The train arrives at the newly built Khamsavath Railway Station in Vientiane, which serves as the final stop. Once you disembark, you can purchase a bus ticket to Vientiane’s city centre for LAK 20,000/adult (~S$1.23). The station is about 9km from the city, so a bus or tuk-tuk ride will get you to the heart of the action in no time.

China has joined forces with Thailand, Myanmar and Laos to crack down on telecom fraud in the Thai-Myanmar border region, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Friday.

VIENTIANE: The government of Japan, a key aid provider to Laos, has pledged financial support amounting to 1.707 billion yen (US$11.3 million) to finance development activities.

Lao and Thai rail operators have agreed to work together to enhance the development of rail connectivity amid the growing number of passengers travelling by train on the Bangkok Apiwat–Vientiane (Khamsavath) route.

Thailand's troubled high-speed project from Bangkok to the border with Laos has suffered a setback, with construction delayed by up to a year.

The Thai government is committed to protecting Thais from criminal networks and has already made substantial progress.

The Embassy of Nepal in Bangkok has repatriated 20 Nepali citizens left stranded in Thailand after being lured with promises of lucrative jobs in Palau. They were brought to Thailand via New Delhi on January 24. The embassy sent them back to Nepal on Friday.

The rise of online hate speech and disinformation in Thailand is having real-world consequences for migrant workers, human rights advocates said, as targeted attacks on social media platforms have intensified in recent years.

FRESH NEWS Prime Minister Hun Manet urged foreign ambassadors in the capital and Cambodian diplomats abroad to highlight to the outside world the Kingdom’s safety and stability. He said Cambodia is not a hub for kidnapping,

BEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) -- China has joined forces with Thailand, Myanmar and Laos to crack down on telecom fraud in the Thai-Myanmar border region, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Friday.