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Cash-strapped Laos tightens belt on New Year activities
Online Reporters, Published on 02/04/2015
» Lao Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong has ordered state agencies not to spend extravagantly when celebrating the New Year which takes place next week.
Luang Prabang told to prepare for high-speed train line
Online Reporters, Published on 13/03/2015
» Officials in Luang Prabang have been told to prepare for a high-speed train line which is planned to pass through the old Lao capital.
Cambodia launches luxury bus service
Online Reporters, Published on 10/03/2015
» A Cambodian firm has launched new bus services catering for up-market travellers to link Phnom Penh to two tourist destinations, with a plan to run to Bangkok in the future.
Malaysia to air Asean-travel channel
Online Reporters, Published on 09/03/2015
» Malaysia has introduced a television channel exclusively focused on travel in Southeast Asia in a move to spur tourism in the region.
Laos, Vietnam begin 1-stop customs
Online Reporters, Published on 09/02/2015
» The single-window inspection system was launched on Friday at the Lao Bao checkpoint in Laos' Savannakhet province and Dansavanh in the Vietnamese province of Quang Tri, the Vientiane Times reported on Monday.
Asean-region driver's license urged
Online Reporters, Published on 06/01/2015
» The Association of Domestic Travel has urged the Tourism and Sports Ministry to push for an Asean driver’s license to facilitate travel by tourists.
3 corporate giants to boost Thai investment in Vietnam 500%
Online Reporters, Published on 05/01/2015
» Three of Thailand’s largest corporate groups have proposed retail and industrial projects in Vietnam that could increase the kingdom’s investment in the Asean nation by up to 500%.
Exports to China 'hard hit' after AEC
Online Reporters, Published on 25/11/2014
» Thai exports to China will likely shrink by 117 billion baht over the next five years as a result of liberalisation under the Asean Economic Community.
EU bets big on Myanmar social, political development
Online Reporters, Published on 25/11/2014
» The European Union on Tuesday announced it will pledge the equivalent of 10.4 billion baht a year to Myanmar to fund rural development, political reform, peace initiatives and other issues for the next three years.
China loan for Cambodia rice silos
Online Reporters, Published on 18/11/2014
» China will offer a US$300 million (9.8 billion baht) loan for Cambodia to build rice warehouses in the face of growing competition on exports from Thailand and Vietnam, a senior Cambodian official said.