The Latest Breaking News from Laos

Rights groups call for urgent and independent investigation into shooting of government critic

The Bureau of Meteorology says Australia is ‘primed’ for heatwaves this year amid surging temperatures in the northern hemisphere.

Record figures for month recorded in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, China and South Asia

Since the last bomb fell on this neutral country 50 years ago, unexploded ordnance has killed 20,000 people. And it could take 100 years to clear it all

Mint collection of historical Canadian stamps and rare set from Laos were given to royals as state gifts

NAKHON RATCHASIMA: One of Thailand's oldest railway stations is facing demolition as the kingdom presses ahead with a long-delayed Chinese-backed high-speed line that has caused unease about lost heritage and closer ties to Beijing.

The meeting last week among the leaders of Thailand, Myanmar, and Laos to address the issue of haze and air pollution is a welcome development. However, it is unlikely the virtual meeting, which the prime minister hosted at Government House, will lead to any immediate or effective solutions.

Thailand, Myanmar and Laos are seeking to join forces to combat the transboundary haze pollution choking the region.

This week from April 2-5, the leaders and relevant ministers of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam will gather in Vientiane, Laos, to reaffirm their commitment to the sustainable development and management of the Mekong's mighty river system.

Late in the morning, my caffeine-dependent friends and I made a pit stop at the newly opened Pua Tobacco Barn Café & Eatery to refuel before leaving the popular town of Pua, close to the Xienghone-Hongsa special economic zone between Nan and Laos.

News of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) signing a power purchase deal for the planned Pak Lay dam in Laos last week almost slipped under the radar, such is the media attention lavished on the government's preparations for the next poll.