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Thai Top Court Orders Ex-PM Thaksin Jailed for One Year

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...

Thai Court Sacks PM Over Cambodia Phone Call Row

By Montira RUNGJIRAJITTRANON/AFP - Thailand's Constitutional Court sacked prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and her...

Northern Laos Braces for Heavy Rains as Typhoon Kajiki Prompts Railway Halt

Laos is preparing for severe weather as Typhoon Kajiki, one of the strongest storms...

Death Toll Rises in Thai-Cambodian Clashes Despite Ceasefire Call

By Suy Se with Montira Rungjirajittranon in Bangkok/AFP - Thailand and Cambodia clashed for...

Ten Killed in Vietnam Bus Crash Days After Ha Long Bay Disaster

A sleeper bus crashed in central Vietnam early on 25 July, killing ten people...

No Covid Deaths in Laos, 323 New Cases Recorded

Laos has recorded no new Covid deaths for the first time in almost three weeks, as cases continue a downward trend. The National Taskforce for...

Vietnam to Reopen International Tourism From 15 March

The Vietnamese government agreed on Wednesday to restart inbound and outbound tourism under new normal conditions beginning 15 March. VN Express reports that Deputy Prime...

Last Irrawaddy Dolphin Dies in Waters Between Cambodia and Laos

The last freshwater Irrawaddy dolphin living on a section of the Mekong River bordering northeastern Cambodia and Laos has died, reportedly as a result of...

Laos-China Railway Opens Ticket Office at Vientiane Center

The Laos-China Railway Company is to open a ticket sales office at the Vientiane Center shopping complex in Vientiane Capital. CRI reports that the new...

Laos Confirms 441 New Cases of Covid-19, Three Deaths

Laos has recorded 441 cases of Covid-19 across the country today, with three new deaths. The National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control reported that...

Vientiane Capital Receives 84 International Tourists After Reopening

Some 84 foreign tourists have visited Vientiane Capital since the government began its Travel Green Zone reopening plan in January. Four tour companies in Vientiane...