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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 first seven months of 2026, according to the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare.  The ministry shared the figures during a labor migration meeting in Vientiane on 22 September. Employment Department Director General Anousone Khamsingsavath said...

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...
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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...
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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...
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Laos, Vietnam Set USD 4 Billion Trade Goal as Economic Ties Grow

Laos and Vietnam are pushing to take their economic partnership to the next level,...
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Thai Military Regrets Impact on Laos Following Chong Mek Export Restrictions

Thailand’s Defence Ministry has apologized to Laos following the temporary suspension of fuel and military-related exports at the Chong Mek border checkpoint, a measure...

A New Deal for the Mekong

By Anoulak Kittikhoun - Imagine the Mighty Mekong Basin not as a source of friction among riparian countries but as a platform of joint...

Cambodia Says Thai Bombing Continues After Trump Truce Call, Laos Appeals for Restraint

Laotian Times and AFP - Laos has expressed concern over the escalating border conflict between Cambodia and Thailand, urging both sides to exercise restraint...

Thai PM Dissolves Parliament, Paving Way for National Elections

AFP - Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul dissolved parliament on 12 December after three months in office, a royal decree showed, paving the way...

Myanmar Military Air Strike on Hospital Kills 31, On-site Aid Worker Says

AFP - A Myanmar military air strike killed more than 30 people at a hospital, an on-site aid worker said on 11 December, as...

Cambodia Pulls Out of SEA Games in Thailand Over Border Conflict

AFP - Cambodia withdrew on Wednesday from the Southeast Asian Games, an Olympic official said, as a border conflict with hosts Thailand escalated and...
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