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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 the 1st Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge between Viantiane and Nong Khcai, marking the seventh batch of transfers stemming from the ST Vegas cybercrime case. Those suspects trace back to a 18 July raid on a rental complex...

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,...

OP-ED More Connections, More Choices: What the SCO Means for Small States

OP-ED by Liu Yuanhui, CGTN A railway can change how a country connects to the...

Govt Takes Aim at Locust Invasion

The government is making a major effort to wipe out the plague of locusts that is afflicting crops in northern Laos. The locust outbreak is...

Lao Women Make Strides in Gender Equality

Vangvieng district: More than 40 officials from the Ministry of Culture, Information and Tourism attended a two-day workshop here from September 5-6 on gender...

UN Secretary-General Visits Drug Rehab Centre

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon yesterday visited a rehabilitation centre for drug addicts at Sisattanak District Hospital in Vientiane to observe the treatment and counselling...

New Institute to Improve Nutrition in Laos

The Ministry of Health, the US government and Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) on Monday signed two Memorandums of Understanding to build and...

Modern Machinery, Technical Skills Needed to Improve Wood Processing

Modern machines and technical skills are required to enhance the competitiveness of the Lao timber processing industry in line with other countries in the...

Chile, Egypt, Morocco Become Parties to Amity Treaty in Southeast Asia

Chile, Egypt and Morocco have officially become parties of the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC), bringing the signatories to 35...