Électricité du Laos (EDL), is now about US$5.7 billion in the red — 45 per cent of GDP. It is not clear what the plan is to regain financial sustainability for this critical state enterprise.
Southeast Asian nations cautiously optimistic of progress on Myanmar and South China Sea conflicts
China’s growingly assertive posture in the South China Sea and escalating violence in Myanmar are topping the agenda for Southeast Asian diplomats meeting in Laos.
South China Sea tensions and Myanmar violence top agenda for Southeast Asian envoys meeting in Laos
China’s growingly assertive posture in the South China Sea and escalating violence in Myanmar are topping the agenda for Southeast Asian diplomats meeting in Laos.
With generals barred, Myanmar junta sends bureaucrat to ASEAN meeting
By Ananda Teresia (Reuters) -Military-ruled Myanmar sent a bureaucrat to Monday’s meeting of Southeast Asian foreign ministers in Laos, Indonesia’s top diplomat said, adding the move was in line with …
Laos seeks Myanmar breakthrough as ASEAN ministers meet
The ASEAN Ministerial Meeting Retreat took place in the World Heritage site of Luang Prabang, the first major event under Laos’ ASEAN chairmanship. It took over the bloc’s rotating role from last year …
MALAYSIAN COMPANIES SHOULD EYE LAOS AS NEXT OPPORTUNITY IN ASEAN AS THE COUNTRY DEVELOPS – MATRADE
“As part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Laos has always been an important trading partner for Malaysia regardless of its share of the nation’s total trade. “We believe that …
Tensions in S China Sea, violence in Myanmar as Laos takes over Asean chair
Simmering tensions in the South China Sea between China and several Southeast Asian nations now regularly spark direct confrontation. Fighting in Myanmar against the military government that seized …
Tensions in S China Sea, violence in Myanmar as Laos takes over Asean chair
Simmering tensions in the South China Sea between China and several Southeast Asian nations now regularly spark direct confrontation. Fighting in Myanmar against the military government that seized …
3 years after Myanmar’s coup, is the clock finally running out on embattled junta as it ‘slowly falls apart’?
Asean foreign ministers will gather in Laos this weekend as the country takes over the bloc’s rotating chairmanship, with Myanmar the main order of business. In the long term, he adds, accountability …
Laos: A country in the grip of the Chinese?
Laos in Southeast Asia is mired in debt. Its biggest creditor is China. As part of the „Belt and Road Initiative“ , the People’s Republic also supported the construction of a high-speed train in Laos.