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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,...

Thailand Drops Second RT-PCR Test Requirement for Tourists

Thailand has officially dropped its requirement for a second RT-PCR test among tourists and returning expatriates. Under previous regulations, arrivals in Thailand were required to...

Monkeys Found Bagged Alive in Thailand 

Nearly one hundred monkeys were found in an abandoned house in Thailand’s Saraburi Province, where the animals are believed to have been kept by...

Thais Take to Social Media for Road Safety Revolution

Following several high-profile traffic deaths, including the death of a doctor struck by a motorcyclist in a protected pedestrian crossing, a surge of Thai...

Flights Resume Between Laos and Vietnam

Vietnam has resumed flights between Laos and 18 other countries as it reopens to tourism. According to VietnamNet, the country now has active routes between...

Vietnam to Reopen International Tourism From 15 March

The Vietnamese government agreed on Wednesday to restart inbound and outbound tourism under new normal conditions beginning 15 March. VN Express reports that Deputy Prime...

Thai Baht Reaches Five-Month High

The Thai baht hit a five-month high on Monday with optimism over the nation’s tourism sector boosting inflows. Reuters reports that the baht rose as...