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Based on 10 verified sources covering Thailand:

Thailand’s Second Army Region has agreed to lift the ban on the export of fuel oil to Laos, imposed on December 14th last year, to ease the negative impacts of the embargo on Laotian consumers. [1]

Published on December 2, 2024 Larb Ngua Dip, a meal of raw beef drenched in blood, lime, chili and herbs, is not for the faint of heart, but it is a fresh and tangy delight for its fans in rural Laos. [2]

Workers involved in a $9 billion hotel and casino project in southern Laos have reported that they have not received full w [3]

VANG VIENG, Laos – On September 10, 2024, 7-Eleven officially opened its Vang Vieng City branch in Vang Vieng, Vientiane Province. The grand opening ceremony [4]

UBON RATCHATHANI, Thailand – Tropical Storm Kalmaegi weakened into a tropical depression early on Friday, November 7, before moving into Thailand’s Ubon Ratchathani p [5]

CHAMPASAK, LAOS – Laos has experienced extreme weather in recent years and agroforestry, an age-old method of growing coffee under the shade of trees, is being promoted as a sustainable lifeline. [6]

STUNG TRENG & KRATIE, CAMBODIA – Communities that relied on fishing in the Mekong River along the Cambodia-Laos border have seen their catches – and incomes – drop dramatically since work started on the Don Sahong hydropower dam in Laos. [7]

UBON RATCHATHANI, April 10 – The Pakse court released eight Thais after they completed six months of jail term for trespassing into Lao PDR territory and went hunting in a restricted area. [8]

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[1] TH world.thaipbs.or.th · 2026-02-28 · 40% match

Thai Army lifts ban on export of oil to Laos via Ubon Ratchathani province

Thailand’s Second Army Region has agreed to lift the ban on the export of fuel oil to Laos, imposed on December 14th last year, to ease the negative impacts of the embargo on Laotian consumers.

[2] TH mekongeye.com · 2024-12-05 · 75% match

Cattle hustle

Published on December 2, 2024 Larb Ngua Dip, a meal of raw beef drenched in blood, lime, chili and herbs, is not for the faint of heart, but it is a fresh and tangy delight for its fans in rural Laos.

[3] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2024-09-04 · 71% match

Workers at $9 billion hotel and casino project in southern Laos face unpaid wages amid construction delays

Workers involved in a $9 billion hotel and casino project in southern Laos have reported that they have not received full w

[4] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2024-09-11 · 70% match

7-Eleven opens in Vang Vieng amid growing tourism; eighth branch in Laos

VANG VIENG, Laos – On September 10, 2024, 7-Eleven officially opened its Vang Vieng City branch in Vang Vieng, Vientiane Province. The grand opening ceremony

[5] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2025-11-07 · 40% match

Storm Kalmaegi weakens but brings heavy rain to Ubon Ratchathani

UBON RATCHATHANI, Thailand – Tropical Storm Kalmaegi weakened into a tropical depression early on Friday, November 7, before moving into Thailand’s Ubon Ratchathani p

[6] TH mekongeye.com · 2025-05-12 · 40% match

In Laos, coffee agroforestry needs more than just the shade

CHAMPASAK, LAOS – Laos has experienced extreme weather in recent years and agroforestry, an age-old method of growing coffee under the shade of trees, is being promoted as a sustainable lifeline.

[7] TH mekongeye.com · 2023-02-27 · 50% match

Cambodia’s fishing industry under threat as catches shrink

STUNG TRENG & KRATIE, CAMBODIA – Communities that relied on fishing in the Mekong River along the Cambodia-Laos border have seen their catches – and incomes – drop dramatically since work started on the Don Sahong hydropower dam in Laos.

[8] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2013-04-11 · 42% match

Laos sends eight Thais back home after completing jail term

UBON RATCHATHANI, April 10 – The Pakse court released eight Thais after they completed six months of jail term for trespassing into Lao PDR territory and went hunting in a restricted area.

[9] TH mekongeye.com · 2024-12-16 · 40% match

Fruits of spoil: Laos’ forests disappearing as fruit farms flourish

The report was produced with support from the Pulitzer Center’s Rainforest Investigations Network (RIN) and Internews’ Earth Journalism Network as part of the “Ground Truths” collaborative reporting project on soils.

[10] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2024-04-25 · 40% match

Thai ‘Lao Krang’ Cultural Center opens in Suphanburi Province

Mr. Kiatikun Chatiprasert, President of the Thai-Lao Association for Friendship welcomed H.E. Mr. Saleumxay Kommasith, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affa

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