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Thai Authorities Arrest Lao Woman on Human Trafficking Charges at Nong Khai Border

Thai immigration officers arrested a 60-year-old Lao woman at the First Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge on 24 October under a Thai court warrant alleging human trafficking involving a minor, according to Nong Khai Immigration. The woman, identified only as Pae, is from Pak Ngum District in Vientiane Capital. Officers detained her...

Laos Links South Korea Work Visas to Overstay Rates as Program Expands

Laos will suspend access to South Korea’s seasonal work program for 3 years if...

Researchers Find New Yellow-Snouted Venomous Snake in Laos’ Vang Vieng

Researchers have found a new kind of venomous snake living in caves in Vang...

Laos Destroys Tonnes of Drugs as Police Warn of New Substances

Lao authorities have destroyed 44.5 tonnes of seized drugs and drug-making chemicals in recent...

Laos Bans Money Bouquets, Crafts Made From Kip Banknotes

Laos has banned the production, sale, and advertising of crafts made from kip banknotes,...

New Quota of State Employees Assigned to Govt Bodies

A quota of 5,000 new employees has been allocated to government bodies in Vientiane and the provinces for 2017 in response to the country's...

Josué Hoffet French School to Open New Campus

The construction of the new campus of the Joshua Hoffet French School (Lycée Français Josué Hoffet), which shall serve as an upper secondary school,...

PM Ask Youths to Sacrifice for National Development, Protection

Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has called for the young generation to devote their efforts to the development and protection of the country, for which...

Government Orders Recycling Factory Shutdown

A recycling factory in Vientiane's Xaysettha district ceased operations yesterday after the government recently ordered the owner to close down, but the facility is...

Deputy PM Pays Working Visit to Savannakhet and Khammuan

Deputy Prime Minister Dr Sonexay Siphandone and his delegation recently paid a working visit to Savannakhet and Khammuan provinces, advising authorities to continue maintaining...

Govt Gives Green Light to Vientiane Province Cement Production

The government has agreed to allow Vientiane Hongshi Saythirath Cement Co., Ltd to excavate lime and construct a cement factory in Vientiane province after...