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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,...

Project Aims to Provide Skills Training for Young People

The Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) 2017-2021 plans to promote skills development for young people in remote areas of Laos with a focus on...

Road Building Bogged Down in Xaysomboun

Upgrades to three main roads connecting to previously remote Xaysomboun province are mired in difficulties, mainly attributable to problems in sourcing state funds to...

National Assembly Pushes for Judiciary Improvement

The National Assembly (NA) has put forth a proposal for prosecutors and judges to be stricter in implementing their legal duties in an effort...

Luxembourg, Swiss Govts Lend Support to Tourism, Hospitality Sector

The Luxembourg and Swiss governments will provide funding totaling 15 million euros or over 133 billion kip for skills development in the tourism and...

PM Reveals Measures to Bolster Economic Growth

Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith told the National Assembly (NA) that the government will employ a number of measures to spur economic growth amid the...

Agents Can Book SilkAir Lao Flights

Sabre Corporation and SilkAir, the regional wing of Singapore Airlines, have announced new flights between Singapore, Vientiane and Luang Prabang are now available for...