Possible Clues:

• Landlocked Asian
• Article in ancient language about old country person
• Translated a lot in a language out East
• Neighbor of a Vietnamese
• Oriental national - not the first to be maltreated
• One with galangal in the fridge, perhaps
• Thai neighbour taken north to a loch by Scotsman
• Asian national bumping off leader in riot
• Like President Sayasone
• Oriental national oddly having only one name