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More Lao Citizens Live Abroad as Foreign Population Nearly Doubles

The number of foreign nationals living in Laos has nearly doubled over the past decade, led by a sharp increase in Chinese residents, even as hundreds of thousands of Lao citizens live abroad. Laos recorded 79,827 foreign residents in its 2025 census, up from 45,538 in 2015. The census also...

Lao Migrant Workers Send Home USD 500 Million in First Seven Months of 2026

Lao migrant workers sent an estimated USD 500.7 million back to Laos during the...

Timor-Leste Moves to Join Cluster Munition Ban at Vientiane Conference

Timor-Leste has taken a formal step toward joining the Convention on Cluster Munitions, signing...

Seven-Year-Old Becomes Laos’ Youngest Internationally Rated Chess Player

Seven-year-old Bounthiengtham “Jayson” Sengphachan has already done something no Lao chess player his age...

Thailand’s HIV Cases Pass 550,000, Laos Reports Rising Infections Among Young People

Thailand has recorded 557,993 cumulative HIV cases, health authorities say, even as new infections...

Top Cambodian Opposition Party Denied Registration for July Elections, Will Appeal Ruling

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s National Election Committee refused on Monday to register the opposition Candlelight Party, the sole credible challenger to the...

Laos Reports 91% of Families Affected by Inflation

A study conducted by Scaling Up Nutrition Civil Society Alliance (SUN CSA) Laos showed that 91% of families across 14 provinces in Laos were...

What Lies Ahead for Thailand After Dramatic Opposition Election Win?

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s opposition racked up a stunning majority of the 500 seats at stake in the race for the House of Representatives, dealing a...

ASEAN Leaders Commit to Tackling Online Human Trafficking

Leaders from ASEAN member countries have vowed to tackle human trafficking and identity theft during the ASEAN Summit in Indonesia, with Laos and Cambodia...

Thai Military May Intervene if Political Situation Is Not Under Control

Thailand's military chief, General Narongpan Jitkaewthae, has said he cannot guarantee that the military would not intervene again if the country faces political upheaval...

Cambodian PM Rewards Spirited Runner after Rainy Race Performance

Cambodian runner Bou Samnang, who finished last in the women's 5,000-meter race at the SEA Games in Phnom Penh on Monday, was rewarded by...