Wirapol Sukphol is rumored to being Laos as he is being sought by the Thai authorities.  Known for his lavish living which sparked lots of criticism, even more so when a viral video hit the web of  him flying on a private jet.  Video below. “Fugitive ex-monk Wirapol Sukphol…

Chinese expressed congratulations to Hun Sen in victory in Cambodia election. “Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has expressed his congratulations to Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on the victory of his Cambodian People’s Party in Sunday’s general election. “I have the pleasure to extend my warm congratulations to the victory of your…

McCain talks about his time during the Vietnam War, in particular his cell mate. “Retired Col. George “Bud” Day was the “bravest man I ever knew,” Sen. John McCain said Sunday of the war hero with whom he shared a cell as a prisoner in North Vietnam.  Day, a…

Lao Deputy Defense Minister Sanyahak Phomvihane has passed away on Wednesday. He was 45, state-run Lao News Agency reported Thursday.  Maj Gen Sanyahak, is a son of late Lao leader Kaysone Phomvihane. He was regarded as rising star who had strong potential to become leader of the country. Source:…

“Vietnam and Laos celebrated today the successful completion of the 2,067 kilometers borderline between both countries as a symbol of traditional friendship and special solidarity. Vietnamese Prime minister Nguyen Tan Dung and Laotian Thongsin Thammavong met at the 460th border marker, from near 800 ones, that were planted during…

When Nguyen Ngoc Tuyen’s flight from Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City to Da Nang was delayed, he decided to get something to eat. “I had chicken and rice. They served just a small bowl of rice and small piece of chicken and charged VND82,000…

The recent success in border demarcation and restoration has enhanced peace and orderliness along the Laos-Vietnam border, according to Lao Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bounkeut Sangsomsak. The deputy minister spoke to Lao and Vietnamese media at a press conference yesterday in Vientiane to confirm the completion of the…

BUON MA THUOT: Thi Sieu says her family lived for generations on a small plot of land studded with cashew trees until they fell victim to an alleged land grab by powerful local elites, a fate shared with many indigenous farmers in Vietnam’s lush central hills. All land in…