with semis on their mind

Thai men's football team geared up for their third Group B match of the 2023 SEA Games on Monday, but their coach Issara Sritaro admitted his mind was already on the knockout phase of the event.

Bangkok Post

War Elephants face speedy Malaysians

The Thai U22 side take on arch-rivals Malaysia in their second Group B game of the men's football competition of the 2023 SEA Games in Cambodia on Saturday afternoon.

Reuters

Chinese troops to hold rare joint military exercise in Laos

China will hold a rare joint military exercise with its landlocked neighbour Laos this month as Beijing tries to bolster security ties with regional allies to counter an expanding U.S. presence in Southeast Asia.

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Laos activist Anousa Luangsuphom shot in cafe attack

Rights groups call for urgent and independent investigation into shooting of government critic

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‘Endless record heat’ in Asia as highest April temperatures recorded

Record figures for month recorded in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, China and South Asia

The Guardian - UK

‘I don’t want more children to suffer what I did’: the 50-year fight to clear US bombs from Laos

Since the last bomb fell on this neutral country 50 years ago, unexploded ordnance has killed 20,000 people. And it could take 100 years to clear it all

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: official gifts to royal family contained in £100m ‘private’ stamp collection

Mint collection of historical Canadian stamps and rare set from Laos were given to royals as state gifts

Bangkok Post

Thailand's China-built high-speed rail on track but delayed

NAKHON RATCHASIMA: One of Thailand's oldest railway stations is facing demolition as the kingdom presses ahead with a long-delayed Chinese-backed high-speed line that has caused unease about lost heritage and closer ties to Beijing.

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Hazy on the details

The meeting last week among the leaders of Thailand, Myanmar, and Laos to address the issue of haze and air pollution is a welcome development. However, it is unlikely the virtual meeting, which the prime minister hosted at Government House, will lead to any immediate or effective solutions.

Bangkok Post

Alliance sought to combat haze

Thailand, Myanmar and Laos are seeking to join forces to combat the transboundary haze pollution choking the region.

Bangkok Post

Mekong River agency must step up

This week from April 2-5, the leaders and relevant ministers of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam will gather in Vientiane, Laos, to reaffirm their commitment to the sustainable development and management of the Mekong's mighty river system.

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