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Vientiane Announces Potential Water Shortages, Calls for Preservation Efforts

The Water Supply Enterprise of Vientiane Capital issued a statement on 5 March, announcing that water production during the hot season will likely be limited and urging residents to be mindful of their water usage.  The company highlighted the challenges of producing enough water during the dry months, noting that...

Thailand Further Delays High-Speed Rail Project, Now Expected in 2026

The first phase of the long-delayed Thai-Chinese high-speed rail project, which will run from...

Japan Grants Funds for Infrastructure Repairs in Laos

In September 2024, Typhoon Yagi swept across Laos, primarily affecting the northern regions. The...

Low Wages, High Costs: Lao Workers Struggle as Economic Pressures Mount

State government worker Noy, who also works as a part-time taxi driver, struggles to...

China-Laos Railway Powers Trade, Transports Over 54 Million Tons of Goods

Since its inception in 2021, the China-Laos Railway has transported more than 54 million...

Transmission line network management to be improved

Electricite du Laos (EDL) and General Electric International Inc. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation to study a proposal to improve the...

Vietnam PM is the Last ASEAN Minister to Land in Vientiane Capital

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung arrived at Wattay International Airport yesterday becoming the last ASEAN government leader to have landed in Vientiane for...

ASEAN Needs to Get Out in front of Megatrends’

When Australia became ASEAN's first dialogue partner in 1974 and began the economic cooperation programmes, they couldn't have predicted that ASEAN would dramatically outpace...

Mekong Region Builds Business Networks

A meeting of the Friends of ASEAN Mekong Region or CMLTV Business convened in Vientiane yesterday as part of the ASEAN Business and Investment...

Two Men Arrested with 2,523 Amphetamine Pills

Vientiane police recently arrested two men in Khamchalern village, Hadxaifong district and seized 2,523 amphetamine pills, 18 bags of methamphetamine, 189 million kip in...

Govt Takes Aim at Locust Invasion

The government is making a major effort to wipe out the plague of locusts that is afflicting crops in northern Laos. The locust outbreak is...