By Thanaporn PROMYAMYAI/AFP - Thailand's Supreme Court on 9 September ordered the country's most powerful and polarizing statesman Thaksin Shinawatra to be jailed for one year, ruling he improperly served a 2023 prison term in hospital.
Thaksin, 76, had been sentenced to eight years for corruption and abuse of power...
American credit rating agency Fitch Ratings has downgraded Laos' status as it believes the country is now more vulnerable to default on financial obligations.
Fitch...
Myanmar's military junta has extended its state of emergency by six months, saying elections could only be held after the country has achieved stability.
The...
Thai immigration police have confirmed the arrest of Phonethip Xaypanya, known as Jie Thip, who fled Laos after defrauding hundreds of people.
Phonethip and her...
The Laos-China Railway has proposed standing tickets as a way to accommodate large volumes of passengers following the reopening of the country to tourism.
The...
A Nigerian national who was found to be carrying monkeypox in Thailand and fled the country has been arrested in Cambodia.
Cambodian authorities arrested the...