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Miss Universe Dispute Leaves Six Southeast Asian Franchises in Limbo

The Miss Universe Organization is facing a major dispute just weeks before its 75th anniversary pageant, with contestants from six Southeast Asian countries caught in the middle. Laos, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia and Singapore could all be affected by a disagreement over who has the right to run their national...

Laos, Thailand Move Forward With Plans for New Friendship Bridge Linking Vientiane, Loei

Laos and Thailand are studying a possible new Friendship Bridge linking Vientiane Province with...

African Swine Fever Spreads Across Laos, Leaves Thousands of Pigs Dead or Culled

African swine fever has spread across Laos, with 11,369 pigs dead or culled since...

Thailand Restores 30-Day Visa-Free Stay, Limits Visa-Free Land Entries to Twice a Year

Thailand has cut its visa-free tourist stay from 60 days back to 30 days,...

Thailand Restores 30-Day Visa-Free Stay, Limits Visa-Free Land Entries to Twice a Year

Thailand has cut its visa-free tourist stay from 60 days back to 30 days,...

Parasports Gold Medallist Pia’s Efforts Recognized by PM on Road to Tokyo2020

Asian Para Games gold medal-winning powerlifter Pia Laophakdee among those to get recognition via Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith on road to Tokyo2020. Well, the festive season...

Nakhon Phanom Ivory Haul & Bokeo SEZ Seizures Evidence of Disturbing Extent of Illegal Wildlife Trade

Thai Police in Nakhon Phanom province have seized 930 items of ivory weighing some 22 kg from a Vietnamese national attempting to bring them across the...

Economic Atlas: Decade of Population Trends Revealed in Laos

Data and analysis illustrating decade-long trends in population as illuminated by Laos' censuses have been released in the form of the Socio-Economic Atlas of the Lao...

On-anong Captures National Costume Gong for Laos at Miss Universe 2018

Miss Laos On-anong Homsombath has captured the best national costume gong at Miss Universe 2018. The striking entry was inspired by the mythical Kinnaree, a half-bird/half-woman...

Contributions Celebrated on International Day at UN House, Plus Laos’ PM hosts Volunteers

Happy International Volunteer Day! Countless and myriad. Such are the contributions of volunteers to making our communities better places to live, no matter where on...

Costs of Cable: Laos Ranks Low, Has High-Price Broadband Connections

The Internet.  We all need it; the faster and cheaper the better. Mobile connections keep us moving, but the fastest speeds are still to be found via...