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Lao Red Cross Rescue Volunteers Respond to Over 3,000 Incidents Nationwide

The Lao Red Cross (LRC) currently operates a network of 326 rescue volunteers across Vientiane Capital and 10 provinces, delivering round-the-clock emergency services through the hotline number (provincial code) 1625. The rescue teams respond to daily incidents, provide assistance to individuals who are sick or injured, and are prepared to...

Thai Airways Closes Thai Smile After THB 20.9 Billion in Losses of 12 Years of Service

Thai Airways International (THAI) has formally dissolved Thai Smile Airways—its low-cost subsidiary.  On 5 June,...

Eight Companies Vie to Renovate Luang Prabang International Airport

On 3 June, seven international and one local company submitted preliminary qualification documents for...

LOCA Drives Change: Ride with Safety, Sustainability, and Smart Mobility

LOCA, a homegrown ride-hailing startup from Laos, is raising the bar for safety, sustainability,...

Lao Government Enforces Ban on Unregistered, Unlabeled Imported Food Starting 1 July

Starting 1 July, Laos will prohibit the import and sale of unregistered food products...

Local Merchants to Move to Newly-Built That Luang Market

More than 500 shops in the current temporary market will be moved to the newly-built That Luang market at the end of next month. The...

Laos Prepares to Set Up Rubber Tree Association

Laos is preparing to establish a Rubber Tree Association and mobilise rubber tree entrepreneurs to join the association.  The association will be designed to...

Laos Will Benefit From Voluntary Partnership Agreement with the EU

Once Lao PDR signs a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) with the European Union (EU), it will bring a number of benefits to the country,...

Laos Needs Massive Capital Injection to Drive Economic Growth

Economists warn that Laos will need to take a proactive approach to attract foreign direct investment if the country is to sustain economic growth...

PM Thongloun receives Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister

Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith received in Vientiane Capital on July 22 a courtesy visit from Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs...

Government Gets Tough on Occupational Health and Safety

The government is close to putting concrete measures in place to maintain and promote health and safety in workplaces with a new decree being...