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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,...

CLMV Consult on Cyber Security Policy

Four ASEAN members Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam began a meeting yesterday in Vientiane to reach consensus on cyber security norms, strengthen operational linkages,...

Cambodian Deputy PM Observes Fish Passage Improvements at Don Sahong Dam

A high-ranking delegation from Cambodia led by Foreign Affairs Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Mr. Hor Namhong visited the Don Sahong hydropower project in...

Minister Vows Action against Out-of-date, Contaminated Foods

Action has been and will continue to be taken to prevent the sale of out-of-date and contaminated foods as well as the provision of...

Round Table Meeting to Boost Development in Laos

Senior government officials and their development partners will discuss ways to extend cooperation and mobilise aid to finance cooperative programmes in Laos. The upcoming round...

NA Members Want Tougher Oversight on Chemical Use

National Assembly (NA) members have proposed that the government impose tougher measures in managing the distribution and use of dangerous chemicals so they can...

Chinese Group Backs Poverty Eradication Efforts

The International Poverty Reduction Centre in China (IPRCC) will provide US$5 million this year to assist in eradicating poverty in two villages in Vientiane...