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Cancer-ridden immigrant lands billion-dollar win
Cheng “Charlie” Saephan told the press he and a friend would split the money.
Discover under-explored parts of Laos on this new rail route
All aboard Laos' first rail route for a 400km train journey.
How Golden Triangle superlabs and Kiwi gangs are getting meth on NZ streets at record levels
New smuggling routes and methods uncovered in Herald on Sunday probe.
World's longest train ride takes you from Portugal to Singapore
Train enthusiasts suggest it is the world's longest continuous rail journey.
'Public health crisis': Country's perfect Covid-19 record ends with deaths
More than a year, they did the impossible and not recorded any Covid deaths – until now.
Convicted fraudster, sex offender skips country while facing new charges
A convicted fraudster and sex offender has skipped the country while facing fresh charges
Experts predict when to expect expanded NZ travel bubble
While there was confidence the vaccine reduced transmission, further data was required.
Asia: Inside the caves of Laos
Janie Walker digs deep into the recent traumatic history of Laos.
Meth epidemic now Southeast Asia's biggest drug problem
Heroin is no longer the main drug of concern in East and Southeast Asian countries.
Buddhist alms to lethal arms: Luang Prabang
The most magical time to explore Luang Prabang is at dawn.
The mosquito bite that nearly killed me
Doctors kept telling Jane she just had the flu but her instinct suggested much worse.
Editorial: Please be careful what you 'accept', Jacinda
Ardern learning the language - and lessons - of international diplomacy
Man who exposed ivory trade killed
Esmond Martin has spent decades risking his life to expose the ivory trade.
Tim Warrington: 'The bus trip was hot'
As Tim Warrington finds, not all travellers treat their destinations with respect.
Laos: The road from Phonsavan
Justine Tyerman encounters good humour and some odd food items on a road trip in Laos.
Laos: The hills of paradise
Justine Tyerman puts forward her own theory about the enigmatic Plain of Jars.
Return to Laos
Warriors star Shaun Johnson returned to his roots, and took a documentary crew along for the ride.
Laos: Paradise lost to Unesco
Label has saved Luang Prabang's buildings but killed its soul, writes Denis D. Gray.
Warriors star Shaun Johnson on returning to Laos
Shaun Johnson: Across the Mekong screens on Sky Sport 2, on Monday February 27, at 8.30pm. For the full story, see this week's Sunday Travel magazine in the Herald on Sunday.
Laos: Shaun Johnson goes home
The Warriors star has spoken publicly about his mother's escape from Laos more than 30 years ago.
Dying for a selfie
It's a map of a country familiar to many travellers but on closer inspection it reveals a heartbreaking reality.
Family's second chance at life
Marking World Refugee Day, the Herald spoke to a refugee family who escaped from Laos to New Zealand 33 years ago, risking their lives to do so.
Laos: Going with the flow
A Mekong Sun jaunt is as much an educational cruise as one of relaxation, writes Patrick Horton.
On track to Laos in the lap of luxury
In a style that acknowledges the extravagant comforts of early 20th-century travel, Sarah Marshall sips prosecco on a train trip from Bangkok to Vientiane.
Laos: Picks words and leaves
Communist Laos is still close to its agricultural roots, writes Yvonne van Dongen.