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Maldives Begins ‘Generational Ban’ on Smoking

AFP - The Maldives began implementing a smoking ban Saturday on anyone born after January 2007, becoming the only nation with a generational prohibition on tobacco, the Health Ministry said. The move, initiated by President Mohamed Muizzu earlier this year, which came into effect on 1 November, will "protect public...

Thailand Cancels November Full Moon Party Amid National Mourning

Thailand’s famed Full Moon Party, held annually on Haad Rin Beach in Koh Phangan,...

Eight Parking Zones Planned in Vientiane Ahead of BRT Launch

To prepare for the upcoming operation of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, the...

Laos Sets New Economic Direction Under 2026–2030 Development Strategy

Laos is setting an ambitious new course for national growth as the Ministry of...

Vietnam Flood Death Toll Rises to 35: Disaster Agency

AFP - Record heavy rains and flooding in central Vietnam last week killed 35...

Vientiane Traffic Police Sort Out Three Solutions to Crowded Traffic 

Vientiane Traffic police discussed three main tasks on Tuesday to reduce crowded traffic and accidents on the roads.  Deputy Vientiane Traffic Police officer Lt. Colonel...

Laos and Thailand Strengthen Relationship Following PM Talk

Thailand and Laos have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the formation of a strategic partnership that will include broad economic and infrastructure...

ECCIL EuroCham and the European Union Delegation Co-organized the 2nd Lao-Europe Business Networking and Promotion

The European Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Lao PDR (ECCIL EuroCham) and the European Union Delegation in Lao PDR co-organized the Lao-Europe Business...

Thais Caught Smuggling Petrol into Laos

Nong Khai Customs House has said that Thais have been caught attempting to smuggle fuel into Laos. Bangkok Post reports that Thai citizens have made...

UN: World Must Step Up Efforts to Protect Rights to a Healthy Environment

Fifty years after the Stockholm Declaration on the Human Environment, States must do much more to ensure present and future generations will be able...

Accusations Fly After Yangon Blast

The military government and its opponents traded accusations over a bomb that exploded in the middle of Yangon, killing one and wounding nine others,...