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Viral Malaysia Elephant Death Sparks Calls for Crossings

AFP - Viral images of an elephant trying for hours to save her calf after it was hit by a truck in Malaysia have prompted calls for dedicated wildlife crossings in the animal-rich country. The truck collided with the elephant calf early on Sunday morning on a major highway in...

Thailand Relaxes Alcohol Sales Ban on Major Buddhist Holidays

Thailand has officially relaxed its long-standing ban on alcohol sales during major Buddhist holidays,...

Pest Migration from Southeast Asia Threatens Crops in Southern China, Research Found

Southern China is facing a surge in agricultural pests migrating from neighboring Southeast Asian...

India Launches Strikes on Pakistan, Islamabad Vows to ‘Settle the Score’

By Sajjad QAYYUM with Bhuvan Bagga in Poonch/AFP - India fired missiles at Pakistani...

Gunfire Near Lao-Thai Border Leaves Two Lao Soldiers Dead, Bullet Strikes Thai Home

Tensions are rising along the Thai–Lao border following a deadly armed clash on 3...

South Korean Defense Minister Denies Vietnam War Massacres

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's defense minister on Friday insisted the country's soldiers didn't commit any massacres during the Vietnam War and...

One of Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways Largest Shareholders to be Delisted

The delisting of FLC Group will go into effect on Monday from Vietnam's main stock market for violating disclosure requirements. Bamboo Airways is Vietnam's third-largest airline...

Laos to Send Kickboxing Athletes to Participate in Kun Khmer

The Muay Lao National Federation will send kickboxing athletes to participate in the SEA Games 2023 despite the disputed renaming of the kickboxing sport...

Almost 1.3 Million Tourists Visited Laos in 2022

Laos recorded close to 1.3 million tourists visiting the country between January and December last year. The Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism reported...

Thai Suspect in Michigan Hit-And-Run Agrees to Return to US

BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai-American woman living in Michigan who fled to Thailand after allegedly being involved in a hit-and-run accident that killed a...

Laos, Cambodia Discuss Potential High-Speed Rail Link

Prime Minister of Laos Mr. Sonexay Siphandone was in talks with his Cambodian counterpart, Mr. Hun Sen during his recent official visit about the...