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Japan’s Quake Swarm Shakes Lao Students into Preparedness

As powerful earthquakes rattle Japan’s southern Tokara Islands, Lao students living in the country are confronting the reality of natural disasters in ways they never experienced back home. Coming from a country where earthquakes are rare and disaster preparedness is still developing, these students now find themselves in one of...

Tripartite Cooperation Accelerates: Promoting Logistics and Tourism along the China-Laos-Thailand Railway

A press conference convened in Thailand's Khon Kaen on 14 July to promote the...

Vientiane’s BRT Project Reaches Over 80% Completion

Vientiane’s Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project has now reached 81.5 percent completion as of...

Hundreds of Myanmar Troops, Civilians Flee Across Thai Border

AFP - More than 500 civilians and soldiers fled conflict in Myanmar and crossed...

Vientiane Approves Stricter Waste Management Rules with Fines for Violators

The Vientiane Capital People’s Council has approved a new Agreement on Waste Management and...

Six Killed in UXO-related Accidents This Year

Some 40 people have been injured and six fatalities recorded in UXO-related accidents so far this year, according to a report from the National...

Laos, Vietnam Extend Partnership to Combat Illegal Logging, Poaching

Laos and Vietnam are furthering their cooperation with regard to tackling illegal logging and poaching, which continue to occur along their shared border. Director General...

Project to Boost Cookstove Supply Chain through Revolving Fund

Producers of improved, greener cookstoves in the Lao PDR often encounter challenges in securing capital to run their businesses. According to the SNV Netherlands Development...

ASEAN Confers on Migrant Workers’ Rights

The 9th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour focusing on their protection in the region opened in Vientiane yesterday. The two day meeting has been organised...

Fifty Officials Sanctioned for Corruption in Saravan

Fifty provincial authorities in southern Saravan province under investigation by inspection authorities have been found to have been receiving bribes over the past five...

Booths all Set for Brisk Trade at That Luang Festival

This year's That Luang Festival comprises different zones for the display and sale of various goods including those made under the One District, One...