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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 has done before. The young player from Vientiane Chess Academy recently became the youngest Lao player to receive an official FIDE Rapid rating, a ranking based on performance in faster-paced chess games, scoring 1503 after a...

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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Former MRC Chief Anoulak Kittikhoun Named First Lao Head of Mekong Institute

Former Mekong River Commission (MRC) Chief Executive Officer Anoulak Kittikhoun has been appointed Executive...
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Lao Police Arrest Two Nationals in Cross-Border Heroin Investigation

Two Lao nationals have been arrested in Laos as part of a growing cross-border...
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Five Drug Trafficking Suspects Killed After Clash With Thai Army

Last week, a patrol team from the Thai military engaged in a gun battle with an alleged drug trafficking gang before killing five members...

Vietnam Seizes Drugs in Passenger Buses from Laos

Vietnamese police discovered narcotic drugs on passenger buses traveling from Laos to Vietnam last week at the Lao Bao Border Checkpoint, which connects Savannakhet...

Cambodia, Japan Offer Training to Ukraine for Demining Efforts

Ukrainian deminers will receive a training course on mine clearance technology from The Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) this month.  Ukraine has reported some of...

Thailand to Introduce THB 300 Entry Fee For Foreign Visitors

This 'land-entry fee' is expected to be levied on all international travelers entering the country June onwards.  A government official said on Thursday, that under...

Indonesia to Start Special Office to Tackle Myanmar Crisis

As the Chair of ASEAN in 2023, the country will be setting up an office to specifically look at managing the ongoing crisis in...

Laos, Vietnam Sign Bilateral Agreements to Boost Relations

Prime Ministers of the two nations signed ten bilateral agreements on Wednesday to strengthen the partnership between the two countries. Prime Minister of Vietnam...
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