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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...

Thai Temple Empty After Monks Test Positive for Drugs

A temple in Northern Thailand has been left without monks after a drug raid saw them all test positive and expelled from monkhood. Bangkok Post...

Thai PM Announces Monetary Rewards for Police in Major Drug Seizes

The announcement was made last week when PM Prayut Chan-o-cha unveiled the government’s urgent phase action plan for curbing the spread of narcotics in Thailand.  PM...

Laos and Vietnam Military Hospitals Sign Contract on Medical Cooperation

The 108 Military Central Hospital in Vietnam will offer training to doctors from the 103 Military Hospital of the Lao People’s Army in 2023...

Malaysia’s King Appoints Anwar Ibrahim as Prime Minister

Malaysia's King has named reformist leader Anwar Ibrahim as prime minister, ending uncertainty in the country after recent elections caused a hung parliament. King Al-Sultan...

Photo of Laos Football Fans Endangers Thai World Cup Broadcasting Rights

An image of football fans in Laos cheering their favorite World Cup teams in front of a television screen has put Thai broadcasting rights...

Tourism Sector Boosts Thailand GDP Growth to 4.5% in Q3

Thailand's revitalized tourism sector has given the country a much-needed economic boost, with gross domestic product (GDP) reaching a 4.5% year-on-year expansion in the...