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Laos Plans Crackdown on Non-Compliant Crypto Firms

Laos has issued regulations on cryptocurrency mining and trading (Photo: Brian Wangenheim)
Laos has issued regulations on cryptocurrency mining and trading (Photo: Brian Wangenheim)

The Lao government has announced plans to take stern action against companies that fail to make progress or comply with agreements related to cryptocurrency mining and trade.

A Cleaner That Luang Festival: It Starts With Me

A Cleaner That Luang Festival: It Starts With Me.
The That Luang stupa was at the heart of festival celebrations last year. (Photo: Philippe Arramburu)

We have all witnessed or seen images of garbage in Vientiane’s streets in the past few years after a week of celebrations for the That Luang festival. More recently, the Boat Racing festival exacerbated the issue with considerable amounts of single-use plastic strewn along the Mekong River bank roads.

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

 Migrants Permitted to Extend Stay on Amnesty
Migrant Workers Stream Home as Thailand's Economy Goes into Covid-19 Lockdown. (Photo: IOM)

In a recent move aimed at supporting migrant workers, Thailand has granted a stay extension to migrant workers from Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam while they undergo work permit applications, the Thai Ministry of Interior announced on 14 November. They are now allowed to stay in the country until 20 January 2024. The previous cabinet resolution allowed them to stay only until September 30.

Laos, Russia Bilateral Trade Sees Hope for Growth Despite Current Dip

Laos, Russia Bilateral Trade Sees Hope for Growth Despite Current Dip
Freight train carrying cargo. (Photo: Freepik)

In the complex world of diplomacy, Laos and Russia’s strong diplomatic ties contrast with their modest economic relationship.

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

A Rights Group Accuses Unesco of Turning a Blind Eye to Forcible Evictions at Cambodia’s Angkor Wat
Tourists line up for stepping up Angkor Wat temple outside Siem Reap, Cambodia, 31 December 2017. (Photo: AP/Heng Sinith)

BANGKOK (AP) — The human rights group Amnesty International has strongly criticized UNESCO and its World Heritage program for failing to challenge the Cambodian government’s ongoing mass evictions at the famous centuries-old Angkor Wat temple complex.

New Train Route Connects Beijing to Vientiane

Train Route Connecting Lao, Chinese Capitals Officially Starts Journey
The Vientiane-Beijing train taking off on Monday from the Fengtai Railway Station in China. (Photo: CGTN)

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

China Remains Top Investor in Laos, Minister Reveals

The Laos-China Railway over the villages and fields in northern Laos in 2020. (Photo: Xinhua)

Chinese investors have engaged in over 900 projects across various sectors in Laos, totaling more than USD 13 billion. This establishes China, once again, as the leading contributor in terms of investment value in Laos, revealed Minister of Planning and Investment Khamjane Vongphosy on 14 November.

US Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons Visits Laos

US Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons Visits Laos
Cindy Dyer, the United States’ Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, during a side event at UN Geneva in September. (Photo: Youtube/adlaudatosi)

Cindy Dyer, the United States’ Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, is traveling to Laos to discuss the nation’s anti-trafficking efforts and infrastructure from 12-15 November.