Rescuers free 4 more men trapped in flooded cave, search for 2 still missing
By Amarin TV and AP – published by CBC A THAI and Laotian team today (May 30) successfully rescued four more villagers from a deep, flooded cave where they had been trapped for 10 days after safely evacuating the first one yesterday and are continuing braving freezing currents and high-water levels to search for […]
Read MoreFive Laotians rescued after being trapped in cave for days
By TV Channel 7, PPTVHD36, Naewna and BBC A THAI rescue team participating in the search for seven Laotians missing in a cave in Xaysomboun province since May 19 after going in to search for gold deposits found five of them this afternoon (May 27) with the search continuing for the remaining two. The […]
Read MoreRare earth mining is poisoning Mekong River tributaries, threatening ‘the world’s kitchen’
By Anton L. Delgado and Aniruddha Ghosal, AP, and published by Yahoo!News Chiang Saen, Thailand – Perched on the bow of his long-tail fishing boat, 75-year-old Sukjai Yana untangled a handful of small fish from his net, disappointed by his catch and fretting over whether he can sell them. Some days Yana earns nothing: […]
Read MoreLaos 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, […]
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