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Lao Filmmakers Fund 2025 Awards Support for Shorts and Features

The Lao Filmmakers Fund 2025 announced on 19 November that it will support three short films and help develop four feature-length projects.  The fund, backed by the Heinrich Böll Foundation Southeast Asia and the Luxembourg Embassy in Vientiane, partnered with Blue Chair and LanXang Shorts to run the first LanXang...

Four Bridges Along Route 20 in Salavan Almost Half Way to Completion

The construction of four bridges along Route 20 in Salavan Province has reached 49...

Lao Government Rolls Out USD-10-Million Electricity Subsidy

Starting this September, households in Laos that use up to 300 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of...

Singapore Seizes Record Rhino Horn Haul Bound for Laos

AFP - Singapore has seized over USD 800,000 worth of illegal rhino horn and...

Don Khong Named Southeast Asia’s Top Island for Cycling by National Geographic

The UK-based National Geographic Traveler has named Don Khong in Champasack, Laos, one of...

ANZ Bank to Close Retail Services in Laos

ANZ has announced the closure of all retail products and services in Laos following the sale of its retail and wealth businesses across the...

Chinese Investors Urge Lao Government to Improve Visa Procedures

Chinese investors have urged the Lao government to improve visa issuance procedures, saying that the current system is unsuitable and sluggish. The concerns were raised when...

Laos May Get Free Public WiFi System

Business Korea Magazine reported that the South Korean Ministry of Science and ICT has announced on the 6th of February that the latter's information and communications...

First Chinese Language Newspaper Soon to Be Launched in Laos

The Lao News Agency (Khaosan Pathet Lao or KPL) has signed a joint agreement with the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Vientiane to co-operate the...

Lao Casino Operator Zhao Wei Rejects US Sanctions

Zhao Wei, the Chinese national who operates the Kings Romans Casino in Laos, has rejected the US Treasury Department's claims that his organization is...

Buffalo Kills Two in Phonhong District

A buffalo has killed two residents of Phonhong District, Vientiane Province, in a sudden and unprecedented attack. The incident occurred as two farmers attempted to...