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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 of 2025, according to the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare (MoLSW) Souliya Khamvongsa, Deputy Director General of the ministry’s Department of Labour Protection, presented the figures on 29 August at the National Tripartite Preparatory Workshop...

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...

Cambodia MPs Pass Law Allowing Stripping of Citizenship

By Suy SE/AFP - Cambodian parliamentarians passed legislation on Monday allowing people who "collude"...

Indonesian President Jokowi Says Putin to Allow Ukraine Wheat Shipments

Indonesian President Joko Widodo met with Russia's President Vladimir Putin in Moscow yesterday, successfully negotiating Russia's agreement to open sea routes for Ukrainian wheat...

Japanese Brewer Kirin to Sell Stake in Venture with Myanmar Military

Japanese beverage manufacturer Kirin Holdings stated on Thursday that it will sell its full investment in Myanmar Brewery (MBL). Nikkei reports that Kirin will sell...

Indonesian President First Asian Leader to Visit Ukraine During War

Indonesian President Joko Widodo, known as Jokowi, arrived in Kyiv on Wednesday to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. He is the first Asian...

Thailand Sees Two Million Foreign Tourists Since 1 January

Indians and Malaysians are leading a tourist influx to Thailand after the country eased entrance restrictions, with total arrivals surpassing two million since the...

Cambodia Considers Monorail Project for Phnom Penh

The Government of Cambodia has reviewed a feasibility study for a monorail project that would connect densely populated areas of the capital Phnom Penh. Cambodia's...

Southeast Asian MPs Urge ASEAN Economic Ministers to Immediately Tackle Food Crisis

As food and fuel prices rise alarmingly around the world, Southeast Asian legislators are pressing their countries' economic ministers to hold an emergency summit...