Blinken hopes to strengthen U.S.-East Asian ties during Laos summits
Secretary of State Antony Blinken departs the UN General Assembly's 79th session at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City on Sept. 23 and…
UNICEF says six million children in Southeast Asia affected by Typhoon Yagi | Weather News
UN’s children’s agency says there’s an urgent need for access to clean water, sanitation as Red Cross mobilises relief.Massive floods and landslides triggered by Typhoon…
ASEAN top diplomats discuss South China Sea disputes, Myanmar fighting | ASEAN News
US Secretary of State Blinken, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang are seeking to expand their countries’ influence in the region.The top diplomats from Southeast Asia are…
‘Refuge of the last dreamers’: Luang Prabang, a city suspended in time | Arts and Culture
A new day breaks to the rhythmic shuffling of bare feet upon the ground. Like an apparition from centuries past, a procession of several hundred…
Laos immigrant battling cancer wins $1.3B Powerball jackpot
April 29 (UPI) -- A Laos immigrant battling cancer was identified Monday as the winner of this month's $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot. The lotto in…
Thailand, Laos try to ‘make junta presentable’ amid ASEAN Myanmar inertia | ASEAN News
Chiang Mai, Thailand – Thailand’s controversial humanitarian initiative with crisis-torn Myanmar is facing growing criticism even after its fellow members of the Association of Southeast Asian…
ASEAN urges ‘Myanmar-owned and led solution’ to crisis triggered by coup | ASEAN News
Southeast Asian foreign ministers have called for a “Myanmar-owned and led solution” to the crisis in Myanmar that began when the military seized power in…
Best of 2023: Editor’s picks from the Asia Pacific | Politics News
From the deepening conflict in Myanmar as a result of the 2021 coup to North Korea’s record years of weapons testing and confrontations in the…
Saturday 2 December National Day in Lao
By the twentieth century, Lao had become a French protectorate. Following the end of World War II, resistance to French control grew and the Pathet…
Human Rights Watch calls on Australia to confront Laos over rights violations
The Australian government should press Lao government leaders to end their systemic human rights violations when the two governments meet for a bilateral rights dialogue,…
Q&A: Former US diplomat sees ‘troubling divisions’ in Southeast Asia | Politics News
Southeast Asian nations are stuck in “troubling divisions” over Myanmar’s coup crisis and China’s expansionism in the South China Sea, according to Scot Marciel, a…
‘Cheaper than beer’: Laos meth prices plummet as Myanmar chaos fuels trade | Drugs News
Vientiane, Laos – Keo remembers the day he consumed so much yaba that he “lost his mind.” The 37-year-old from Laos took more of the…
‘Baby steps’ for ASEAN as it wraps up first-ever joint military drills | Military News
The 10 countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have wrapped up their first-ever joint military drills. Organised by Indonesia, the regional grouping’s…
Few customers but plenty of cash?: N Korean restaurants remain open in Laos | Politics News
Vientiane, Laos – In the lobby of a high-rise condominium block, residents meander past a banquet hall on their way to the lifts as a…
Myanmar rejects ASEAN statement condemning violence as ‘one-sided’ | ASEAN News
Generals lash out after 10-member grouping urges ‘Myanmar Armed Forces in particular’ to end violence and civilian attacks. Southeast Asian leaders have “strongly condemned” the…
‘Severe stress’: Myanmar, South China Sea push ASEAN to breaking point | ASEAN News
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), numbering 10 countries and member-to-be East Timor, also known as Timor Leste, is meeting in Jakarta this week…
A 50-year-old lesson for Ukraine’s use of cluster munitions | Military
On a very clear day, 12 years after the United States war was over, the Khmer Rouge had been deposed and the “killing fields” murders…
Covert CIA Search in 1981 Found No POWs in Laos, Documents Disclose
WASHINGTON — Senior Reagan Administration officials believed in 1981 that about 100 American POWs could have been left behind in Southeast Asia at the end of…
Q&A: UN rep on opium surge in Southeast Asia’s ‘Golden Triangle’ | Drugs News
Bangkok, Thailand – The Golden Triangle – a region where the jungle borders of Thailand, Laos and Myanmar meet – has long been notorious as the…
Opium cultivation surges since Myanmar military seized power: UN | Drugs News
Opium poppy cultivation has surged in Myanmar since the military seized power in 2021, reversing a steady decline that was seen in the illicit crop…