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Khammouane Signs USD 1.2 Million Deal to Develop Khounnamphone Nature Tourism Site

Khammouane has signed a concession agreement worth more than USD 1.2 million to develop a stretch of land in Ban Pha Laem, Thakhek District, into a new nature tourism destination called Khounnamphone. The provincial committee signed the agreement with KK Tourism Development Sole Co., Ltd. on 23 September. The company...

Vientiane Shuts Down KM38 Dharma Practice Center After Leader Defies Order Over Reborn Buddha Claim

On 24 September, Vientiane authorities shut down the KM38 Dharma Practice Center in Sangsai...

African Swine Fever Disrupts Pork Supplies, Beef Prices Rise in Vientiane

The pork shortage is putting pressure on Vientiane’s meat markets as African swine fever...

Corruption Crackdown in Laos’s Attapeu Province Uncovers Millions in Financial Irregularities

Attapeu authorities have detailed five years of corruption investigations and financial irregularities, including a...

Xaysomboun Identifies Four Companies Over Unauthorized Gold Mining

Authorities in Xaysomboun Province have identified four companies allegedly involved in unauthorized alluvial gold...

Vang Vieng Expressway Contractor Clarifies Delay

The contractor responsible for the Vientiane to Vang Vieng Expressway has confirmed the road will be open for use by 31 December this year. According...

Bounphasone Boutdara Selected as Miss Laos 2020

Miss. Bounphasone Boutdara has been selected as the winner of the annual Miss Laos contest for 2020. The 24-year-old from Vientiane Capital was announced as...

Two New Cases of Covid-19 Confirmed in Laos

The National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control has announced that Laos has confirmed two new cases of Covid-19. A 65-year-old male Russian national and...

Laos Locks Down Ton Pheung District Following Imported Covid Cases

Authorities have locked down Ton Pheung District in Bokeo Province after two Chinese nationals infected with Covid-19 entered the district illegally. According to a notice...

Truck Explosion Kills Two at Lao-Vietnam Border

Two people have been killed and several injured after an explosion caused as many as ten freight trucks to catch fire at the border...

Laos to Disconnect Unregistered SIM Cards this Month

Laos is to begin disconnecting all unregistered sim cards this month in line with an announcement made in July this year. According to a notice...