The World Bank’s 2025 forecast for Cambodia was slashed to just 4.0 percent from a forecast of 5.5 percent in the June report. That compares with 5.4 percent growth in 2024.

Vorn Pov, president of the Independent Association of Informal Economics, said the border closures and restricted hours have ...

06/03/2025 June 3, 2025. Laos is one of Southeast Asia's poorest countries. But its most-visited city Luang Prabang is a tourist magnet. Can the rest of the country follow its lead?

Luang Prabang, in the north of Laos, is experiencing something of an economic boom. When the author of this article last visited in 2012, the city's central street and roadway, Sisavangvong Road, did ...

Southeast Asian nations set to miss 2030 health goals, as rising HIV/AIDS cases and health inequities demand urgent, ...

Cambodian government has accused Thailand of escalating the ongoing border dispute by flying drones and digging trenches ...

Thailand and Cambodia are set to meet tomorrow (Jun 14) to resolve their latest border dispute that saw military troops squaring off with a fatality. CNA examines the ground sentiments and ...

Luang Prabang in northern Laos used tourism to become virtually free of poverty. But Laos is still one of the poorest countries in Southeast Asia.Luang Prabang, in the north of Laos, is ...

It’s painful to say it, but it’s a fact that young Filipinos today are among the dumbest in the world. It’s already widely ...

CHIANG RAI - Police in Mae Chan, Chiang Rai, have arrested three men after an investigation into the sexual abuse of two ...

Today ageas SA/NV successfully placed its inaugural debt securities in the form of GBP 400 million Senior Fixed Rate Notes (the “Notes”) maturing in December 2028 and with a first call date in ...