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Young Laotians eye Thai election’s potential for stability, higher migrant wages

Young Laotians eye Thai election’s potential for stability, higher migrant wages

Lao merchants hope for a stronger kip vs Thai baht and more tourism from across the border.

China showcases weapons during Lao war games

China showcases weapons during Lao war games

Vietnam watches warily as ally Laos edges closer to China, analysts say.

Hidden terror: Clearing unexploded bombs from Laos hits snag

Hidden terror: Clearing unexploded bombs from Laos hits snag

Workers wait for funding to clear bombs dropped by US during Vietnam War.

Laos, China launch joint ‘Friendship Shield’ military exercises in Laos

Laos, China launch joint ‘Friendship Shield’ military exercises in Laos

The drills come amid a larger push by Beijing to engage with its neighbors in Southeast Asia.

China plans 6-nation drills with Southeast Asian countries

Analysts say Aman Youyi-2023 will be smaller than similar U.S. exercises.

Heat wave blasts Southeast Asia – a likely pattern for the future

Heat wave blasts Southeast Asia – a likely pattern for the future

Record high temperatures scorch the region due to a mix of natural and human factors.

Bounsuan Kitiyano was a Lao democracy and human rights activist and a former member of the Free Laos group.

Thai police investigating shooting death of officially recognized Lao refugee

2023-05-22

Activist fled to Thailand years ago and joined anti-Lao government protests

This new mossy frog, part of 380 new species in the Lower Mekong region, was found in valleys within the forested limestone mountains of northeastern Vietnam.

Scientists discover 380 new species in lower Mekong

2023-05-21

Shrinking habitats must be protected, the World Wide Fund for Nature urges.

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A new big brother for Laos?

A new big brother for Laos?

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Laos and China hold joint military exercises

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Giant China, tiny Laos link up with launch of high-speed train

Giant China, tiny Laos link up with launch of high-speed train
Thailand-based rights activist arrested in Laos after returning to home village

Thailand-based rights activist arrested in Laos after returning to home village

Lao dissidents living abroad have been harshly punished after returning to the country.

The groundbreaking ceremony for the Monsoon Wind Power project in Sekong and Attapeu provinces, Laos, April 2023.

Construction of largest wind power project in Southeast Asia now under way in Laos

The plant will export electricity to Vietnam and is the country’s latest power venture.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen waves during the opening ceremony of the Southeast Asian Games at Morodok Techo National Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Friday, May 5, 2023.

Hun Sen feted at Cambodia’s SEA Games opening ceremony

Anousa “Jack” Luangsuphom, an administrator of a Facebook group critical of Laos one-party rule lies on a hospital bed with gunshot wounds.

Lao activist who was shot over weekend still alive, Human Rights Watch says

Villagers in northern Laos build a fire break to protect against an approaching wildfire [right], April 2023.

Wildfires in Laos have burned half of forested land in some provinces

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