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Informal talks to seek Asean five-point consensus
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 02/12/2024
» Vientiane: The next extended informal consultation on the Myanmar crisis in Bangkok this month can help support the five-point consensus on Myanmar proposed by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), a senior Lao official said.
Elon Musk and his US$2 trillion fiscal fantasy
News, Jeffrey Frankel, Published on 27/11/2024
» When the US presidential election was called for Donald Trump, the yield on ten-year US government bonds increased from 4.3% to 4.4%, and the 30-year-bond yield rose from 4.5% to 4.6%, with both remaining at those levels ten days later. As the bond market declined -- higher yields mean lower prices -- the stock market rose. Clearly, investors expect the next Trump administration to produce higher government budget deficits and more debt.
Thai ministry saddened as tainted Laos moonshine claims another life
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, 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.
Like bamboo swaying in the wind
News, Philip J Cunningham, Published on 18/11/2024
» When a powerful country comes courting, a smaller country is wise not to reject the courtship out of hand, even if it isn't fully swayed or convinced. The lesser of the two powers may appear to be an eager, willing and ready partner, but there may well be a measure of ambiguity behind the ready acquiescence and responsive smile.
Soft power plans for Bangkok's Chatuchak market
News, Post Reporters, Published on 04/11/2024
» The National Committee on Soft Power Development has vowed to develop Chatuchak Weekend Market in Bangkok as Thailand's soft power hub within the next two years.
Open up reserved jobs
News, Editorial, Published on 28/10/2024
» The recent mass arrests of over 2,000 undocumented foreign workers -- including 1,289 Myanmar nationals, along with Cambodians, Lao, Vietnamese, and others -- have spotlighted a pressing issue in the labour market.
The promise and peril of green bonds
News, Sarinee Achavanuntakul, Published on 16/10/2024
» Once occupying a tiny fraction of global financial markets, "green bonds" have grown exponentially in the past decade to become one of the world's fastest-growing asset classes.
PM discusses cross-border issues in Laos
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 09/10/2024
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra met her Lao counterpart on Tuesday to discuss a number of issues affecting both countries, such as drug smuggling, human trafficking and the worrying rise of online fraud.
PM to talk flood mitigation at Asean summit in Laos
News, Mongkol Bangprapa and Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 08/10/2024
» Flood problems will be among the topics discussed at the Asean Summit in Laos this week, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said.
Progress lies beyond pre-coup order
News, Laetitia van den Assum and Kobsak Chutikul, Published on 07/10/2024
» From Tuesday until Friday, Laos will host a summit of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) leaders. The event will also bring Asean partners from around the world to the capital Vientiane. Its agenda will be weighed down by complex and potentially divisive issues. One of them is the situation in Myanmar, which has been on the agenda since April 2021.