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Laos Collects USD 12 Million in Digital Taxes From Global Tech Companies

Laos has collected approximately USD 12 million in digital taxes from global technology companies since introducing its digital tax system in late 2024, according to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Santiphab Phomvihane. The tax applies to foreign digital service providers without a physical presence in Laos, including Microsoft,...

Laos Agricultural, Forestry Exports Top USD 1 Billion in First Half of 2026

Laos earned more than USD 1 billion from agriculture and forestry exports in the...

Laos Steps Up Illegal Mining Crackdown After Luang Prabang Gold Mining Cases

The Lao Ministry of Industry and Commerce has ordered a nationwide crackdown on illegal...

Champasak Signs Deal for New 5-MW Solar Power Project

Authorities in Champasak signed a concession agreement on 3 July with a private company...

China Reservoir Collapse Comes as Laos Prepares for Rising Rivers and Flood Risks

Floods in southern China have killed two people and forced nearly 48,000 residents to...

Cloud Seeding Leading to Forecast Uncertainty: Weather Bureau

Cloud seeding is making weather forecasts around the country less accurate while better coordination is needed between water level forecasting and dam managers, according...

Two Articles of Govt Law Revised to Handle Changes

The Law on Government requires amendments to two articles that are set to reflect in law changes to the administrative structure and further codify...

Some Schools Opt for Fee Rise This Year

Some state and private schools in Vientiane have announced that they will raise their prices for the new academic year set to commence. For example,...

X-rays Suggest Logs at Thai Port Not From Laos

X-rays have suggested that the illegal logs and partially-processed wooden products locally known as mai tee tab (sawn lags) found in seized containers en-route-from...

Krungsri Customers Pay Financial Products More Conveniently Through JDB Bank Channel

Customers of Krungsri's financial services in Laos will benefit from more convenience in making payments after connecting to the Joint Development Bank's banking channel. Krungsri...

Asean Cultural Ministers Support Vientiane Declaration on Cultural Heritage

The recent 7th Meeting of ASEAN Ministers Responsible for Culture and Arts in Banda Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam has endorsed the Vientiane Declaration on...