Laos sending more troops, armaments to Cambodia border
LAOS has over the past few days continuously increased the number of troops and armaments at Attapeu province, which borders Cambodia, with photos and videos of their transportation taken by Laotian netizens shared on Facebook and Tiktok, Amarin TV said today (Jan. 9). A post at the “Army Military Force” Facebook page today said […]
Read MoreScammers said to have moved their key base to Laos
AFTER crackdowns in Myanmar, scammers have apparently moved their key base to Vientiane, Laos, where there are several large buildings in a huge new complex, Naewna newspaper and PPTVHD36 said today (Nov. 12). The “Army Military Force” Facebook page shared photos of the new scam hub with this message, “A Laotian influencer named ‘Beezychanel’ […]
Read MoreTropical Storm Nongfa bringing more rain
TROPICAL Storm Nongfa, which made landfall in central Vietnam this afternoon (Aug. 30) was around 180km from Bueng Khong Long district, Bueng Kan province, at 3 p.m. and once it reaches Thailand will unleash more rain across the country from today till Monday Sep. 1 with heavy to very heavy downpours accompanied by strong […]
Read MoreTrump signs proclamation banning travel from 12 countries, including Myanmar
By Agencies and published by CNA Washington – United States President Donald Trump signed a proclamation banning travel from certain countries to “protect Americans from dangerous foreign actors”, the White House said on Wednesday (June 4). The proclamation fully restricts and limits the entry of nationals from 12 countries: Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Congo, Equatorial […]
Read MoreDrug kingpin arrested in Laos and sent back to Thailand
A THAI drug kingpin with an announced reward of 1 million baht for his capture was arrested in Laos and handed over to Thai police at Nakhon Phanom today (June 4), Naewna newspaper said. A joint effort by Thai Narcotics Suppression Bureau and Laotian police led to the capture of Mr. Piyanan Boonphan, 37, […]
Read MoreMinor quake rocks Mae Hong Son, no damage
THE THAI Meteorological Department’s Earthquake Watch Division said a minor earthquake of 2.8 magnitude jolted Mae Hong Son province at 7.56 a.m. today (Apr. 18) but there was no damage while there have been almost 600 aftershocks since the massive quake in Myanmar on March 28, Amarin TV said. This morning’s quake, at a […]
Read MoreOil exports to Laos jump 50% after cut in supplies to Myanmar
THE NUMBER of oil tankers crossing the border from Thailand’s Chiang Rai province to Laos suspiciously doubled to 90 after supplies to Myanmar were suspended on Feb. 10 soon after electricity was cut off on Feb. 5 to suppress scam centres in Tachileik township, just across from Mae Sai town on the Thai side, […]
Read MoreSecond Australian teen dies in tainted alcohol case in Laos that has killed 6 tourists
By AP – published by Yahoo!News and Naewna Vang Vieng, Laos – A second Australian teenager who fell critically ill after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos has died in a hospital in Bangkok, her family said today (Nov. 22), bringing the death toll in the mass poisoning of foreign tourists to six. Holly Bowles, […]
Read MoreBig lot of drugs found stuffed in Buddha images
BORDER Patrol Police together with other security agencies seized three Buddha images abandoned by a roadside in Nakhon Phanom today (Nov. 18) and within them were stuffed 12kg of heroin and 117kg of crystal methamphetamine (Ice), TV Channel 7 said. Pol. Lt. Col. Rewat Champa, commander of the 237th Border Patrol Police company, was […]
Read MoreThailand, Laos, Myanmar seek to head off looming dry-season haze and smog
THAILAND, Myanmar and Laos have launched a Joint Plan of Action, under the name of “CLEAR Sky Strategy” to pre-empt and prevent the annual dry-season haze and smog caused largely by forest fires and agricultural burning. While the joint effort may help mitigate the problem to some extent, speakers at the session admitted that […]
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