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Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will visit Laos for a foundation-laying ceremony for the fifth Friendship Bridge with the kingdom on Friday.

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Thais eager to welcome Chinese coming via rail

Thai tourism should benefit from the Laos-China high-speed railway, with at least 3 million Chinese travelling via this channel once the mainland permits outbound travel, according to the Association of Thai Travel Agents (Atta).

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PM to attend Lao Friendship Bridge ceremony

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-Cha will visit Laos for the foundation-laying ceremony of the fifth Friendship Bridge over the Mekong River on Friday.

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Actor 'Tono' poised for charity swim across Mekong River

NAKHON PHANOM: Heartthrob actor-singer Pakin "Tono" Kumwilaisak is ready for his charity swim across the Mekong River to Laos on Saturday to raise funds for cash-strapped public hospitals, defying criticism and concern for his safety.

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CKP seeks LPCL shares worth B21.5bn

CK Power Plc (CKP), the power generation arm of constructor CH Karnchang Plc, is planning to acquire additional shares worth 21.5 billion baht in Luang Prabang Power Co (LPCL) as it throws support behind a project to build its third hydropower dam in Laos.

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CKP plans B12.5bn investment in LPCL shares

CKPower Plc (CKP), the power generation arm of constructor CH Karnchang Plc, is planning to acquire additional ordinary shares worth 21.5 billion baht in Luang Prabang Power Co (LPCL) to support the construction of a third hydropower dam in Laos.

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Two arrested for alleged involvement in human trafficking

NONG KHAI: Immigration police have arrested two men for alleged involvement in the trafficking of women from Laos into Thailand for the sex trade.

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Post-Covid headwinds hit the region

As the five economies in mainland Southeast Asia re-emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic, their prospects for recovery and return to growth and development appear challenged, characterised by deteriorating balance of payments, fiscal weaknesses, currency depreciations, and rising inflation amidst global monetary tightening and recession risks.

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Indian workers rescued from digital job scams in Southeast Asia

Minister says 130 Indians who were forced to work in cyber-scams in Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia have been freed.

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Indian workers rescued from job scams in Southeast Asia

India's government says it has rescued about 130 Indian workers from Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos after they were lured by agents for fake job opportunities in the information technology sector in Thailand

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Woman in river 'likely killed in Laos'

Police in Nakhon Phanom have found more clues to suggest that an unidentified Lao woman whose body was found stuffed inside a suitcase in the Mekong River on Sept 28 was killed in Laos.

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Anutin talks China rail project

Thailand has been discussing with Lao officials the plans regarding a high-speed rail connection to promote a more seamless connection from Thailand to China via the intermediary country.

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21 more Malaysian scam victims return from Cambodia, Laos

An additional 21 Malaysians rescued from human traffickers in Cambodia and Laos have returned home as the government intensifies efforts to locate scam victims reported missing abroad

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Cambodia and Laos in the regional mix

As geopolitical tensions from Russian aggression in Ukraine and the ongoing United States-China rivalry intensify, Southeast Asia will be hard-pressed to maintain peace and security. Despite their relatively small size, Cambodia and Laos are two countries whose political trajectories will shape regional outcomes. While Cambodia has consolidated domestic political power…

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Bridging the gap

Cross-border trade between Thailand and neighbouring countries is thriving, thanks in part to expanded infrastructure connectivity.

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Laos makes huge drug haul

Police in Laos have made their third-biggest single seizure of illegal drugs by netting 33 million methamphetamine pills, a United Nations official said on Saturday.

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Message on the 8th Constitution Day & National Day of Nepal

Nepal celebrates the 8th Constitution Day and National Day today. On this happy occasion, I would like to extend greetings and felicitations to all fellow citizens living in Thailand and the accredited countries namely Cambodia, Laos, Singapore and Vietnam.

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Chinese port reopening buoys Thai exporters

The business community in northern Thailand is optimistic about a pickup in trading activity on the Mekong River with the reopening of Guan Lei Port in Yunnan province of China.

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Nong Khai-Laos train running again

The train service between Nong Khai and Thanaleng in Laos resumed normal operations on Friday with the easing of the Covid-19 threat.

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Missing German tourist left Thailand

A German tourist whose family lost contact with him after he arrived in Thailand had left the country 10 days ago, crossing into Laos from the northernmost province of Chiang Rai, the Tourist Police Bureau said on Thursday.

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Energy deal 'must be deferred'

The House committee on foreign affairs is calling for the deferment of an electricity trading agreement with two new hydropower dams in Laos with links to a local firm after reviewing the cross-border impact.

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Amata to develop Lao smart estate

SET-listed Amata Corporation, an industrial estate developer and operator, has secured a concession from the government of Laos to develop a new "Amata Smart and Eco City" under a plan to expand industrial estates in Laos.

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CKP seeks to double capacity by 2024

CK Power Plc (CKP), the power generation arm of construction firm CH Karnchang Plc, will double its electricity generation capacity to 4,800 megawatts within 2024, mostly from renewable energy, as the company continues to focus on clean power development.

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Cross-border trade poised to hit B1.80tn

Despite slower economic growth in neighbouring countries and zero-Covid measures in China, Thailand's cross-border trade is still expected to grow by at least 5% this year to 1.80 trillion baht, driven by greater demand for gasoline, edible oil, tyres and auto parts.

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Full steam ahead for high-speed trains

High-speed train projects are an important element in Thailand's ambition to become an Indochina logistics hub with the development of the country's rail transport system being a key priority in the government's 20-year development strategic plan (2018–2037).

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