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Cambodia Targets Cross-Border Crime with Mass Arrests, Signs Pact with Laos to Combat Scams, Drug Trafficking

Cambodian authorities have arrested more than 1,362 individuals, including hundreds of foreign nationals, in a sweeping 20-day crackdown on online scam operations across seven provinces and the capital.  The campaign, launched under the directive of Prime Minister Hun Manet, marks the country's largest coordinated action to date against cybercrime and...

Misbehaving Monks: Sex Scandal Shakes Thai Buddhist Faithful

By Montira RUNGJIRAJITTRANON/AFP - Reverence for the saffron-robed Buddhist monkhood is deeply woven into...

Lao Team Scores Big at International Math Olympiad

Fifteen medals are heading back to Laos after a standout performance by Lao students...

Lao Youth Football Team Goes Undefeated, Winning Trophy in Portugal

The young soccer players of W.I.G. NAGA, a Lao national youth team, held a...

The Real Fertility Crisis? Young People are Denied Choice

On World Population Day, UNFPA Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, Mr. Pio Smith calls...

Laos Borrows Money from Hungary for Development Projects

Last Tuesday, the Lao government and the Hungarian National Bank signed a USD$160 million loan agreement. The loan will be used to develop three projects: a population management ​project that...

Lao Inmates Break Out of Cambodian Prison

Five Lao prisoners made an attempted escape from Stung Treng provincial prison on Saturday, but were recaptured before venturing far. Security guards fired warning shots...

Calling Mekong Citizens to Participate in the International Conference Ahead of 3rd MRC Summit

Since the launch of its official website for the 3rd Summit and International Conference, the Mekong River Commission (MRC) has so far seen a high number...

Laos Golden Triangle Casino Hit with US Sanctions

The US Treasury officially placed the Kings Romans Casino based in Laos on its organised crime sanctions blacklist on Tuesday, naming it a hub...

Manivone Vorachack Awarded French National Order of Merit

Earlier last week, the French government awarded Manivone Vorachack, the national order of merit. Committed to the development of Laos For more than 20 years, Manivone Vorachack...

New Minimum Wage Set at 1,100,000 Kip Expected to be Announced On Labor Day

Within three months, the raising of the country's minimum wage to 1,100,000 kip per month is expected to materialize. The current wage has been...