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China, Vietnam reopen railway line amid tourism boom after 5-year pause
Published on 27/05/2025
» China and Vietnam have reopened a passenger train route that was suspended during the early months of the pandemic, a move that could boost already surging tourism between the neighbours and attract more international travellers to visit the mainland without a visa, analysts said.
EcoLife initiative takes great leap forward
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 26/05/2025
» Foreign guests staying at resorts on Koh Samui are helping to combat climate change while enjoying a fun ride on an elephant.
Bar deaths leave bad taste
Published on 02/03/2025
» A growing awareness of the risk of accidental methanol poisoning in Southeast Asia is apparently changing backpacker drinking habits.
Foreign tourist crowds spark tension in Pai
Gary Boyle, Published on 17/02/2025
» Amid the mountains of northern Thailand, Pai is a hub for backpackers to lie in hammocks, swim in waterfalls, walk along the Bamboo Bridge and bask in the sun.
Foreign tourist crowds spark tension in Pai
News, Published on 16/02/2025
» Mae Hong Son: Amid the mountains of northern Thailand is a hub for backpackers to lie in hammocks, swim in waterfalls, walk along the Bamboo Bridge and bask in the sun, as travellers slowly sink into what's known as the "Pai hole" in Pai district.
Is this the year Laos breaks through?
Published on 02/01/2025
» Laos, a place that feels stuck in time, is at the precipice of change.
New Zealand citizen poisoned by tainted alcohol in Laos returns home
Published on 25/11/2024
» A New Zealand citizen poisoned after drinking contaminated alcohol in a popular tourist town in Laos has returned home, authorities said on Monday, as Laos pledged to prosecute those responsible for the incident which has killed six tourists.
Laos vows justice after tainted alcohol kills tourists
Reuters, Published on 25/11/2024
» BANGKOK: The Lao government is "profoundly saddened" by the deaths of foreign tourists from drinking alcohol contaminated with methanol and pledged to prosecute those responsible.
Thai ministry saddened as tainted Laos moonshine claims another life
News, Published on 25/11/2024
» The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed its condolences after a second Australian teen transferred from Laos to be treated for methanol poisoning after drinking tainted liquor, died on Sunday.
Fifth tourist dies in suspected methanol poisoning in Laos
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/11/2024
» A British woman who fell ill after drinking contaminated alcohol in Laos has died, the fifth foreign national now suspected to have died in the incident.