Today, Laos has made a major change to its top leadership, appointing former Deputy Prime Minister Saleumxay Kommasith as prime minister and moving outgoing Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone to the presidency of the National Assembly.
The reshuffle follows the death of National Assembly President Xaysomphone Phomvihane in August at age...
Updated: March 24, 2020 (22:01)
Laos has confirmed its first two cases of the new coronavirus (Covid-19).
Lao Vice Minister of Health, Dr. Phouthone Muongpak, also Deputy...
The Lao Ministry of Information, Culture, and Tourism has released a notice ordering the cancellation or postponement of weddings and other social or cultural...
A Thai Airways Airbus A330-300 (HS-TEU) hit a parked Gulfstream IV business jet (M-YWAY) at Wattay Airport in Vientiane, damaging both aircraft.
The Thai Airways...
Reports from Hongsa, Xayaboury Province suggest that yesterday’s earthquake has caused considerable damage to property in the district.
Hongsa District has seen severe damage in...
The Oudomxay Department of Agriculture and Forestry has issued a notice stating that authorities have detected the H5N6 avian flu virus in ducks sold...
Several southern provinces in Laos have been hit by severe floods after two consecutive tropical storms lashed the region earlier this week.
Lao media is...
