Tag: Laos
Thailand-Myanmar Border Security Reinforced to Prevent Illegal Crossings
As Myanmar’s daily coronavirus case numbers spike, Thailand’s defense authorities have ordered security officers including policemen, soldiers, and local officers to reinforce the border...
6th Thailand-Laos Friendship Bridge Planned
Thailand and Laos are discussing the idea of building a sixth Friendship Bridge over the Mekong River to connect the two countries. Speaking Friday in...
Thailand Under Pressure to Thwart Laos, China’s Sanakham Dam Project
Opponents say a refusal to buy power from the dam could stymie its progress saving the Mekong’s ecosystem
Thailand’s Closed Borders Fueling Crisis in Neighboring Countries
Thailand’s closed borders are not only causing misery for Thais dependent upon tourism, they’re fueling a crisis in Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar, as well. After...
Laos Slides Closer to Puppet State as China Grab Control of Power Grid
Analysis: UCA News' Luke Hunt says years of reckless spending and a Chinese debt trap have left Thailand's neighbor on thin ice
American Indicted in U.S. For Laos Child-Sex Trafficking
English teacher accused of using educational charity in Luang Prabang as a front to sexually abuse children
Thailand’s 7-Eleven Empire to Expand to Laos
Franchiser CP All set to start steamrolling country's 65,000 mom-and-pop corner stores in 2022.
Nowhere Is Safe: SE Asia’s Strongmen Conspiring to Disappear Activists
Commentary: Even when they escape their own countries, pro-democracy activists often pay with their lives writes James Lovelock
So Close, Yet So Far: 19 Thais Stranded in Laos Finally Come Home
Nineteen Thai workers have returned home after being stranded in Laos for five months by the coronavirus lockdown. The workers arrived at the border crossing...
Trigger-Happy Laotian Cops Kill 5 Chinese, Grab 1.3 Billion Kip
Just another day in the Golden Triangle as Chinese casino gamblers die in hail of gunfir