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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...

Nikon-JICA Donate 40 Scholarships to Savannakhet

This fiscal year, Nikon-JICA has donated 40 scholarships to the students of universities in Savannakhet province, the Pasaxon newspaper reported yesterday. The students who will...

One Policeman Dead after Pickup Rolls in Champassak

Road users travelling in both the northern and southern regions of the country should exercise caution whilst driving as the wet weather, occasional flooded...

Laos, Liberia Establish Diplomatic Ties

Representatives of the Lao government and Liberia have signed a Joint Communiqué establishing diplomatic relations in Beijing, China last week, according to the Ministry...

Govt Cancels Toll Collection at Thangon Bridge

The government has stopped collecting the toll at Thangon Bridge over the Nam Ngum River in Xaythany district, Vientiane after the debt for its...

Contaminated Food Imports Victimise Local Consumers

The huge volume of expired and contaminated products, notably tainted food being imported into Laos, is escalating concerns among local people over their long-term...

Indonesia Eyes Further Cooperation with Laos

Hydropower, tourism, potassium, and medical treatment are among the sectors Indonesia has its eye on for prospective cooperation with Laos, based on the Lao...