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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 Namtha, and Luang Prabang provinces in the north of Laos, damaging homes, farmland, and infrastructure. Northern Provinces In Luang Namtha, heavy rainfall between 28 and 30 August triggered severe flash floods across 54 villages, including the...

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...

Laos Arrests at Least 6,200 Cybercrime Suspects in First Eight Months of 2026

Laos has arrested at least 6,200 suspects in cybercrime and online scam operations since...

Lao President Thongloun Meets SCO Chief in Bishkek After Laos Joins as Dialogue Partner

Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith met with Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Secretary-General Nurlan Yermekbayev in...

Flooding Affects 34 Villages in Luang Namtha as Roads, Power Hit Across Northern Laos

Heavy rain has triggered widespread flooding in Luang Namtha, affecting 34 villages and damaging...

Experts Mull Good Gender- Responsive Budgeting Practices

Experts from within the country have looked for superior practices in gender- responsive budgeting with the government committed through various policies and the Law...

Vientiane Police Outline Asean Summits Security

Some 350 traffic police officers will serve around the capital in an effort to reduce congestion and ease movements for foreign delegates and residents...

Vientiane Issues Temporary Work Permits to Over 1,000 Foreign Workers

More than 1,000 foreigners working in business and service sectors have been registered and issued temporary work permits as Vientiane authorities seek to bring...

Harder Works Needed to Fully Rule Laos by Laws: Senior Official

Law enforcement, the justice system and all stakeholders need to work harder to ensure that society in Laos is fully ruled by laws as...

Thailand Seizes Lumber Enroute from Laos

Twenty containers labeled as containing charcoal for cooking which were to be delivered to Hongkong were seized at a port in Chon Buri province...

Schools to Close During Asean Summits

All schools and state or private education institutions in the four main districts of Vientiane including the National University of Laos will close temporarily...