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Houaphanh Finds LAK 12.8 Billion in Losses Linked to Official Violations

Authorities in Houaphanh, northern Laos, have uncovered 120 officials who had allegedly  violated party regulations and state laws, with related financial damage totaling nearly LAK 13 billion (USD 579,700), state media reported. Officials revealed the findings on 10 September during a five-year review (2021-2025) of the province’s inspection work. The...

Laos Arrests 167 Suspects in Cybercrime Crackdown in First Half of September

Lao authorities arrested 167 people in eight raids targeting online scams and illegal gambling...

Timor-Leste Moves to Join Cluster Munition Ban at Vientiane Conference

Timor-Leste has taken a formal step toward joining the Convention on Cluster Munitions, signing...

Attapeu Dam Collapse Survivors Set to Receive Final Compensation After Eight Years

Eight years after the Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy hydropower dam in Attapeu collapsed, killing dozens and...

Lao, Chinese Energy Firms to Study Battery Storage System for Laos Power Grid

On 11 September, Électricité du Laos (EDL) and Chinese energy company Shenzhen Yichu Smart...

Laos Ranked 42nd Most Vulnerable Country to Climate Change

Laos has been ranked as the 42nd most vulnerable country to climate change. This is due to the country’s proneness to climate-related hazards. Laos' susceptibility to...

Laos Places 132nd On Status of Children Report

Save the Children launched a new global report, ‘The Many Faces of Exclusion’ where it ranked countries based on a range of indicators related...

South Korea Eyes Strawberry Farm Project In Xiengkuang

On the 3rd of July, President of the South Korean Association of Arts and Culture Dr Yu Hian Suk and her delegation met with Acting Party Head...

Thai Soccer Team Found Alive in Tham Luang Cave

The twelve boys and their soccer coach missing in a cave system in Thailand for nine days have finally been found by rescuers in...

Laos Will Issue Bonds in KIP

The Lao government has announced that it will issue domestic bonds in LAK (kip) - instead of foreign currencies - with a two-pronged objective aimed at...

How is Laos Doing on Social Development?

The Lao Statistics Bureau and the Ministry of Planning and Investment, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education and...