KUALA LUMPUR, Jan.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan.

VIENTIANE, Jan 29 — Military-ruled Myanmar sent a bureaucrat to today's meeting of Southeast Asian foreign ministers in Laos, Indonesia's top diplomat said, adding the move was in line with Asean's policy on the conflict-torn country's attendance.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 — Malaysian companies should explore opportunities in Laos as the country is undergoing significant development, especially in infrastructure, transportation and energy.

JAKARTA, Jan 13 — Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) held a bilateral meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in Hanoi, Vietnam yesterday, during which they agreed to increase new bilateral trade targets.

NAYPYIDAW, Jan 12 — Myanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing met with a special envoy from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), state media reported yesterday, as Laos takes over chairing the bloc and encouraging peace efforts in the country.

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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 8 — The Malaysian drug lord who was detained in Laos recently will be prosecuted in Thailand.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 2 — The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) is collaborating with the Thai Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) and the Lao police in connection with the arrest of a man alleged to be a Malaysian ‘drug lord', in Laos on December 28.

MANILA, Dec 15 — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Friday it has signed a grant of US$10 million with the Lao government to strengthen responses to food security in the country.

BANGKOK, Oct 30 — Thailand and Laos agreed to enhance bilateral trade and further expand cooperation including in trade and investment, transportation and logistics to achieve bilateral trade of US$11 billion (RM385 billion)_in 2025.

VIENTIANE, Oct 25 — Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) members have pledged to enhance their partnership in culture and the arts, aiming to promote the role of Asean culture and the arts for inclusion and sustainability.

HANGZHOU, Sept 27 — The national men’s team regu squad today has secured at least a silver after defeating Laos 2 - 0 in the semi-final at Jinhua Sports Centre Gymnasium in the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games.

JAKARTA, Sept 7 — Laos symbolically took over the chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) from Indonesia this year, and will host Asean in 2024 with the promise of building an increasingly connected and resilient Asean, ANTARA News Agency reported.

VIENTIANE, Aug 25 — Member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) have signed an agreement on the establishment of an Asean Centre for Climate Change to enhance coordinated and integrated approach in regional climate change response, reported Xinhua.

VIENTIANE, Aug 23 — Environmental officials from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) have met in Laos' capital Vientiane to discuss several environmental issues and to enhance cooperation in resolving transboundary haze pollution, reported Xinhua.

VIENTIANE, June 27 — Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) and Electricite du Lao (EDL) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore the potentials of hydropower in Laos which is expected to generate returns of RM460 million to RM2.3 billion a year to TNB beginning 2025.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 27 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim describes his visit to Laos as an opportunity for him and his counterpart Dr Sonexay Siphandone to enhance further and strengthen friendship and bilateral cooperation between the two countries.

VIENTIANE, June 26 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim arrived here today for a two-day official visit to Laos to further strengthen bilateral relations and economic cooperation with the ASEAN member state.

PHNOM PENH, Nov 21 — Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam (CLV) on Sunday (November 20) signed a joint statement on the establishment of the CLV parliamentary summit, according to a press release issued by the Cambodian National Assembly.