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Hun Sen Calls for Halt to Thai Imports and Film Screenings Amid Renewed Tensions

Cambodia’s Senate President Hun Sen has called for an immediate suspension of the import of key strategic goods from Thailand and a complete halt to the screening of Thai films in Cambodia. The announcement comes amid renewed expressions of distrust toward Thailand and growing emphasis on national self-reliance. Hun Sen...

‘Looking to the Next 70 Years’: US and Laos Celebrate Enduring Friendship

On 2 July, the United States Embassy in Laos hosted an Independence Day celebration...

Thailand Set for Another Acting PM After Cabinet Reshuffle

AFP - Thailand's king is scheduled on 3 July to swear in a new...

Dalai Lama Says he Will Have Successor After his Death

By Tenzin WOEDEN/AFP - The exiled spiritual leader of Tibet confirmed on 2 July...

Thailand Constitutional Court Suspends PM

UPDATED on 1 July at 2:27 PM The Laotian Times and AFP - Thai Prime...

Laos, Malaysia Ink Deal to Collaborate on Clean Electricity

Electricite du Laos and TNB Power Generation Sdn Bhd (TNB Genco) signed an MoU on Thursday to explore energy investment collaborations in renewable energy...

Vietnamese EV Car Company Issues Recall on Cars Sent to US

VinFast, a Vietnamese electric car company, recalled its first batch of cars sent to the US due to safety risk posed by a faulty...

Lao President: Laos-China Railway an Opportunity, Not a Debt Trap

Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith spoke out about the Laos-China Railway and the country's debt burden at the Nikkei Future of Asia conference. In an interview...

US Ambassador to ASEAN Affirms Strong Support for Laos 2024 Chairmanship

In an interview with the media at the American Center in Vientiane on 19 May, Yohannes Abraham, US Ambassador to the Association of Southeast...

President of Laos Visits the Emperor of Japan in Tokyo

President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith paid a visit to Japan's Emperor Naruhito on Thursday during his official trip to attend the Future of Asia...

Cambodia’s Top Opposition Party Barred From July Elections, Leaving Hun Sen’s Party Unchallenged

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s top opposition party was barred Thursday from participating in elections set for July after the Constitutional Council refused...