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Laos Hands Over Three Thai Fugitives to Thailand Under Strengthened Cross-Border Cooperation

On 20 November, Laos handed over three Thai nationals wanted on drug-related charges to Thai authorities.  Earlier on that day, Lao security officials coordinated with their Thai counterparts at the First Lao–Thai Friendship Bridge in Vientiane to transfer the fugitives, who had crossed into Laos to evade arrest warrants issued...

Laos Launches Major Local Government Shake-Up with 640 New Sub-Districts

The government has greenlighted a nationwide overhaul of local governance, approving the establishment of...

Accident in Texas Leaves Two Lao-American Monks in Critical Condition

Two Buddhist monks participating in the nationwide Walk of Peace initiative to Washington, D.C.,...

Vietnam Flooding Submerges Homes, Kills 41, After Relentless Rain

AFP - Rescuers plucked stranded people from the rooftops of submerged homes as widespread...

Laos Opens Chinese Market to Longan, Durian Exports

On 13 November, Laos and China strengthened their agricultural partnership, opening new export opportunities...

Plain of Jars Sites to Be Offered Under Concession to Private Company

Authorities in Xieng Khouang Province have announced that management of part of the Plain of Jars may be offered as a concession to a...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen to Step Down in 3 Weeks, Son to Succeed Him

Longtime Cambodian leader Hun Sen said Wednesday he will step down in three weeks as prime minister and hand the position to his oldest...

Authorities in Attapeu Destroy Fish Illegally Caught During Spawning Season

Authorities in Attapeu province destroyed 207 kilograms of fish on Tuesday that had been confiscated from local fishermen during a ban on fishing during...

Myanmar’s Military Plans to Move SUU Kyi to House Arrest, According to Unofficial Reports

BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military-controlled government plans to transfer the country’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi from a prison in the capital, Naypyitaw,...

Thai Parliament Postpones Vote to Select New Prime Minister Pending Court Ruling

BANGKOK (AP) — A vote expected in Thailand’s Parliament later this week to select a new prime minister will be postponed, the house speaker...

Laos Records Alarming Rate of HIV Infection Among Young People

A new report from UNAIDS, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, estimates that with 42 percent of HIV cases in Laos affecting people...