Laos

Goalkeeper Izairida Shakira the heroine as Lionesses down Cambodia for Asean C’ship spot

Izairida Shakira (far right) celebrating Singapore’s 4-3 penalty shoot-out win over Cambodia with teammates Umairah Hamdan (far left) and Danelle Tan.

Australia, Laos top diplomats discuss tainted alcohol deaths

A motorcyclist passes the Nana Backpackers Hostel in Vang Vieng where a 2024 methanol poisoning killed six tourists.

Bears freed from Laos farm step outdoors for the first time, after rescue S’porean helped lead

Honey is smeared high up on the trees to encourage the rescued bears to practice their climbing skills.

Laos says it cannot determine cause of 2024 tourist deaths linked to tainted alcohol

Two Danish citizens, an American, a Briton and two Australians died following what media reports said was a night out on the town in Vang Vieng in November 2024.

Australia summons Laos ambassador, calls for serious charges in backpacker methanol deaths

Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong said she would raise Canberra’s concerns directly with her Lao counterpart at a meeting of ASEAN foreign ministers in Manila.

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Will Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing’s Laos visit pave his way back into the ASEAN family?

Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing (right) is making state visits to countries like Laos and China to build an impression that his regime is no longer diplomatically isolated.

From the zoo to the mountains: A Singaporean’s quest to rescue bears in Laos

Singaporean Karthiriish Chandra helping to load a bear, rescued from an illegal bile farm in Laos, onto a truck.

Rescuers halt search for last two men lost in Laos cave

Two men being hugged after they were rescued from a semi-submerged cave in Laos' central Xaysomboun province on May 30.

Survivors advise rescuers in search for last two stuck in Laos cave

The search for the last two on May 31 was focused on a tight, inundated passage believed to lie beyond the area where the five survivors were found.

Rescuers free 4 more men trapped in semi-submerged Laos cave

The Thailand Rescue Diver Facebook page said in a post that “rescue officials were able to bring out four more people trapped” at about 3.10pm on May 30.

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