Regional news from Southeast Asia in English — ASEAN politics, economy and diplomacy, covered by Thai PBS World.
At least three were confirmed dead after a powerful 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit the popular tourist destination of Lombok in Indonesia this morning, according to Reuters. The quake which was centred 50 km northeast of the city of Mataram on the northern part of Lombok island caused widespread damages to buildings. It struck at 6.47
One person was killed and the other injured when a six-wheel truck loaded with relief supplies to be sent to flood victims in Attapue province of Laos fell from the road into a stream about 10 metres below this morning, according to ABC Laos News. The report only said that both were Laotians, but did
Cambodians on Sunday go to the poll the opposition parties have slammed as a “sham” and designed only to pave the way for Prime Minister Hun Seen to extend his 33-year rule. The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called the general election “not genuine” and the European Union and least three other countries, the United
Cash donations made by the people through a government bank account to help Lao people affected by the collapse of a saddle dam of the Xe Pian-Xe Namnoy hydropower project in Attapeu porovince has now topped 25 million baht, Prime Minister’s Office deputy permanent secretary Sompas Nilphan said today. Mr Sompas said as of
Cambodians have begun casting their votes in an election designed to extend strongman Prime Minister Hun Sen’s 33 years in power. The country’s only credible opposition party is not contesting as it has been dissolved. Anti-Hun Sen activists and opposition figures have launched a so-called “clean finger” campaign to boycott the election. Hun Sen and
SK Group of South Korea, a major partner in the Xe Pian-Xe Namnoy dam project whose partial collapse triggered a devastating flood that ravaged several villages in southeastern Laos, has offered to donate US$10 million (about 310 million baht) in relief aid to Laos, Yonhap news agency reported. It said SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won
Many victims of the floods that devastated several villages in Sanamxay district of Attapeu province in southern Laos have returned to their villages only to see what was left of their homes. The Vientiane Times, the official media outlet of the Laotian government, talked to some of them who recalled the horror they and their
More than 1,200 families in Cambodia’s northern Strung Treng province affected by flooding from a collapse of Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy dam in Attapeu province of Laos on Monday have been moved to safe ground, Phnom Penh Post reported. It quoted Stung Treng province spokesperson Men Kung as saying on Wednesday evening that flood water from the
As Cambodia gears up for a general election this Sunday, Prime Minister Hun Sen told Cambodians that a victory for his Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) is a victory for the kingdom. Hun Sen said under his leadership, Cambodia had transformed from a “killing field to a beautiful kingdom”, according to Phnom Penh Post. Posting a
The Royal Thai Air Force will make two more flights today to deliver additional relief items donated by His Majesty the King to victims of massive flooding from water dischaged from the collapsed Xe Pian Xe Namnoy dam in Attapeu provinces after two C-130 airplanes completed the first delivery on Wednesday night. Air Marshal Pongsak
Princess Soamsawali and her daughter HRH Princess Bajarakitiyabha have instructed the Friend in Need (of PA) Volunteers Foundation of the Thai Red Cross to donate 2 million baht and 1,000 survival kits to Lao people affected by flooding caused by the collapse of Xe Pian-Xe Namnoy dam in Attapeu province of Laos. A ceremony to
The Supreme Patriarch has ordered all temples in the Northeast to gather food and other necessities to be delivered to Buddhism offices in their respective provinces so they can be sent to Laos to help the flood victims. The Supreme Patriarch also instructed monks across the country to pray for the victims and for the
