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Laos, Singapore Look to Forests, Farms for Carbon Finance

Laos is moving to turn emissions reductions from forests, agriculture and other projects into a new source of foreign investment and climate funding, after signing a carbon-credit agreement with Singapore. On 4 September, the two countries agreed to establish a legally binding framework that will let Laos generate and transfer...

Luang Prabang Economy Grows Despite Sharp Drop in Tourists

Luang Prabang’s economy grew 3.9 percent in the first half of 2026, even as...

Cybercrime Crackdown Intensifies as Authorities Bust Four Operations in Early September in Vientiane

Vientiane police dismantled four cybercrime and online gambling operations across Vientiane Capital in early...

Thailand Warns Against Hiring Migrant Workers as Lao Workers Continue to Face Illegal Work, Trafficking Risks

Thailand has warned employers against hiring migrant workers without valid permits or assigning them...

New Vientiane-Udon Thani Bus Route to Launch on 9 September

Thailand has just announced the launch of a new bus route connecting Laos’ Vientiane...

Thailand Encourages a Dangerous Addiction to Debt in Laos

Laos is back in the Thai baht debt markets again, with issuance from the Republic coming just two months after the country’s government-owned utility...

Sinxay Literature Awards Announce Winners

Huknee Nilundon by Ms Thiphakeson Douangchack from the University of Health Sciences took out the Sinxay Literature Award for Novel during a presentation ceremony...

BCEL-KT: Trade Summary (Nov 7, 2016)

Trade Summary LSX was mixed on the first trading day of the week, the index growth 8.85 points to 999.79 points from the matching of...

Australia Supports School Expansion in Xaythany

Somsamay Secondary School in Xaythany district, Vientiane, now has new classrooms for an additional 100 students so they can enjoy a better learning environment. The...

Gov’t Promotes Small-scale Rice, Fish Production

The Department of Livestock and Fisheries last week held a meeting to discuss the results of an experimental initiative to increase the yield of...

Trailer Carrying Excavator Causes Champassak Bridge Collapse

The Sahalao Service Company, owners of a low loader trailer that was carrying an excavator, has agreed to fund repairs to the old metal...