Laos

With ambitious plans to export Australian solar power to Singapore, Sun Cable could reshape ASEAN’s future power demands.

Regional methamphetamine seizures dropped slightly in 2022, according to the U.N., but other indicators suggest that the supply "has remained very high or unchanged."

Last week's attempted execution of a prominent government critic points to the recent rise of lawlessness and a sharp decline in public safety.

Anousa “Jack” Luangsuphom was shot twice by an unidentified gunman in a Vientiane coffee shop on April 29.

Laos is disturbingly reliant on investment from China – and no one knows how much, and under what terms. 

If Indonesia ends up the steward of ASEAN’s failure over Myanmar, Laos – the next chair – will be the gravedigger.

The long-range forecasts paint a bleak, hot outlook, with suffocating heat and smoky air across Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia.

The 1,000-kilometer line reflects the growing economic integration of southern China and mainland Southeast Asia.

The China-backed Pak Lay hydropower project is just one of nine dams that the Lao government has planned for the Mekong River.

UNESCO experts insist that a huge dam would destroy the “authenticity and integrity” of the World Heritage Site in Laos.

Rising tourism arrivals could offer some economic relief, though the government faces a number of complex structural challenges.

While inflation is projected to fall in 2023, there is no quick fix to the country's economic troubles.