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Construction of ‘Catholic hub’ begins in Singapore

Construction of ‘Catholic hub’ begins in Singapore

November 30, 2023
Malaysia Muslim charity faces corruption probe

Malaysia Muslim charity faces corruption probe

November 30, 2023
Sri Lanka Church official slams tainted officer's promotion

Sri Lanka Church official slams tainted officer's promotion

November 30, 2023
Nepal registers first LGBTQ marriage

Nepal registers first LGBTQ marriage

November 30, 2023
HK man charged for wearing 'seditious' shirt

HK man charged for wearing 'seditious' shirt

November 30, 2023
Final debates begin in HK's largest security trial

Final debates begin in HK's largest security trial

November 29, 2023
Catholic peacemaker receives Mother Teresa award

Catholic peacemaker receives Mother Teresa award

November 28, 2023
Japan trials OTC sales of 'morning-after' pill

Japan trials OTC sales of 'morning-after' pill

November 28, 2023
Bangladesh crackdown on opposition raises concern

Bangladesh crackdown on opposition raises concern

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Laos

Death of last dolphin in Laos highlights Mekong's parlous state

Death of last dolphin in Laos highlights Mekong's parlous state

Tuesday February 22, 2022, UCA News reporter, Vientiane
Critically endangered aquatic mammal reportedly died after being caught in fishing net
Lao authorities rescue women from Chinese-run economic zone

Lao authorities rescue women from Chinese-run economic zone

Friday February 11, 2022, UCA News reporter, Vientiane
Local women tricked into prostitution by unscrupulous brokers and employers with promises of high wages as ‘chat girls’
Laotian Catholics honor first lay martyr with new church

Laotian Catholics honor first lay martyr with new church

Friday January 21, 2022, UCA News reporter
Blessed Paul Thoj Xyooj (1941-60) was a young catechist killed by communist troops for his faith
Life, works and enforced disappearance of a Lao activist

Life, works and enforced disappearance of a Lao activist

Tuesday December 14, 2021, Mary Aileen D. Bacalso
Shui-meng, wife of Sombath Somphone, has launched a book on the ninth anniversary of his disappearance
Australia urged to press Laos on rights violations

Australia urged to press Laos on rights violations

Thursday December 9, 2021, UCA News reporter, Vientiane
Human Rights Watch says treatment of political dissidents and enforced disappearances are of particular concern
US church's agriculture project helps poor in Laos

US church's agriculture project helps poor in Laos

Thursday December 2, 2021, UCA News reporter
First Free Church has supported Laotian farmers to produce nutrition-packed seeds to overcome poverty
Laos extends lockdown as Covid cases rise

Laos extends lockdown as Covid cases rise

Monday November 1, 2021, UCA News reporter, Vientiane
Vientiane's vaccination rollout remains slow despite Cambodia's vaccine donation
Lao workers quit Chinese-run banana plantations

Lao workers quit Chinese-run banana plantations

Friday October 29, 2021, UCA News reporter, Vientiane
Many complained of being routinely exploited amid hazardous working conditions
Lao villagers still disenfranchised three years after eviction

Lao villagers still disenfranchised three years after eviction

Friday October 1, 2021, UCA News reporter, Vientiane
Relocated villagers lack sufficient land and water in resettlement towns
Lao Christians still homeless almost a year after eviction

Lao Christians still homeless almost a year after eviction

Wednesday September 22, 2021, UCA News reporter, Vientiane
Villagers expelled because they refused to renounce their faith were promised new homes
MRC to lead joint study of Mekong River Basin

MRC to lead joint study of Mekong River Basin

Tuesday September 21, 2021, UCA News reporter, Vientiane
Floods, droughts, climate change and dams to underscore major three-year study
Food shortage hits Lao villagers amid Covid-19 lockdown

Food shortage hits Lao villagers amid Covid-19 lockdown

Tuesday September 21, 2021, UCA News reporter
The government has imposed lockdowns in some provinces after a recent spike in coronavirus cases
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