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Dalai Lama Says he Will Have Successor After his Death

By Tenzin WOEDEN/AFP - The exiled spiritual leader of Tibet confirmed on 2 July that he will have a successor when he dies, reassuring Buddhist followers around the globe that the 600-year-old institution of the Dalai Lama will continue. It is a landmark decision for Tibetans, many of whom had...

Government Officials Undergo Water Rescue Training as Rainy Season Starts

From 30 June to 2 July, officials from key government agencies in Laos, including...

Doi Ka Noi’s Final Dish: How a Lao Chef’s Cookbook Became Her Greatest Legacy

Doi Ka Noi, a renowned Lao restaurant in Vientiane Capital known for its ever-changing...

Tourism Fuels Revenue Surge in Luang Prabang in Five Months of 2025

Luang Prabang earned nearly LAK 700 billion (USD 32 million) in the first five...

Thailand Constitutional Court Suspends PM

UPDATED on 1 July at 2:27 PM The Laotian Times and AFP - Thai Prime...

NA Session Opens to Debate National Issues

The National Assembly (NA)'s Eighth Legislature opened its second ordinary session yesterday to debate issues of national importance. These include the National Socio-economic Development Plan...

PM Pledges to Create Favourable Conditions for Vietnamese Investors

Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith vowed that the Lao Government would create the most favourable conditions possible for Vietnamese investors and direct ministries and sectors...

Officers Seize Bus, Truck Loaded with Illegal Timber

Khammuane customs officers early this month seized a bus and a truck loaded with smuggled timber while they were en route to Vietnam. The...

Public, Private Sector Discuss Measures to Improve Trade Facilitation

Public and private sectors, and Trade for Development partners have discussed measures to improve the facilitation of trade and the investment attractiveness of Laos. The...

Media Enrich Understanding of Communicable Diseases

The Department of Epidemiology and Disease Control of the Ministry of Health hosted a session to help media practitioners better understand communicable diseases and...

Project Seeks to Improve Hygiene, Nutrition in 40 Villages

Children living in villages where community members defecate in the open or use unhygienic sanitation facilities are on average 1.1 cm shorter than those...