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Vientiane’s Bus Rapid Transit Service Set to Begin Trial Operations by End of August

Vientiane’s BRT service is scheduled to begin trial operations free of charge for three months by the end of August, Mayor of Vientiane Capital Athsphangthong Siphandone announced during the 9th Ordinary Session of the Vientiane People’s Council’s second legislature on 7 June. The BRT project has made substantial progress, with...

Lao Man Arrested in Thailand for Producing, Selling Child Abuse Content

Thai police arrested a 20-year-old Lao national on 6 July at a resort in...

US Tariffs to Take Effect 1 August Without New Trade Deals

AFP - US tariffs will kick in on 1 August if trading partners from...

Vat Phou Featured on National Geographic as Hidden Gem in Southeast Asia

Vat Phou, an ancient temple in Laos’ Champasack Province, has been featured in a...

Xayabouly Province Home for 220 Registered Domestic Elephants

Xayabouly Province is currently home to 220 registered domestic elephants. Of these, 143 are...

Poor Household Prevalence Drops as Poverty Reduction Push Persists

The extent of poor families in Laos has continued to decrease after the government and partners mobilised significant funding and efforts to infrastructure development...

Two Houses Burn Down in Donpamai Village

Two houses burned down in Donpamai village, Sisattanak district, Vientiane, on Wednesday, with resulting damages estimated at some 900 million kip.An official in charge...

BMW Asia, Auto Lao Support Asean Summits

The government has accepted an offer of support vehicles from BMW Asia and Auto Lao to service the 28th and 29th ASEAN Summits and...

Synthetic Drug Market in East and Southeast Asia Continues to Expand

The synthetic drug market in East and Southeast Asia is continuing to expand, accounting for a large and growing proportion of global methamphetamine production,...

VAT to Be Levied at Border Crossings, Effective Immediately

All people who enter Laos bringing with them goods items valued at over US$50 will have to pay 10 percent of the goods value...

Turning Cultural Differences into Shared Assets, Asean Can Prosper

Prime Minister ThonglounSisoulith has encouraged the 10 ASEAN member countries to turn diversity into the spirit of one ASEAN Community and cultural differences into...