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Laos, Russia Team Up on Unexploded Ordnance Clearance in Houaphanh Province

Laos’s Ministry of Defense and the Russian Embassy in Laos launched a humanitarian project to clear unexploded ordnance (UXO) in Houaphanh Province on 10 November. This 2024-2025 initiative was inaugurated at a ceremony co-chaired by Pasith Thiengtham, Laos’s Deputy Minister of Defense, and Vladimir Kalinin, the Russian Ambassador to Laos. The...

Lao Education Minister Honored with Japan’s Order of the Rising Sun for Advancing Education and Sports

On 3 November, the Government of Japan announced recipients of the 2024 Autumn Conferment...

K-Pop Star BamBam Lights Up ASEAN-Korea Music Festival 2024 in Vientiane

Popular K-pop star BamBam was the leading star at the 2024 ASEAN-Korea Music Festival...

Laos, Singapore Partner to Launch Singapore International Institute for Enhanced Vocational Training

Laos has recently advanced vocational training and education by partnering with Singapore to create...

Salavan Province Teams Up with Singapore for New Wind Power Project

Salavan Province has launched plans to build its first wind power production after joining...

Lao Govt. Monthly Cabinet Meeting Tackles Economic Challenges

The monthly government meeting for January was held this week and focused on grappling with the current economic crisis and rising inflation. According to a...

Myanmar Extends State of Emergency, Delays Elections

Myanmar's military regime (Tatmadaw) announced on Tuesday that the nationwide state of emergency will be extended for an additional six months.  Two years after the...

14-Year-Old Girl Faces Potential 15 Years for Royal Defamation in Thailand

An ultra-royalist accused a 14-year-old girl of royal defamation for her involvement in a Bangkok protest in 2022. The girl received a summons to appear...

Two Years After Coup, Myanmar Faces Unimaginable Regression, Says UN Human Rights Chief

Two years after the Myanmar military launched a coup against the democratically-elected government, the country has sunk deeper than ever into crisis and has...

Laos National Assembly Approves Cabinet Reshuffle and New Appointments

The Government of Laos approved the replacement of three ministers in a surprise reshuffle. Vice President of the National Assembly, Ms. Sounthone Xayachack announced that...

Laos Sends Message of Condolence to Nepal After Yeti Airlines Crash

Laos has sent a letter of condolence to the government and the people of Nepal regarding a recent airplane crash that claimed the lives...