AFP - Thailand's Supreme Court ordered jailed former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra on 17 November to pay back taxes over the sale of his telecoms firm, the judiciary said, with reports putting the sum due at around half a billion dollars.
In 2006, Thaksin was dogged by corruption allegations and mired...
Many households in Vientiane Capital are currently grappling with water supply-related issues, including outages and low pressure. The problem stems from technical difficulties with...
Thai authorities detained a 34-year-old Lao woman on 4 May, suspecting her involvement in a criminal gang, purportedly comprising several police officers, accused of...
Additional text from the Associated Press
Southeast Asia is no stranger to scorching temperatures, especially during the peak months of March and April. However, this...
Statement from UNFPA Executive Director Natalia Kanem
Right now, around the world, millions of lives are in the hands of midwives. Whether they are wading...
The first China-Laos-Thailand-Malaysia express freight train began its journey from Chengdu, the capital of China's southwestern Sichuan Province on 30 April, and it is...