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Corruption Crackdown in Laos’s Attapeu Province Uncovers Millions in Financial Irregularities

Attapeu authorities have detailed five years of corruption investigations and financial irregularities, including a major treasury case involving more than LAK 90 billion (USD 4 million) in payments made without original supporting documents. On 22 September, Souvansi Keoviset, head of the Attapeu Provincial Anti-Corruption Agency, presented the results of investigations...

Xaysomboun Identifies Four Companies Over Unauthorized Gold Mining

Authorities in Xaysomboun Province have identified four companies allegedly involved in unauthorized alluvial gold...

Laos Detains 33 Suspects in Two-Day Vientiane Cybercrime Crackdown

Lao authorities detained 33 people, all Chinese nationals, in a two-day operation targeting cybercrime...

Lao Migrant Workers Send Home USD 500 Million in First Seven Months of 2026

Lao migrant workers sent an estimated USD 500.7 million back to Laos during the...

Vietnam Emerges as Laos’ Second-Largest Foreign Investor with USD 8 Billion in Projects

Vietnam has become Laos's second-largest foreign investor, with more than 400 projects worth a...

Train to Busan, the best Korean film for a decade

Train to Busan is a 2016 South Korean zombie apocalypse thriller film directed by Yeon Sang-ho and starring Gong Yoo, Jung Yu-mi and Ma...

Snappers Awarded as Tenth Photo Comp Captures Country a Decade on

WIG's 10th Annual Photography Competition exhibition and competition took place in Vientiane last Friday showcasing over 60 photographs taken by Lao and international photographers...

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...