On 24 September, Vientiane authorities shut down the KM38 Dharma Practice Center in Sangsai village, Pakngum district, after its leader declared herself the reincarnation of Phra Sri Ariya Metrai, the Maitreya Buddha that Buddhist tradition says will one day appear on earth to succeed Gautama Buddha.
Under the 24 September...
A kidnapping-turned-murder case has police in Savannakhet on the hunt for a suspect wanted for abducting and killing a 30-year-old man after receiving a...
Laos and South Korea have agreed to allow South Korean companies to register their patent in Laos without going through a separate review process.
The...
Cases of dengue fever in Laos have reached 3,089 since January, including eight deaths, according to the Lao Ministry of Health.
Latsamy Vongkhamsao, Deputy Director-General...
Authorities in Laos' Attapeu Province and their counterparts in Cambodia's Ratanakiri Province have conducted a survey on the feasibility of opening a new bilateral...
The Bank of the Lao PDR has drafted a new administrative regulation intended to regulate currency exchange businesses following the depreciation of the Lao...
