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Laos Freezes 50 Accounts, Recovers Billions in Anti-Corruption Crackdown

The Ministry of Finance Party Committee has intensified its anti-corruption efforts, taking action by inspecting and freezing 50 accounts while recovering substantial sums of lost revenue. On 18 March, Ouban Suphida, Deputy Chairman of the Party Committee Inspection, presented the 2024 annual inspection report, outlining the committee’s recent investigations. In close...

Laos Reports 360 New HIV Infections in First Three Months of 2025

Laos has reported 360 new HIV cases in the first three months of 2025,...

Vietnam to Slash Provinces as Cost-Cutting Drive Expands

AFP - Vietnam is planning to reduce the number of provinces by half and...

ASEAN Launches Agroecology Transition Guidelines in Laos

Vientiane Capital, Lao – 17 March: The Lao-facilitated Initiative on  Agroecology, led by the...

Saving Lives while Building Trust: How Laos Assistance is Transforming Medical Care in Laos

When a 3-year-old girl with a skull fracture was rushed to a Lao hospital...

Lao Craftspeople Need Markets for Cultural Production

Lao craftspeople need better marketing in order to boost the prospects of the cultural production sector, especially carvings, sculptures and pottery produced as souvenirs.  The...

Heritage City Market Closes Due to Flooding

Authorities in Luang Prabang province have improved the drainage system along various major roads in the city after flooding was recorded in several areas...

National Revenue Shortfall Escalates Budgetary Tensions

Revenue collected over the past 10 months of the 2015-16 fiscal year has accomplished only 74.52 percent of the set annual plan approved by...

Flash Flooding in Luang Prabang Kills Woman, Damages Crops

Flash flooding in northern parts of the country including Luang Prabang province has taken one life, destroyed many hectares of rice and other crops...

Nikon-JICA Donate 40 Scholarships to Savannakhet

This fiscal year, Nikon-JICA has donated 40 scholarships to the students of universities in Savannakhet province, the Pasaxon newspaper reported yesterday. The students who will...

One Policeman Dead after Pickup Rolls in Champassak

Road users travelling in both the northern and southern regions of the country should exercise caution whilst driving as the wet weather, occasional flooded...