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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 the start of 2026, as authorities carry out an intensifying nationwide crackdown that has swept across the country. Most recently, authorities detained 139 suspects during the last weekend of August in raids on two properties in...

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...

Laos Inflation Reaches 7.7% in August, Remains Above Target

Laos’ inflation rate reached 7.7 percent in August, a slight increase from 7.6 percent...

Flooding Disrupts Flights to Luang Namtha, Oudomxay Also Reports Flooding

Lao Airlines has suspended flights between Vientiane and Luang Namtha after after rising waters...

Lao Young Officials Leave for Japan to Upgrade Knowledge, Skills

Ten young Lao officials from provinces and ministries left yesterday for Japan to attend an intensive training course on Urban Environmental Management through the...

Vice Prime Minister Receives Linfox President

Deputy Prime Minister Somdy Douangdy on Aug 15 in Vientiane received Peter Fox, President of Linfox, as the latter was in Laos for the...

Vietnam Supports Writing Skills Lessons for Lao Media Personnel

Nghe An province, Vietnam: The Ministry of Information and Communications of Vietnam is continuing its support for a writing course on economic, political, and social...

Rare Long Leng Lumber’s Illegal Loggers Not From Laos, Source Claims

Investigations into the identity of illegal loggers who cut down 70 long leng trees in forests along the border between Laos and Vietnam are...

Civil Code Draft Nears Completion

The development of a draft of a civil code for the country is close to its completion with the expectation of submission for government...

Laos Hopes to Export Electricity to Singapore by 2020

Laos expects it will be able to export electricity to Singapore by 2020 as its officials are speeding up talks with the countries involved. Deputy...