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Laos Calls for Increased ASEAN Investment in Nature-Based Solutions

Laos is urging ASEAN member states to ramp up investment in Nature-based Solutions (NbS) and Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA), calling them powerful tools for protecting forests, strengthening communities, and tackling climate change head-on. Delivering the message at the 28th Meeting of ASEAN Senior Officials on Forestry in Luang Prabang on 6...

Lao Overseas Workers Send Home USD 29 Million in First Half of 2025

Lao nationals working overseas remitted more than USD 29 million in the first half...

Acting Thai Government Moves to Dissolve Parliament

By Thanaporn PROMYAMYAI/AFP - Thailand’s acting prime minister has moved to dissolve parliament, his...

20 Missing After Deadly Indonesia Protests

By Marchio GORBIANO/AFP - At least 20 people are missing after violent Indonesia protests...

Hospitalized Thai Princess Recovering After Blood Infection: Palace Says

AFP - The Thai king's eldest daughter, who has been gravely ill in hospital...

United States to Support Laos in English Teaching Assistance

At a ceremony in Vientiane Capital on 28 December 2022, the US Embassy in Laos and Laos Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) signed...

10 Confirmed Dead in Cambodian Casino Hotel Fire

The blaze that broke out at a casino in Poipet, Cambodia on Wednesday night claimed the lives of at least ten people, but the...

Thailand Sees an Increase in Russian Visitors as Tourism Recovers

Thailand has recorded an increase in Russian visitors, with monthly arrivals doubling in November and up nearly seven times in September. Reuters reports that in...

Princess Sirindhorn of Thailand Treated for Heart Condition

Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand has been diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat (heart arrhythmia), according to a statement issued by the Royal Household...

Myanmar Junta Claims Opposition as ‘Terrorists’ in ‘Non-Asean’ Meeting

The military government of Myanmar met with several ASEAN leaders at an informal meeting last week where it denounced its opponents as "terrorists". Hosted...

Vietnam Likely to Grant E-Visas to All Countries

This idea was suggested by Vietnam's Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Mr. Nguyen Van Hung to provide a boost to the country's tourism...