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Vietnamese legislators are set to elect the country’s new prime minister in a secret ballot on April 7 during a National Assembly session. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung is expected to have a speech to conclude his term on April 6 before officially stepping down from the position on ...

If more women vote in the upcoming election, more women will be elected to the National Assembly and the Provincial and Capital Assemblies, which would strengthen efforts centered on the advancement of women and child protection, according to a statement made by Head of the Secretariat ...

Myanmar’s United Nations-appointed human rights investigator has given the new government a 100-day challenge. The task list – starting from its first day in office next month – includes lifting restrictions on freedom of movement in Rakhine State, meeting a 30 percent quota for women ...

The governments of Laos and Vietnam marked the completion of the border demarcation and maintenance of border markers project at a ceremony held on 16 March in Hanoi, Vietnam. Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong led a high-level Lao delegation at the event, according to a press release from ...

Thailand’s Revenue Department will increase corporate income tax deductions for depreciation and entertainment expenses to alleviate business operators’ tax burden, according to its chief. The planned adjustment seeks to make deductible expenses better reflect the current situation with the aim of encouraging business operators to pay ...

Preparations are in place to enable Lao nationals in foreign countries to cast their vote for new members of parliament, with the National Assembly election scheduled to take place this weekend. Lao citizens can vote on Saturday 19 March at Lao embassies and consulates in China, ...

Laos has been ranked 41st out of 162 countries in terms of peace, according to the recent Global Peace Index 2015 (GPI) report. The report ranked countries in five categories from ‘Very High’ to ‘Very Low’, and had Laos in the second best ‘High’ grouping alongside ...

Laos’s Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism Prof. Dr Bosengkham Vongdara visited the National Assembly election campaign in the provinces of Borikhamxay and Vientiane last week to explain the significance of the election. Keep reading ...

Myanmar’s parliament is set to vote on 15 March for the new president and two vice presidents – despite a last-minute attempt by the military to derail one nomination – with the NLD confident its large majority will see U Htin Kyaw elected as Daw Aung ...

The Arakan National Party – the most successful of all Myanmar’s ethnic parties in last year’s elections on 13 March, decided to expel six senior officials for refusing to toe the party line of opposing the National League for Democracy at state and national level. Keep ...