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Laos Among Highest for US Tourist Visa Overstays, But Lowest for Student Compliance

Laos is among the top countries with the highest overstay rates for The United States tourist and business visas, according to the latest data from the US Department of Homeland Security. However, when it comes to student and exchange visas, Lao nationals have the lowest overstay rate of any...

Tropical Storm Wutip Unleashes Early Floods Across Central, Southern Laos

Tropical Storm Wutip is battering central and southern Laos, bringing heavy rains and strong...

Cambodia Cuts Thai Internet, Bans Entertainment, Affirms Power Independence

Cambodia has begun rerouting its internet traffic through domestic infrastructure after Prime Minister Hun...

Oil surges, stocks fall on Middle East fears as Israel strikes Iran

AFP – Oil prices soared and stocks sank Friday after Israel launched "preemptive" strikes...

WRAP: Air India Plane Crashes After Takeoff from Ahmedabad, One Survivor, Over 204 Dead

Air India Flight AI171, bound for London Gatwick, crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad...

ASEAN Leaders Urge Myanmar Military to End Violence at Jakarta Summit

Leaders from countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) met with Myanmar's top general in Jakarta for an emergency summit on Saturday...

Lao-American Announces Candidacy for Arkansas Governorship

Lao-American businesswoman and civic activist Supha Xayprasith-Mays is to run for governor in her state of Arkansas, United States, after declaring her candidacy on...

Thai Pigs Smuggled Into Cambodia Via Laos

Over 100 pigs originating in Thailand have been smuggled into Cambodia via Laos. Cambodian authorities say the pigs were imported through Laos to hide their...

Thailand Announces it Could Reopen by October

Thailand could be completely reopened by October if all sectors are successful in containment efforts, according to Thailand's Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration. The country...

Fake Designer Merchandise Originating in Laos Seized in Minnesota

Shipments containing hundreds of counterfeit handbags, wallets, and other merchandise originating in Laos have been confiscated by US federal agents. The counterfeit items, bound for...

Udon Thani Reports Covid Case Linked to Samut Sakhon Outbreak

Authorities in Udon Thani, Thailand, have confirmed one new case of Covid-19 related to an outbreak in Samut Sakhon, with over 800 at risk. According...