Lao morning news for August 13

Strengthen news delivery for a better future, media advised The media has further to go in terms of improvement and development, and its personnel should bolster their skills at all levels to sustain high standards […]

Strengthen news delivery for a better future, media advised The media has further to go in terms of improvement and development, and its personnel should bolster their skills at all levels to sustain high standards […]

Myanmar asks Bangladesh to stop aid to stranded Rohingya Rohingya stranded on the border between the two countries since a military crackdown prompted a mass exodus of the Muslim minority last year, the foreign ministry […]

Could an opposition coalition work here? Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s opposition coalition, Pakatan Harapan, ousted the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition in the Malaysian general election in May. — The New Paper Tackling maritime threats in regional […]

Displaced Flood Victims At Risk of “Moving” UXOs Thousands of people in the southern province of Attapeu, whose homes were swept away flash floods following the collapse of an auxiliary dam of the Xepian Xenamnoy […]

Myanmar to ICC: Rohingya jurisdiction request ‘should be dismissed’ Myanmar said on Thursday a request by the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor to seek jurisdiction over suspected deportations of Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar to Bangladesh […]

HRtech gains ground as Singaporeans embrace mobile in job hunting Singaporeans are making good use of technology in looking for jobs with social media recruitment ads getting the most engagement (30%), according to a survey […]

Italian Development Cooperation Donates EUR 80,000 For Flood Victims In Attapeu Italian Development Cooperation has donated EUR 80,000 through the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to help flood victims in […]

Special Report: Dangerous News – How two young reporters shook Myanmar Late in the afternoon of Dec. 12 last year, Wa Lone’s cell phone rang. It was a man named Naing Lin, a lance corporal […]

Ten years on, F1 success still paying dividends for Singapore If hosting a Formula One race is said to announce a country’s arrival on the world stage, then none have done so as emphatically as […]

Govt to inspect all dam standards, shelve new hydro projects The government has announced it will examine the safety standards applied to the construction of hydropower dams across the country following the deadly disaster caused […]

Myanmar seeks Thai investment in entire fisheries value chain The fishing industry is a key economic driver in both Thailand and Myanmar. Now, new opportunities are open to Thai investors as Myanmar is seeking advance […]

U.S. prosecutors target Goldman Sachs in 1MDB probe: NYT 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) is at the center of money-laundering investigations in at least six countries, including the United States, Switzerland and Singapore. — Reuters Singtel […]