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Laos makes second-biggest meth seizure of 36m pills

BANGKOK -- Laos police have made their second-biggest single seizure of illegal drugs, uncovering 36 million methamphetamine pills, a United Nations official said Saturday. The...

Laos opens scenic railway built on a mountain of Chinese debt

By Lisa Martin and Pathom Sangwongmanich BANGKOK, Thailand―Laos opened a new $6-billion rail link with China to much fanfare this month, but analysts warn the...

Laos eyes economic stimulus from $6-b Chinese-built railway

By Lisa Martin and Pathom Sangwongwanich BANGKOK, Thailand—A new $6-billion Chinese-built railway line opens in Laos this week, bringing hopes of an economic boost to...

Laos hopes for economic boost from Chinese-built railway

A new $6 billion Chinese-built railway line opens in Laos this week, bringing hopes of an economic boost to the reclusive nation, but experts...

Mea culpa

"What are we doing wrong?"     In the middle of this continuing COVID-19 pandemic, one cannot avoid feeling a deep sense of frustration. Frankly speaking, there...

Falling bus kills 13 Chinese tourists

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DA bans meat from N. Korea, too

The Agriculture department has imposed another ban on imported swine, swine products, pork and pork products from North Korea"•a few days after it banned...

Pork from Laos banned–DA

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Laos in finals; PH remains in running for podium finish

Laos won a spot in the finals of the ASEAN Football Federation Under 15 Girls’ Championship 2019 after they repulsed the Philippines, 3-1, last...

MPTC quits Myanmar, Laos toll road projects

Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. has abandoned its plans to expand in Myanmar and Laos due to unviable markets for toll road roads.  “Were looking at...

300 kilos of meth seized in Vietnam

Hanoi"•Police in central Vietnam have seized more than half a ton of methamphetamine in one of the largest drug busts in recent years in the...

Nearly 120,000 people displaced in Myanmar floods

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19 bodies found after Laos dam collapse

Attapeu, Laos"•Rescuers recovered 19 bodies and hundreds remain missing after a dam collapse swamped several villages in southern Laos, as survivors Wednesday questioned why...

Coca-Cola’s ASEAN water program tops in USAID forum

The Coca-Cola Company in the ASEAN has become an industry model on how private entities can contribute in the global campaign for water security...
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