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…

Lao Champasak club has signed a loan for a young Vietnamese Football to join the club.  Nguyen Minh Hai at 19, signed a one year contract to join the team who are defending champs in the  Lao League. Hai told Viet Nam News, during an online interview earlier this week, that…

Bali’s spectacular bamboo village sets new heights for barefoot luxury – CNN Nestled among the lush forests of Bali, near the hill town of Ubud, is one of the island’s most remarkable villages. It’s not just that each of the 18 homes of Green Village is constructed almost entirely from bamboo,…

Tombs built 6,000 years have just been excavated in Bac Kan Province in the Northeast region, reported newspaper The Thao & Van Hoa (Sports & Culture) this week. Six tombs have been dug up at the province’s Na Mo Cave in Huong Ne Commune, Ngan Son District, 180 kilometers north of…

Amongst all the countries in South East Asia, Laos is up there as one of the most unique and unspoiled. Chances are if you’re visiting this landlocked sliver- squished between Vietnam, Cambodia, China, Thailand and Myanmar- you’ve got a knack for visiting the unbeaten corners of the globe. Buses,…

Avis Car Rental, the leading international car rental brand in Asia, today announced that it has selected a licensee to launch car rental operations in Laos and Cambodia. Avis Car Rental will officially enter both markets with the opening of airport and city facilities in Luang Prabang, Pakse and…

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…

“The last of Laos’ white elephants, a sacred symbol of both Buddhism and royalty, perished long ago under communist rule. As the number of real white elephants in Southeast Asia declines, metaphorical white elephant property developments can be seen across Laos, particularly in Vientiane, its once sleepy, now bustling,…

Authorities said at least 2 million people in 41 provinces had been affected by Friday’s disaster and at least 23,000 houses had been damaged or destroyed. Large areas along the coast had been transformed into twisted piles of debris, blocking roads and trapping decomposing bodies underneath. Ships were tossed…