The province of Luang Prabang has granted their Shareholder Jing Ya Luang(Vietnam)  a 50 yr. contract on over 10,000 Sq Metres of property.  The plan is to build a large public park and a resort, all catered to increase tourism in the area.  Luang Prabang is one of the most world beautiful…

Google has signed a contract with the Lao government to provide images of its Street View technology. This will give permission to Google to implement their technology and start work on roaming the streets of Vientiane and possibly Luang Prabang. It is said it would take about 3 months…

Back in May, China deployed a Rig in the South China Sea near Vietnam. Hanoi requested Beijing to pull away and dispatched patrol vessels in an attempt to interrupt the particular operations. China was adamant that it did do a thing wrong and charged Vietnam of unlawfully interfering with its ventures.…

10 years ago, yearly visitors were close to 300,000 to Angkor Wat, and UNESCO cautioned at that time predicted boost in travelers. Today, ancient stones are crumbling under the millions of visitors in the past 10 years, and the mounting air pollution has risen. Acid rain is another issue,…

  by eGuide Travel The Myanmar government is planning to buy 20 used train carriages from India, according to an official from the Ministry of Rail Transportation. These carriages have air-conditioning and include advanced seating privileges. So, they are more suitable for long distance trips. When the carriages arrive, a trial…

As the only Southeast Asian country never colonized by a Western power, Thailand is proud of its independence before and since the end of absolute monarchy in 1932. But Thais never learned from farangs (foreigners) how to make democracy work. Instead they have endured a long series of military…

More issues arises involving Thai anti-government protest as Political crisis is on-going, where a gunman has killed one protester.  Thailand is now seeking military help for its upcoming election. Gunmen kill 1 protester, injure 3 in Thai anti-government protest – CNN International CNN International -> Gunmen kill 1 protester, injure…

Protesters intent on toppling Thailand’s democratically elected prime minister plan to press their struggle again Wednesday with a peaceful march on Bangkok’s national police headquarters, one day after a sudden truce in honour of the King’s birthday this week ended a spate of increasingly fierce street fighting. The pause…

Defying a tough security law passed on Monday, the protesters surrounded the Interior, Finance, Agriculture, Tourism and Transport ministries. “It’s not violent to surround a government building. It is the peoples’ constitutional right to express our feelings,” said one young man in the crowd. Shinawatra is in the thick…

Boten Laos, located on the border of China and in its close proximity to the notorious Golden Triangle has put an end to new concessions for Casinos. It was suppose to be an economic booster for Laos by bringing in high rollers from around the world primarily China’s rich,…