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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,...

Savannakhet Volleyballers Look forward to School Games Next Year

Savannakhet provincial men's and women's student volleyball teams will begin to train regularly at an indoor stadium and live-in accommodation until traveling to compete...

Fuel Prices Rise Again

The Ministry of Industry and Commerce on Tuesday announced that fuel prices would rise across the country as from yesterday. In Vientiane the cost of...

Lao Handicraft Association Optimistic of Future

Lao handicraft products can look forward to continued expansion of their markets through improving designs and better quality, according to the head of the...

Korean Experts Share Techniques in Water Resources Management

The Ministry of Energy and Mines is partnering with K-water and the Korea Trade Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) to organise the Lao Water Resources...

Regional Roundtable Backs Call for Moderation as an ASEAN Value

Sharing ideas with all stakeholders on the local nuances of moderation was the main issue yesterday when ASEAN representatives, government officials, academics and diplomats...

Lao, French Medics to Provide Free Treatment in XiengKhuang

A medical team from the Lao-French Medical Association is advising people with cleft lips and palates, and people who have problems with their ears...