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Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia Plan Stronger Border Security in 2027

Defense ministers from Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia have agreed to strengthen border security, speed up work on outstanding border markers, and improve intelligence sharing under a new military cooperation roadmap for 2027. On 14 October, Lao Defense Minister Khamliang Outhakaysone met his Vietnamese and Cambodian counterparts, Phan Van Giang and...

Lao PM Orders Urgent Action on Water Shortages, Overdue Project Debts

Prime Minister Saleumxay Kommasith has ordered the Ministry of Public Works and Transport to...

Laos Joins Asian Regional Security, Cooperation Forum

Laos has joined a pan-Asian forum that brings governments together to discuss regional security...

Laos Reports COVID-Era Graft, Jails Former Official in Separate Corruption Cases

Authorities in Laos have disciplined 153 people and referred another 21 for judicial proceedings...

Authorites Seize 23 Excavators in Two Illegal Gold Mining Raids in Vientiane

Authorities seized 23 excavators and other equipment during two raids on suspected illegal gold...

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...