Thailand is preparing to lift its afternoon alcohol sales ban to boost tourism and economic activity.
Deputy Prime Minister Sophon Sarum announced the change on 13 November after chairing a meeting of the National Alcohol Beverage Policy Committee. The government will remove the 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM sales restriction,...
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the United Kingdom officially launched the ASEAN-UK Health Security Partnership Program (HSP), a landmark five-year initiative...
The Mekong River Commission (MRC) has confirmed arsenic contamination exceeding international safety standards across transboundary sections of the Mekong and Kok Rivers, affecting Laos,...
The United States has lowered its reciprocal tariff on Lao imports from 48 percent to 40 percent, following President Donald Trump’s latest round of...
Thai police arrested a 20-year-old Lao national on 6 July at a resort in Muang District, Surin Province, for allegedly producing and distributing child...