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.
Three 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 …
Tensions simmering in the South China Sea and violence in Myanmar as Laos takes over ASEAN chair
Simmering tensions in the South China Sea. Coordinated attacks on the military run government that seized control of Myanmar.
Woman wanted for trafficking five people from Myanmar to Laos
Police in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai are looking for a local woman who tricked and trafficked five people from Myanmar to Laos and sold them to an online human trafficking ring.
Pressure builds on SEA’s outcast – If the junta collapses, Myanmar needs to know who to lean on – China or Asean
Meanwhile, Laos, the current Asean chair, appointed veteran diplomat Alounkeo Kittikhoun as the regional bloc’s special envoy to Myanmar ahead of the Asean foreign ministerial retreat in Luang Prabang …
Laos tourist jewel at risk of losing UNESCO status
LUANG PRABANG, Laos — Located between the Mekong and Nam Khan rivers, the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Luang Prabang is a picturesque destination that combines natural beauty and charming Lao …
Foreign investors are now required to open bank accounts in Laos, says central bank
The Bank of the Laos (BOL) has issued a decision on the regulation of foreign currency, which requires foreign investors to open specific bank accounts in Laos to process their financial transaction.
ASEAN special envoy meets Myanmar junta chief
Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing met with a special envoy from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), state media reported on Thursday as Laos takes over chairing the bloc, which has …
A veteran diplomat from Laos, the new ASEAN special envoy for Myanmar, embarks on inaugural mission
A veteran Laotian diplomat recently appointed the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ special envoy to Myanmar, has arrived on his first mission to the strife-torn nation.