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Cambodian PM Accuses Thai Forces of Evicting Civilians on Border

AFP - Cambodia's leader Hun Manet has accused Thailand of preventing more than 20 families from returning to their homes on the disputed border, according to his letter to the head of the UN released on 18 September. The Thai army said the Cambodian residents had "illegally occupied" Thai territory. The...

Thai Forces Fire Tear Gas in Border Stand-off With Cambodians

AFP - Thai forces fired rubber bullets and tear gas during a stand-off with...

Thai Authorities Arrest Lao National, Seize Over 2,200 Rounds of Guns

On 15 September, they arrested three Lao nationals in Khon Kaen for working illegally...

Malaysia’s Largest Island State Aims to Be Region’s ‘Green Battery’

By Jan HENNOP/AFP - Malaysia's verdant, river-crossed state of Sarawak is charging ahead with...

Laos Calls for Increased ASEAN Investment in Nature-Based Solutions

Laos is urging ASEAN member states to ramp up investment in Nature-based Solutions (NbS)...

Lao Deputy PM Sends Condolences After Devastating Floods in South Korea

At least 46 people lost their lives, and four were declared missing after South Korea was hit with torrential rainfall last weekend, leading to...

Thai Constitutional Court Suspends PM Candidate Pita Limjaroenrat from House of Representatives

The Constitutional Court has suspended Pita Limjaroenrat, the leader of the Move Forward Party and a prime ministerial candidate, from his elected position in...

Cambodian Border Committee Dismisses Allegations of Vietnamese Encroachment

The Border Affairs Committee of Cambodia refuted claims of encroachment by Vietnam on the Cambodian border, adding that such allegations were baseless and were...

Leader of Winning Thai Party, Rebuffed Last Week, to Try Once More to Become Prime Minister

BANGKOK (AP) — The leader of the progressive party that won a surprise victory in Thailand’s May elections said Monday he will make a...

Lao National Assembly to Revise Law on Children’s Rights and Interests

The Minister of Justice, Phayvy Sibualipha, presented a revised law on the protection of children’s rights and interests during the 5th Ordinary Session of...

Southeast Asian Nations Renew Alarm Over Myanmar Violence. But Diplomats Can’t Settle on Solution

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Southeast Asian foreign ministers renewed their alarm over — and condemnation of — air strikes, artillery shelling, and other acts of...