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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...

Landslides Follow Heavy Rains in Nation’s North

Bokeo province road workers are struggling to repair sections of a provincial link between the districts of Paktha and Huayxai after vehicles were left...

Ministry Reduces Fuel Prices

Petrol stations across the country lowered the retail prices of petrol and diesel yesterday after the Ministry of Industry and Commerce issued an announcement...

Economist: Kip Strong, Not Overvalued

Even though the Lao kip is strong the currency is not overvalued, according to a leading local economist. Senior Economist of the National Economic Research...

EDL Expands Electricity Lines to Power Consumption Increase

Electricité du Laos (EDL) continues to expand power availability and raise access rates for consumers in Laos with its installment of 115 kWh of...

J&C Services Moves to Better Service the Needs of Expatriates in Laos

Since its foundation in 2008, the expatriate community in the Lao PDR has increasingly depended on J&C Services for its suite of award-winning services...

New Study: Laos At Development Crossroads

A new study by the Economic Research Institute for Asean and East Asia has highlighted 2 serious challenges for the nation's industrial development while...