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Travel Giant Tiket.com Plans Launch in Laos, Cambodia

Jakarta-based online travel platform Tiket.com is planning to expand its services into Laos and Cambodia, as part of a broader strategy to grow its presence across Southeast Asia. Viewing the region as a single, integrated market, the company aims to leverage trade agreements to streamline entry into smaller economies like...

Thailand, Laos Set USD 11 Billion Trade Target by 2027, Eye New Infrastructure to Boost Border Economy

In his first official visit abroad as Thailand’s prime minister, Anutin Charnvirakul pledged to...

Laos’ First Consultancy Leads ASEAN Diplomacy Program Engages 19 Nations

A youth-led Lao consultancy has made history as the first Lao team to lead...

Cambodia’s ‘Prince Group’ Accused of Global Cybercrime with Links to Laos

Laotian Times/AFP - On 14 October, US authorities unsealed an indictment against Chen Zhi,...

Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia Strengthen Defense Ties Amid Trilateral Military Exercise

On 14 October, Vietnam’s Minister of National Defence, General Phan Van Giang, held high-level...

Vietnam Gives Death Sentence to Lao National Over USD 42 Drug Deal

A Lao national was issued the death penalty in Vietnam for trying to transport narcotics across the Ha Thin Border in August 2022, for...

Thai Flight Attendants Penalized For Neglecting Food Trays Until Landing

Flight attendants from Thai Airways have been issued a one-month suspension and pay cuts for not collecting food trays from customers until landing. Bangkok...

Baidu to Implement ChatGPT-like Ernie Bot Chatbot from March

HONG KONG (AP) — Baidu Inc., one of China's biggest search and artificial intelligence firms, said Wednesday it plans to implement its artificial intelligence...

Family: Man Shot by Police Couldn’t Hear, Speak English

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Relatives of a man who was fatally shot by St. Paul police argued Saturday that the 65-year-old struggled to...

Thai Energy Firm Makes Highest Profits Due to Hydropower Projects in Laos

The power generation arm of Ch Karnchang Plc, Thailand's second-largest construction company, CK Power Plc (CKP), witnessed a profit growth of 11.8% to a...

German Parliamentary Delegation Visits Laos amid ASEAN Tour

Members of the German Parliament visited Laos and several other Southeast Asian nations this week to enhance bilateral cooperation between Germany and ASEAN. Ms....