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Singapore Ruling Party Wins Election in Landslide

By Satish Cheney/AFP - Voters have handed Singapore's long-time ruling party a landslide election victory, offering Prime Minister Lawrence Wong a clear mandate to navigate the trade-orientated Southeast Asian nation through economic upheaval sparked by looming US tariffs. Wong's People's Action Party (PAP) took all but 10 seats in the...

Lao Runner Lodkeo Inthakoumman Wins Double Gold at Singapore Open 2025

Lodkeo Inthakoumman, a leading long-distance runner from Laos, captured two gold medals at the...

‘Human Zoo?’ Chiang Mai Cafe Ignites Debate Across Social Media

A café in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, has stirred heated debate on Thai social...

“Ni Hao” or Not: When Misplaced Greetings Become a Flashpoint for Racism in Thailand

A simple greeting has sparked a complex debate in Thailand — is saying “Ni...

Teen Girl’s Taxi Ride Turns into Nightmare: Harassment Case Reported

A 17-year-old Lao girl, identified only as Dao – a pseudonym to protect her...

Riding the Globalization Wave

Driving through the capital city of Vientiane, its apparent that in the past five years, the country has stepped up its globalization game. With...

Southern Islands Report Extreme Downtrend in Tourism for 2017

With tourism as a primary focus for the government this year, the rapid decline of tourists visiting the twin islands of Don Det and...

Seatbelt Regulation To Be Rolled Back, Revised

Last week, The Laotian Times reported road users in Hadxayfong District receiving hefty fines for failure to use seatbelts. Vientiane drivers took to social media to...

Star Telecom Wins Bid to Develop Population Management for Laos

On June 9th, the Ministry of Home Affairs signed a contract allowing Star Telecom (widely known as Unitel) to move forward in developing the Population...

Connecting the Unconnected with an Offline Internet System

In this day and age, one thing is for certain; information is power. Over four billion people in developing countries are missing out on that...

Private Businesses Struggle to Find Financing

Business banking in Laos has taken a severe hit in the past few years as government officials have started limiting funds that have been...