Authorities in Laos have disciplined 153 people and referred another 21 for judicial proceedings over a COVID-era scheme that allowed Chinese nationals to evade quarantine fees or pay rates above official limits, causing total losses of approximately USD 2.2 million.
State Inspection Authority President Vansay Phongsavanh reported the case to...
Construction of the Nam Ngeun International Checkpoint in Xayabury Province has reached over 60 percent completion as of June, slightly behind schedule, officials reported.
Located...
By Anoulak Kittikhoun, originally published on Fulcrum Analysis on Southeast Asia
Laos will graduate from the UN’s Least Developed Country (LDC) category this year. Doing so...
On 9 June, Savannakhet Province launched its first bacteria-enhanced mosquito release program, becoming the latest province to join Laos' expanding effort to curb dengue...
On 8 June, authorities in Xaysomboun Province shut down an illegal gold mining operation, seizing heavy equipment and detaining seven people, including a Chinese...
A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Mindanao in the southern Philippines on Monday, 8 June, killing at least 19 people.
The quake...
