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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...

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,...