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Nikkei Asia
4 days ago
- Business
- Nikkei Asia
Thai goods and services face boycott in Cambodia over border tensions
Logos are covered at this PTT gas station in Phnom Penh amid a local consumer boycott of goods and services from Thailand. (Photo by Anton L. Delgado) ANTON L. DELGADO August 15, 2025 09:19 JST PHNOM PENH -- Cambodians are urging a boycott of products and services from Thailand as border tensions between the two countries simmer and flare after a ceasefire agreement, posing a challenge for Thai companies that have expanded into the neighboring market.
Nikkei Asia
28-07-2025
- Business
- Nikkei Asia
Laos merges ministries in major shakeup as economy struggles
Laos will cut the number of ministries and civil servants 'through various approaches,' as spending on government salaries takes up much of the national budget. (Photo by Anton L. Delgado) ANTON L. DELGADO VIENTIANE -- In its largest restructuring in decades, Laos is merging major ministries to cut costs as one of Southeast Asia's poorest nations grapples with high inflation and debt payments, half of them to China. The Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) announced the overhaul in a recent resolution signed by Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith, also the party secretary general.
