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China, Laos to intensify efforts to crack down cross-border crimes
The public security ministries of China and Laos have decided to intensify efforts to crack down cross-border crimes and strengthen cooperation on law enforcement. []The two countries will also establish the security cooperation mechanism for major projects under the frame of China’s-proposed Belt and Road Initiative ...
Cambodia-Laos Border Dispute: Geopolitical Flashpoint or Playing Politics?
Cambodia’s usually low-key dispute over an unmarked stretch of its remote 540-km long border with northern neighbour Laos made international headlines last August when long-time Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen issued a stern six-day ultimatum for Laotian troops to withdraw from the disputed region or ...
China, Laos vow to boost cooperation on law enforcement, security
China and Laos have pledged to boost cooperation on law enforcement and security and maintain regional stability. The pledge came as visiting Chinese State Councilor and Minister of Public Security Zhao Kezhi held talks separately with Chansamone Chanyalath, Lao minister of national defence and Somkeo ...
MRC supports Lao green growth initiative
The Mekong River Commission (MRC) has expressed strong support for Laos over its green growth strategy, adding that the inter-governmental organisation is ready to share its resources to ensure this initiative is sustainable. “Green growth is obviously a pathway to sustainable development and I’m pleased to ...
Rising China benefits Cambodia, whole world: Cambodian ruling party MP
Suos Yara, a member of parliament from the ruling Cambodian People’s Party said that the rising China has benefited Cambodia and the whole world. In an opinion published on the Phnom Penh Post newspaper on Wednesday, the MP said China is “not a threat to ...
China-initiated eye protection program launched in Laos
A program to promote scientific eye protection knowledge and to provide free treatment in Lao schools, namely “Lancang-Mekong Bright Journey to Laos”, has been launched in Lao capital Vientiane on Thursday. The program is the second edition of the “Mekong Bright Journey” initiated by China, ...
Chinese port project could land Myanmar in debt trap
The Myanmar town of Kyaukpyu, nestled around a small fishing port on the Bay of Bengal, has the air of a place expecting to get rich soon. In the market, stalls of seafood unloaded from wooden fishing boats have been joined by stacks of Chinese-made ...
Little Laos risks losing it all to China
A new city is fast emerging on the China-Laos border, a manifestation of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) that if fully actualized will serve as Beijing’s new gateway to Southeast Asia. Once known for car smuggling and glitzy casinos catering to Chinese punters, the remote ...
TAT chooses Pattaya yacht club for key event
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has chosen the Ocean Marina Yacht Club in Pattaya for this year’s Thailand Travel Mart Plus Amazing Gateway to the Greater Mekong Subregion, or TTM+. The three-day event , taking place June 13-15, will showcase luxurious and romantic travel ...
Cambodia files first charge under new royal insult law
A primary school principal in Cambodia became the first person to be charged under the kingdom’s new lese majeste law on Sunday over a comment he wrote on Facebook, officials said. Cambodia made insulting the king a crime in February, triggering alarm from rights groups who ...
