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UN praises SE Asia flood prevention
dpa, Published on 23/12/2014
» ROME — Ten years on from the devastating tsunami of 2004, Southeast Asian nations have made "impressive" strides in natural-disaster prevention, the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization says.
13 trafficked Lao females rescued
dpa, Published on 06/10/2014
» Police rescued 13 Lao women and girls who had been forced into sex slavery, officials confirmed Monday.
Asian integration to spur drug trade
dpa, Published on 04/03/2014
» Increased economic integration in East and South-East Asia is expected to lead to a rise in regional trade in heroin and methamphetamines, the United Nations said Tuesday.
French-Portuguese 'smuggler' arrested
dpa, Published on 03/03/2014
» Thai police have arrested a French-Portuguese man allegedly involved in an attempt to smuggle 305 kilogrammes of cocaine into France.
Myanmar's opium cultivation up: UN
dpa, Published on 18/12/2013
» The area of Myanmar under opium poppy cultivation increased 13% this year compared to 2012 to reach 57,800 hectares, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said Wednesday.
Rally at Lao embassy for missing activist
dpa, Published on 15/12/2013
» Human rights groups on Sunday gathered outside the Lao embassy in Bangkok to mark the disappearance of Lao civil society leader Sombath Somphone in Vientiane a year ago.
Lao police seize 257 kg of marijuana
dpa, Published on 30/08/2013
» VIENTIANE - Lao authorities are searching for the leader of a drug trafficking ring after uncovering 257 kilogrammes of marijuana in a house in the centre of the country, news reports said on Friday.
Rising Laos political star dies
dpa, Published on 19/07/2013
» PHNOM PENH - Maj-Gen Sanyahak Phomvihane, a fast-rising star in the ruling communist party in Laos, has died aged 45, state media reported Friday.
Mekong crackdown nets 800 suspects
dpa, Published on 21/05/2013
» Police from four countries have detained more than 800 suspects and shut down several drug rings in a crackdown on gangs operating along the Mekong River, Chinese state media said on Tuesday.
Asean agenda: security, economy
dpa, Published on 23/04/2013
» Security and economic issues will be top of the agenda when leaders of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) meet in Brunei this week, a diplomatic source said Tuesday.