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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...

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...

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,...

The Mekong Tourism Forum is Back!

After a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Mekong Tourism Forum (MTF) is returning as a physical event in 2022. Organized with...

36 People, Including 24 Children Killed at Mass Shooting in Thailand

At least 36 people were reported dead at a mass shooting in Na Klang district, located in Thailand's northeastern province of Nong Bua Lamphu. The...

Malaysians Escape Job Syndicate with Help from Lao Locals

Eight Malaysian citizens were recently able to escape from the clutches of a job syndicate located in the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone (GTSEZ)...

FIFA President: Indonesia Stadium Stampede a ‘Tragedy Beyond Comprehension’

The deaths of at least 174 people in a stadium stampede in Indonesia "is a tragic day for all involved in football and a...

Hundreds Killed in Indonesian Football Stadium Stampede

At least 129 people died in a stampede at a football match in Indonesia on Saturday in one of the world's worst stadium disasters. Horrifying...

Thai Court Allows Gen. Prayut to Stay On as Prime Minister

Thailand's Constitutional Court has ruled that Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha may continue to serve as prime minister. The ruling states that his eight-year term restriction can...