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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...

Lao Military Hospital Conducts the Country’s First Kidney Transplant Operation

103 Military Hospital has announced the success of the first kidney transplant operations in Laos, which was performed on two patients. Colonel Doctor. Savangxay Darasart,...

BlackPink’s Rosé Declares Her Love for Spicy Mango Dipping Sauce

Roseanne Park, or Rosé, from the popular South Korean pop band  "BlackPink," revealed her favorite Thai food as "Mamuang Nampla Wan" or "Spicy Mango...

Walmart Plans Business Expansion in Cambodia

A Walmart official, Ms. Anbinh Phan was in an online conference with a Cambodian Ministry of Commerce representative, Mr. Pan Sorasak to discuss the...

Is Laos Ready to Welcome Tourists from China?

With Laos trending as a travel destination over the past several months and China reopening its borders on Sunday, is the country prepared for...

Thailand Reinstates Covid-19 Vaccination Requirement for Visitors

Thailand will require all visitors to show proof of at least two Covid-19 vaccinations under new regulations that coincide with the revival of travel...

Thai Police Impound Assets Worth THB 230 Million From Drug Trafficking Gang

Thai police arrested members of a prominent narcotic gang and seized assets worth THB 230 Million (about USD 6790670.19) on Tuesday. Police in Thailand...