Envoys Spend Second Day in Rakhine State as Aid Ban Lifted

Envoys Spend Second Day in Rakhine State as Aid Ban Lifted

A high-level delegation of foreign diplomats and UN representatives have spent a second day in Rakhine State in Western Myanmar investigating the latest outbreak of ethnic violence. The delegation, including the ambassadors of China, India, […]

Vietnam Falls For Obama During Visit

Vietnam was in the international spotlight last week due to a three-day visit by US President Barack Obama. It was exciting to see the country I’ve lived in for over four years garner so much […]

Laos’ Leadership Vital For Unifying Asean

Laos’ Leadership Vital For Unifying Asean

Lao PDR has announced a new leadership team amid calls for the country, as the Asean Chair for 2016, to unite Asean on territorial disputes in the South China Sea. Laos’ leadership changes every five […]

Unearthing America’s MIA in Lao PDR (gallery)

Unearthing America’s MIA in Lao PDR (gallery)

There were no funerals. No 21-gun salutes. No folded flags. No official explanation for why they never came home. They simply vanished. According to the US Defence POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), more than 1,600 Americans […]