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Global Financial Bodies Warns of Slower Growth, Higher Inflation for Laos in 2026

Laos' economy is expected to continue expanding this year, even as slower growth and inflation present challenges, according to a global financial institution. In its latest outlook released on 9 July, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) forecast that Laos’ economic growth will ease this year while inflation surges, driven largely...

Authorities Say Sinkholes in Savannakhet Caused by Erosion, Not Mining

Authorities Say Sinkholes in Savannakhet Caused by Erosion, Not Mining Authorities have confirmed that eight...

Laos Seizes Major Drug Hauls, Arrests Over 4,000 in Six Months

Laos arrested 4,025 suspects in connection with 1,786 drug cases during the first six...

Young Lao Footballers Win International Titles as World Cup Fever Grows

While the FIFA World Cup dominates football headlines, a Lao youth footballers has returned...

Railway Expansion, Education Reform Among Key Issues at National Assembly

Expanding the railway to southern Laos, rolling out a new school system, reducing poverty,...

Chicken Farm Stink Raised at National Assembly

The National Assembly's Committee on Economic Technology and the Environment has reported to the Assembly's ongoing debate session that complaints are being made about...

Government, Development Partners Prepare for Polio Vaccination Campaign

The Ministry of Health, in cooperation with various development partners, yesterday held a meeting in Vientiane to prepare for a countrywide polio vaccination campaign. The...

Ceilings Imposed to Lower Interest Rates: Bank Governor

Ceilings for deposit and loan interest rates have been imposed in an attempt to manage and lower the interest rate that commercial banks charge...

Mass Organisations Comment on NA, Government Performance

Public debt, abuse of power and other misconduct by government officials are some of the issues highlighted by mass organisations for the National Assembly...

Irrawaddy Dolphins Functionally Extinct in Laos: Survey

The population of critically endangered Mekong River Dolphins - Irrawaddy Dolphins - in the Cheuteal trans-boundary pool between southern Laos and northern Cambodia has...

University Needs to Raise Standards: PM

The National University of Laos should set its sights on national development, especially in terms of the quality of the graduates it is producing,...