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Khammouane Signs USD 1.2 Million Deal to Develop Khounnamphone Nature Tourism Site

Khammouane has signed a concession agreement worth more than USD 1.2 million to develop a stretch of land in Ban Pha Laem, Thakhek District, into a new nature tourism destination called Khounnamphone. The provincial committee signed the agreement with KK Tourism Development Sole Co., Ltd. on 23 September. The company...

Vientiane Shuts Down KM38 Dharma Practice Center After Leader Defies Order Over Reborn Buddha Claim

On 24 September, Vientiane authorities shut down the KM38 Dharma Practice Center in Sangsai...

African Swine Fever Disrupts Pork Supplies, Beef Prices Rise in Vientiane

The pork shortage is putting pressure on Vientiane’s meat markets as African swine fever...

Corruption Crackdown in Laos’s Attapeu Province Uncovers Millions in Financial Irregularities

Attapeu authorities have detailed five years of corruption investigations and financial irregularities, including a...

Xaysomboun Identifies Four Companies Over Unauthorized Gold Mining

Authorities in Xaysomboun Province have identified four companies allegedly involved in unauthorized alluvial gold...

WWF Commends Laos’s Decision to Dismantle Tiger Farms

The government’s intention to phase out tiger farms announced at the UN CITES 17th Conference of Parties last week in Johannesburg, South Africa is...

Hinheup Primary Students Get New Classrooms

PS Agriculture and Industry Development Import-Export Company has provided 1.5 billion kip and funded construction of a new primary school in Vientiane province to...

ASEAN Officials further Enhance their Single Aviation Market

Senior officials from ASEAN aviation are willing to work towards realising their aspiration to build a comprehensive partnership on the ASEAN Single Aviation Market,...

Flood Victims still in Need of Assistance

Although the floods receded more than a month ago, those affected by the downpours in the northern provinces are still struggling to survive. The government...

Vientiane Authorities Confer on Urban Planning Development

Vientiane authorities in cooperation with the Ministry of Public Works and Transport convened a meeting on urban planning development in the capital to mark...

KOICA to Fund US$7 Million Maternal, Child Healthcare Project

Experts from the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) last week conducted a preliminary study on improving access to maternal and child healthcare services in...