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Don Khong Named Southeast Asia’s Top Island for Cycling by National Geographic

The UK-based National Geographic Traveler has named Don Khong in Champasack, Laos, one of Southeast Asia’s top islands, highlighting it for cycling. On 25 October, the magazine listed destinations for their unique appeal: Koh Chang, Thailand, for beaches; Penang, Malaysia, for food; Cat Ba, Vietnam, for adventure; and Don Khong,...

Laos Denounces Online Rumors Claiming Prime Minister Sonexay Has Resigned as Fake News

Laos firmly rejected widespread social media rumors claiming Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone had resigned,...

Laos Central Bank Faces LAK 66.86 Billion Embezzlement Loss

The Bank of the Lao PDR (BOL) is intensifying efforts to tackle corruption and...

Thai Court Orders Ex-PM Thaksin to Pay USD 500 Million Tax Bill: Reports

AFP - Thailand's Supreme Court ordered jailed former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra on 17 November...

Japanese Princess Lands in Laos on First Trip Overseas

AFP - Japan's Princess Aiko arrived in Laos on 17 November for her first...

Thoulakhom-Pakngum Road nears Completion

The rebuilding of a 47-km road from Nanokkhoum village in Thoulakhom district, Vientiane province, to Naxay village in Pakngum district, Vientiane, is now more...

Central Provinces to Put Tourist Attractions on Show

The Dansavanh Nam Ngum Resort in Vientiane province is staging a festival next month to promote tourism in the province, along with four other...

Illegal Gold Giggers Driven Out of Borikhamxay

Illegal gold mining in Borikhamxay has ceased, but the provincial governor has ordered seven district governors to take steps to ensure that the practice...

Govt Aims to Restore Forest Cover to 70 Percent by 2020

The government has developed a strategy to restore forest cover to 70 percent of the country's terrain by 2020, meaning trees will need to...

Laos Joins Race against the Clock to Overcome Antimicrobial Resistance

Laos and other countries around the world have pledged to take immediate action to combat the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Globally and in the...

Ministry Drafts Safeguards Law to Protect Domestic Producers

The Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce has stressed the need to carefully word a proposed law that will protect domestic producers against an...