Mar 12 2008 icWales One Cambodian and two Thai men have lost their appeal against life prison sentences after the Cambodian Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s decision convicting them of c…

MUMBAI (Thomson Financial) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said The Republic of Korea e-Asia and Knowledge Partnership Fund is providing a 500,000 usd grant while the Laos government is giving 100,000 usd for information and communication technology in rural areas in Laos to enhance health services.

MUMBAI (Thomson Financial) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said The Republic of Korea e-Asia and Knowledge Partnership Fund is providing a 500,000 usd grant while the Laos government is giving 100,000 usd for information and communication technology in rural areas in Laos to enhance health services.

Hanoi, March 12 (RIA Novosti) Vietnam’s first communications satellite, the Vinasat-1, is to be launched April 12, a Vietnamese government official said Wednesday.

SINGAPORE (Thomson Financial) - Asia Pacific Breweries Ltd, the Singapore-based maker of Tiger Beer, said Wednesday it has opened a new plant in Laos, bringing to 33 its operating breweries across 12 countries.

According to Public Issues gallop conducted for Kathimerini newspaper, New Democracy is on the lead preserving a 37,5% lead. PASOK follows with 31%, KKE gathers 7,5% and LAOS 4%. On reference to both 2 big parties 57% of respondents answer that “none of them can solve problems”.

VietNamNet Bridge –The “Baroque and classical music” concert will be held at 8pm, March 12 & 14 at the French Culture Centre L’Espace at 24 Trang Tien street, Hanoi under the baton of well-known Japanese conductor Honna Tetsuji.

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam says it will launch its first space satellite, hoping to improve the country’s telecommunications to keep pace with its rapid economic development.

SINGAPORE’s Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and its counterpart Ministry of Public Security in Laos have agreed to enhance bilateral cooperation with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on developing cooperation to combat transnational crime.

Thailand’s coup-ousted premier Thaksin Shinawata Wednesday denied charges that he abused his powers five years ago by allowing his wife to bid for a plot of land in Bangkok at a government auction.