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Laos allows border pass holders to stay longer, go farther
Published on 01/07/2024
» Laos has extended stays and allowed travel outside the point of entry for Thais using a border pass from July 1 to the end of the year, to attract more tourists.
Rising border fears of virus spill
Published on 03/05/2021
» Security along all borders is at its highest amid fears that coronavirus cases from neighbouring countries could enter Thailand and deepen the already critical Covid-19 outbreak that has the death toll climbing at an alarming rate.
Laos water festival begins on Sunday
Published on 10/04/2013
» People across Laos will celebrate their traditional New Year from Sunday to Tuesday, a Lao diplomat said.
The Russians are coming
Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 20/03/2013
» Two decades after the end of the Soviet Union's military influence in Indochina, Russia has emerged as a country with growing potential for Thailand and its neighbours to reap the benefits of its rising spending power.
Laos approves Mekong dam despite objections
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 06/11/2012
» The Lao government has approved the construction of the US$3.5-billion Xayaburi dam on the Mekong River despite objections from environmentalists.