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Bangkok: Jaishankar co-chairs 12th Mekong Ganga Cooperation meeting
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
"Co-chaired the 12th Mekong Ganga Cooperation (MGC) meeting in Bangkok today along with FM of Lao PDR Saleumxay Kommasith. Prioritizing the implementation of the India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway," EAM Jaishankar tweeted.
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Fifteen Innovative Business Ideas for Impact Stand out at Young Social Ent
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Singapore, June 13: Fifteen social enterprise teams will advance to the next phase of the Singapore International Foundation's (SIF) Young Social Entrepreneurs (YSE) Global 2023 programme. The teams were selected from an initial pool of 46 teams, comprising 79 participants of eight nationali
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Laos, a centre for scam networks run by Chinese Nationals: Report
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Economic crisis in Sri Lanka has forced young and educated Sri Lankans to go abroad in search of jobs but many of these get trapped and are forced by Chinese nationals to work in scam call centers at Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Laos.
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China's human trafficking syndicates lure away hundreds from Southeast Asi
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
According to Mekong News, this is modern-day slavery which Chinese human trafficking syndicates perpetrate without facing meaningful resistance from authorities in Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos, all three major hubs of trafficking business, estimated to be worth tens of millions of dollars.
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Prashant Agrawal appointed next ambassador of India to Laos
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Prashant Agrawal, currently serving as High Commissioner of India to Namibia has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Laos, the Ministry of External Affairs announced in a statement.
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China's Belt and Road Initiative has negative impacts on partner countries
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Some BRI initiatives were implemented too quickly without giving enough thought to the long-term benefits of the same. The initiatives frequently rely too heavily on the backing of governments and policies.
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Three Nepali women escape from coercive Chinese employers in Laos, return
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Three Nepali women, Lalita, Juna and Rojita, who had left Nepal to work in Laos, managed to escape from their tough Chinese employers there and returned to their own country, but still feel unsafe, according to The Kathmandu Post.
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Nepal: Court sends two China nationals to judicial custody on charges of t
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Two China nationals, who had been living in Nepal in the guise of tourists, have been sent to judicial custody on charges of trafficking Nepalese girls aged between 19 to 22 to Laos and forcing them to get involved in illegal cyber businesses, The Himalayan Times reported.
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Chinese underworld entrenched in organised crime in Thailand-Myanmar river
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Casino financiers have been moving out of the former Portuguese colony since at least 2016 to less regulated territories, such as Sihanoukville and Poipet in Cambodia, and later over Thailand's borders with Laos and Myanmar, creating countless unregulated casinos beyond any rule of law.
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Over 200 Indian victims of job rackets rescued from Myanmar: MEA
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
While addressing the presser at the weekly media briefing, Bagchi said, "We've managed to rescue over 200 people, of which, 153 people have already been repatriated to India. The remaining 50 people are in process of repatriation. Some are in Thailand's custody and pending paperwork. And som
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Vietnam's tug of war with China over Laos
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Vientiane [Laos], October 13 (ANI): Despite Vietnam's efforts to improve its relationship with Laos, the latter is moving towards China, as the nation is trying to gain benefits from Beijing's economy and Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) infrastructure.
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Laos economic crisis intensifies amid Chinese debt
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Vientiane [Laos], October 12 (ANI): The escalating debt crisis in Laos is pushing the country toward a meltdown and even experts believed that Vientiane is on the brink of loan default.
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