Khieo Lapchanh is the latest Lao exile to fall victim to the growing authoritarian collaboration between the Mekong region’s governments. In the early hours of September 15, Khieo Lapchanh, a 26-year-old Lao content creator, finished his shift at a restaurant in Thailand’s Samut Sakhon province and vanished. The following day,
CHIANG RAI, Oct. 2, 2026 — Lao authorities handed over 78 Thai nationals at the Fourth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge between Chiang Khong and Huay Xai on October 1, with 76 of them linked to call-centre gang cases and illegal entry, according to Thai immigration officials. The remaining two individuals were
Khieo Lapchanh is the latest Lao exile to fall victim to the growing authoritarian collaboration between the Mekong region’s governments. In the early hours of September 15, Khieo Lapchanh, a 26-year-old Lao content creator, finished his shift at a restaurant in Thailand’s Samut Sakhon province and vanished. The following day,
BANGKOK, Oct. 1, 2026 — Thailand’s escalating Thai Airways baggage crisis has triggered fresh questions over the airline’s management, with an economic reform activist suggesting that internal commercial and leadership tensions may have contributed to the disruption as the carrier prepares to select a new chief executive. Metta Mas Khaw,
As the Cambodia–Thailand dispute has moved from the border battlefield to the negotiating table and international legal forums, one question deserves to be asked: When territorial claims can no longer be pursued through force, will the struggle over identity become a new battlefield? What is happening now has drawn considerable
PHNOM PENH, Sept. 30, 2026 — Cambodia is preparing a national space policy and a five-year space programme as the government seeks to develop the country’s space ecosystem and unlock new opportunities in the emerging space economy. Minister of Posts and Telecommunications Chea Vandeth announced the plans on Tuesday while
PHNOM PENH — Aug. 21, 2026: National Bank of Cambodia Governor Chea Serey has outlined three priorities for strengthening the country's banking sector as geopolitical tensions intensify and global markets remain volatile. Speaking at the 5th Cambodia Banking Conference, Chea Serey said rapid global changes, rising geopolitical tensions, conflicts in
