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Thai border police say they have seized 400kg of compressed cannabis from Laos in Na Yoong district in a shipment that was suspected to...
Laos fails to win seat on UN Human Rights Council
Laos has failed to win a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council in a secret vote by the UN General Assembly in...
Meth trade extends its web
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US-Asean Summit postponed over virus fears
A long-scheduled summit between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the United States will no longer push through as planned.
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Kerry in Laos to plan Asean summit
Laos is chairing Asean this year. Source: Wikimedia
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Property Rental Market: Racial Discrimination in Malaysia
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Minister...
RCEP—world’s largest free-trade pact—’signed’
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Silence over Asean’s bungled statement
The South China Sea's overlapping claims. Source: Wikimedia
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Cambodia joins Asean’s rail network
Cambodia and Thailand have reconnected a cross-border railway after 46 years as Asean’s rail links gradually improve.
The military-appointed Thai prime minister, Prayuth Chan-ocha, and...
Duterte kept away from Obama, Ban
President Rodrigo Duterte got on well with US Secretary of State John Kerry. Source: Wikimedia
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