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Luang Namtha Calls for Public Donations as Flooding Devastates Province

On 31 August, Luang Namtha Province called on domestic and foreign sectors to donate money and supplies to help residents recover from severe flooding that struck the province.  The appeal joins a wave of donation calls from flood-hit provinces across Laos in recent weeks. Between 29 and 30 August, heavy rain...

Laos Hands Over 34 Thai Nationals in Seventh ST Vegas Transfer

On 2 September, Lao authorities handed over 34 Thai nationals to Thai authorities at...

Thongloun Pushes Multilateralism at SCO Summit, Deepens India, Kyrgyzstan Ties

President Thongloun Sisoulith attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Plus Meeting in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan,...

Vientiane Province Court Sentences 14 in Drug Trafficking, Murder Cases, Up to Life Imprisonment

On 27 August, the Vientiane Province People's Court sentenced 14 people for drug trafficking...

Floods Hit More Than 100 Villages in Three Northern Provinces

Heavy monsoon rains in late August left more than 100 villages flooded across Oudomxay,...

Luang Prabang Hosts Young Asean Leaders Summit

The 2016 Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) summit took place at Souphanouvong University in Luang Prabang province on Wednesday, bringing together about 200...

EAS Approves Three Declarations in Laos

Leaders of ASEAN and its eight dialogue partners adopted three important documents at the 11th East Asia Summit (EAS), which was chaired by the...

Leaders Adopt Statements to Strengthen Future Cooperation

Several important joint statements have been endorsed during the 28th and 29th ASEAN Summits which came to an end in Vientiane on Thursday. The statements...

New Zealand Announces UXO Clearance Package

New Zealand will provide NZD10 million (US$7.2 million), one of the biggest single contributions made through the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), to Laos'...

ASEAN Summits Wrap Up to Great Acclaim

The Lao government has expressed its satisfaction with its great accomplishment in hosting the 28th and 29th ASEAN Summits and related summits, which wrapped...

Obama Looks to Cement Closer Ties to Laos

LUANG PRABANG, Laos – Aiming to cement closer ties to Laos and its people, President Barack Obama toured a Buddhist temple Wednesday and paid...