Freedom barometer around the world. Individual Asian countries are analysed in terms of their degree of freedom based on reputable sources. The results for the most part chime with other major indices, such as the Freedom House and the Economic Freedom of the World reports. Freedom barometer The Freedom Barometer is an attempt by the Southeast and East Asian regional office of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Liberty to measure the degree of freedom in Asian countries from a liberal perspective. Covering the countries of Southeast Asia (Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam) as well as
Laos–Malaysia relations investor after Vietnam with a total investment of $430 million. In 2017, the two countries establish a joint committee on science, technology and innovation (STI) co-operation, with Malaysian companies are encouraged to invest more in Laos. Laos–Malaysia relations Laos–Malaysia relations ( ; ; ; Jawi: هوبوڠن لاوس–مليسيا) are foreign relations between Laos and Malaysia. Both countries are the members of ASEAN. During the collapse of the Communist Bloc, the Soviet Union could no longer afford aid for the development of Laos. This made Laos seek aid from other countries to help develop their country and has led the country to