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Laos Destroys Tonnes of Drugs as Police Warn of New Substances

Lao authorities have destroyed of 44.5 tonnes of seized drugs and drug-making chemicals in recent weeks, including millions of methamphetamine pills and thousands of kilograms of other substances. The destruction campaign comes as police warn that drugs such as ketamine and kratom drinks, as well as collagen products containing drugs,...

Laos Bans Money Bouquets, Crafts Made From Kip Banknotes

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

Laos Targets Faster Border Checks in USD 5 Million Trade Project

Laos is preparing local businesses for higher costs when selling goods abroad, as the...

Thailand’s AIS Plans USD 43.35 Million Investment in Lao Telecom

Thailand’s mobile operator AIS plans to invest USD 43.35 million in Lao Telecom, one...

More Lao Citizens Live Abroad as Foreign Population Nearly Doubles

The number of foreign nationals living in Laos has nearly doubled over the past...

Laos-China Railway Project to Help Laos to Become Land-linked Country

A recent report of the Ministry of Public Works and Transports asserts that the Laos-China Railway Construction Project will greatly contribute to the Lao...

Laos Sends Skilled Labour Force to ASEAN Skills Competition

The 11th ASEAN Skills Competition (ASC) official opened last Friday at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre in Malaysia and is scheduled to take place...

Ratthatava Awarded Hemaraj Award

Mr. Ratthatava Phouthavong, Editor in Chief of Family Magazine in Laos, has been honoured with a Cultural Leadership Award at the Hemaraj Awards 2016...

President Receives Vietnamese NA Chairwoman

President Bounnhang Vorachit yesterday received respectively at his office in Vientiane Capital credentials from new ambassadors to Laos.New ambassadors presenting their credentials to President Bounnhang...

Malaysian Stolen Cars Now Sold in Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia

Bangkok - Syndicates are expanding their reach by sending stolen vehicles by container ship from Singapore to Thailand's Laem Chabang Port and elsewhere in...

Lao Mills Need to Improve Rice Quality For Exports to China

VIENTIANE -- Lao officials said the country's mills need to improve rice quality as to meet the needs for exports to China, Lao daily...