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Authorities Seize 77kg of Raw Gold in Crackdown Across Eight Provinces

The State Inspection Authority has seized 77 kilograms of raw gold ore across eight provinces, targeting unauthorized mining operations operating along major riverbanks. State Inspection Authority President Vansay Phongsavanh revealed the findings on 29 October during a resource management meeting. Inspections include 23 targeted locations, uncovering illegal extraction involving 18...

Laos Revokes Import Licences of Six Vehicle Companies

The Ministry of Industry and Commerce has revoked the import licences of six vehicle-importing...

Laos Orders Local Trade Offices to Stop Restricting Business Competition

The Ministry of Industry and Commerce has ordered trade offices nationwide to stop imposing...

Laos Inflation Eases to 7.7 Percent as Electricity Costs Remain High

Laos’ inflation edged down to 7.7 percent in October from 7.8 percent in September,...

Laos to Raise Private Sector Minimum Wage to LAK 3.4 Million from January 2027

Laos will raise the minimum monthly pay for private sector workers to LAK 3.4...

Borikhamxay Districts Achieve Milestone in Sanitation

Borikhamxay province: Two districts in this province - Pakxan and Thaphabath  are the first in the country to achieve Open Defecation Free (ODF) status...

Kyoto Extends Support for Waste Management Project

Japan's Kyoto Prefecture has committed to continue to help clean up Vientiane after an initiative launched by the two cities in November 2015 proved...

Ministry, Partners Seek to Ensure all Children Finish Primary School

The main challenge facing the government and its development partners is the need to ensure that many more children complete primary school. The Ministry of...

Oudomxay Schoolchildren Get Refurbished Library after Floods

Room to Read Laos has approved a special project to re-establish a library at Mokvieng Primary School in Baeng district, Oudomxay province, which suffered...

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...