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Thailand Constitutional Court Suspends PM

UPDATED on 1 July at 2:27 PM The Laotian Times and AFP - Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra was suspended by the country's Constitutional Court on 1 July, as it opened a probe into her conduct in a diplomatic spat with Cambodia. "The Constitutional Court with a majority of 7-2 suspends...

Death Toll Rises to Eight, Two Missing in Saraburi Factory Blaze

A fire that broke out on 30 June at a tissue paper factory in...

Green Reporting Training Enhances Digital Literacy of Lao Journalists

Journalists, civil society actors, and youth from across Laos are strengthening their digital reporting...

Lao Inflation Rate Eases to 7.2 Percent in June

Laos’ inflation rate eased for the second month in a row, falling to 7.2...

THAILAND: Contract Signing for Three-Airport High-Speed Rail Expected in July After Five-Year Delay

Thailand’s high-speed rail project connecting Don Mueang, Suvarnabhumi, and U-Tapao airports is set to...

Latest Ransomware Virus Targets Thailand, Is Laos Next?

‘WannaCry’’ ransomeware may sound like a silly name, however this computer virus is anything but. This global cyberattack is the latest virus that has...

What Are China’s Investments Costing the People of Laos?

In the past 5 years, the lush green rice fields and orchards that once danced endlessly across the Lao countrysides, have been replaced with...

Laos Going Green, Aims to Plant 20 Million Saplings

In a commendable effort to restore 70 percent of forest coverage by 2020, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry aims to farm over 20,000...

Officials Drafting Order to Regulate Entertainment Venues

Officials are in the process of drafting a prime ministerial order on the management of bars, night clubs, entertainment venues that promote the consumption...

National Assembly Addresses Sewage Problem

To avoid causing further deterioration to the country’s water resources, National Assembly members have prompted for urgent efforts to be taken over the discharge...

Cooking in the Slow Lane: The World Catches Up To Laos

The world finally catches up to what Laos does best, writes MICK SHIPPEN. Hemmed in by culinary giants Thailand, Vietnam and China, the cuisine of...