Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.
Laos Deploys Soldiers as Volunteers to Address Rural Teacher Shortages
The Laotian Times
·
June 30, 2025
Laos will recruit 2,000 soldiers to serve as volunteer substitute teachers in remote areas across the country, the Ministry of National Defense announced on 29 June. The initiative, carried out in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and...
Vice President Pays Guidance Visit to Khammouane Province
Lao News Agency
·
KPL From July 5–6, 2025, Mr. Bounthong Chitmany, Vice President of the Lao PDR, led a delegation on a guidance visit to Khammouane Province. (KPL) From July 5–6, 2025, Mr. Bounthong Chitmany, Vice President of the Lao PDR, led a delegation on a...
How a gunshot at dawn broke a mother’s heart, and left a prime minister fighting for her job
The Sydney Morning Herald
·
July 6, 2025
Save Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Got it Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size By first light on May 28, the men of Cambodia’s Battalion 395 had stirred from their remote...
US deports eight men to South Sudan after legal battle
BBC
·
July 6, 2025
The US has deported eight people to South Sudan following a legal battle that saw them diverted to Djibouti for several weeks. The men - convicted of crimes including murder, sexual assault and robbery - had either completed or were near the end...
Laos Job Scam Alert: Cybercrime Centre Reveals Modus Operandi of Fraudsters Luring Indians Into Cybercrime Rackets in Vientiane With Fake Job Offers (Watch Video)
Latestly
·
June 30, 2025
Mumbai, June 30: The Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre posted a warning on X on Monday, June 30, about a rising Laos Job Scam targeting Indian nationals. The post, captioned “A dream job in Laos… or a cybercrime trap?”, included a 48-second...
US turns eight migrants over to South Sudan, ending weeks of legal limbo
Hawaii Tribune Herald
·
July 6, 2025
A flight carrying eight men who had been held for weeks on a U.S. military base in Djibouti landed in South Sudan just before midnight Friday, officials said, bringing an end to a six-week legal battle that was resolved by an emergency...
Laos Launches Initiative to Promote Gender Equality, Education
MENAFN
·
June 30, 2025
(MENAFN) Laos' Ministry of Education and Sports, in partnership with development organizations, is set to launch a groundbreaking initiative aimed at advancing gender equality through life skills education. The project, which will run from July...
U.S. completes deporting 8 men from various nations to South Sudan after weeks of legal battles
PBS Frontline
·
July 5, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Eight men deported from the United States in May and held under guard for weeks at an American military base in the African nation of Djibouti while their legal challenges played out in court have now reached the Trump...
US Associated Press US completes deportation of 8 men to South Sudan after weeks of legal wrangling
Yahoo News
·
WASHINGTON (AP) — Eight men deported from the United States in May and held under guard for weeks at an American military base in the African nation of Djibouti while their legal challenges played out in court have now reached the Trump...
General : PM Anwar To Meet Modi On Sidelines Of BRICS Summit Â
Bernama
·
July 6, 2025
From Arul Rajoo Durar Raj RIO DE JANEIRO, July 6 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is scheduled to meet his counterparts from India and Ethiopia here. The meetings will take place on the sidelines of the BRICS Leaders’ Summit...
US Deports a Cuban Gang Member and Four Other Convicts to the African Kingdom of Eswatini
14ymedio
·
July 17, 2025
The spokesperson for the African country says that Roberto Mosquera Del Peral and those expelled from Jamaica, Laos, Yemen and Vietnam are in transit. Roberto Mosquera Del Peral Cuban, is among the five fugitives who were detained in prison in...
ASEAN must be a competitive single market: PM Wong
Nagaland Post
·
July 5, 2025
The Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), a combined market of 700 million people, must become a more seamless and competitive single market, one that attracts businesses and investments looking for alternatives in a more fragmented...
US completes deportation of eight men to South Sudan after weeks of legal wrangling
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
·
July 5, 2025
The US has deported to South Sudan eight migrants who had been held for more than a month at a military base in Djibouti, according to the Department of Homeland Security. The deportation comes after the migrants lost a last-ditch effort to halt...
JUST IN: DHS Confirms it Transferred 8 Illegals to South Sudan After Legal Showdown
The Gateway Pundit
·
July 5, 2025
The Department of Homeland Security on Saturday confirmed it transferred the 8 illegal aliens who were stuck in Djibouti to South Sudan after a legal showdown. The deportation flight landed in South Sudan just after midnight ET on Friday after a...
Laos’s Vientiane young officers visit Regiment 692
People's Army Newspaper
·
At the reception, the regiment’s Political Commissar Colonel Dang Thai Son briefed the Lao guests on the unit’s traditions and missions. Accordingly, over the past more than 71 years of development, the regiment has always fulfilled its assigned...
LAO study on theft offers few answers
Orange County Register - California
·
June 29, 2025
Few political issues energize the public more than ones involving public safety for obvious reasons. We all want to feel safe. Unfortunately, the correlation between specific policies and crime remains as inexplicable as ever. Lawmakers respond to...
2027: Race for governorship hots up
Daily Trust
·
July 5, 2025
No fewer than 11 governors would be bowing out of office by May 29, 2027. Currently serving their second terms, they would not be seeking another term as they’re constrained by constitutional provisions that restricts individuals to no more than...
Kremlin Tries to Involve Laos in War Against Ukraine - HUR
Kyiv Post
·
July 5, 2025
Ukraine’s Military Intelligence (HUR) said Friday the Kremlin is trying to involve Laos in Russia’s war against Ukraine under the cover of “humanitarian projects.” According to HUR, Russia is looking for new ways to continue its invasion as its...
U.S. deports men from Asia and Latin America to South Sudan after legal saga
CBS News
·
The Trump administration said it deported a group of eight men convicted of serious crimes in the United States to the conflict-ridden African country of South Sudan, following a weeks-long legal saga that had kept the deportees in a military base...
Kremlin to involve Laotian engineering troops in mine clearance in Kursk region – HUR
Ukrinform
·
In an effort to draw international partners into its war against Ukraine, Russian authorities plan to deploy a combined unit of engineering troops from the Lao People's Armed Forces to conduct mine clearance operations in Russia's Kursk region....