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Hun Sen Calls for Halt to Thai Imports and Film Screenings Amid Renewed Tensions

Cambodia’s Senate President Hun Sen has called for an immediate suspension of the import of key strategic goods from Thailand and a complete halt to the screening of Thai films in Cambodia. The announcement comes amid renewed expressions of distrust toward Thailand and growing emphasis on national self-reliance. Hun Sen...

Cambodia’s Hun Sen Accuses Thai PM of ‘Insulting King’

AFP - Cambodia's influential ex-premier Hun Sen on Friday accused Thailand's prime minister of...

France Ready to Support Thailand, Cambodia in Resolving Border Dispute

On 27 June, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra held a phone discussion with French President...

Southeast Asia Ramps Up Drug Control as Laos, Myanmar Destroy Massive Stashes on International Anti-Drug Day

Laos marked the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on 26 June...

ASEAN Rail Tourism Corridor Takes Center Stage at Mekong Tourism Forum 2025

Laos hosted the Mekong Tourism Forum 2025 in Luang Prabang from 24 to 27...

Thailand Grants Stay Extension for Migrant Workers from Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam

In a recent move aimed at supporting migrant workers, Thailand has granted a stay extension to migrant workers from Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam...

A Rights Group Accuses UNESCO of Turning a Blind Eye to Forcible Evictions at Cambodia’s Angkor Wat

BANGKOK (AP) — The human rights group Amnesty International has strongly criticized UNESCO and its World Heritage program for failing to challenge the Cambodian...

New Train Route Connects Beijing to Vientiane

The Lao-China Railway officially launched a cross-border passenger train on 13 November connecting Vientiane Capital, Laos, to China’s capital Beijing. According to China’s government website,...

Laos Readies to Chair ASEAN, Host Regional Meetings

As Laos gears up to assume the chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2024, the country is set to host...

Lao Prime Minister Hits Gong to Inaugurate First Monsoon Wind Power Project Turbine

Following the completion of the installation of the first wind turbine under the Monsoon Wind Power Project, Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone officially inaugurated...

Laos Joins Southeast Asian Nations in Anti-Terrorism Drills in China

The Lao People's Armed Forces departed to join an anti-terrorism exercise in China on 11 November.  Collaborating with military counterparts from four Southeast Asian...