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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...

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...

New Community Fisheries Project to Preserve Mekong’s Biodiversity

A new community fisheries project in the Mekong River was launched in Vientiane yesterday with the Department of Livestock and Fisheries (DLF), Ministry of...