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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...

US Orders Release of Lao Refugee Facing Deportation

Alan Phetsadakone, a 47-year-old Lao refugee in the United States, was released from federal...

Experienced Handler Dies After Lions Attack in Front of Zoo Visitors

A veteran zookeeper was fatally mauled by lions at an open zoo in Bangkok...

Nepal Protesters Set Parliament Ablaze as PM Quits Kathmandu, Nepal

By Paavan MATHEMA/AFP - Nepali demonstrators set parliament ablaze on Tuesday while the veteran...

Thai Top Court Orders Ex-PM Thaksin Jailed for One Year

By Thanaporn PROMYAMYAI/AFP - Thailand's Supreme Court on 9 September ordered the country's most...

Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam & Myanmar Economies to Get Stronger in 2023

The Siam Commercial Bank's Economic Intelligence Center has predicted that these countries will see a momentum in economic growth this year, but it will be...

Indonesia Seeks Special Meeting Between ASEAN and Myanmar Junta Leader

Indonesia hopes to hold a special meeting between ASEAN leaders and the head of Myanmar's military junta after a lack of progress toward a...

Applications Now Open for Australia Awards Scholarships for Study in 2024

The Australian Embassy in Laos is pleased to announce the opening of applications for the prestigious Australia Awards Scholarships for study in Australia commencing...

Hollywood’s Hmong Film to Hit Theaters This February

Hollywood movie The Harvest - a film focused on a Hmong-American community - is set to release in Theaters on 12 February 2023. Thanks...

FIFA Elects First Laotian as Its Council Member

Secretary of the Lao National Football Federation, Ms. Kanya Keomany, was elected as the first Lao member of the Federation Internationale de Football Association...

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...