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Vat Phou Featured on National Geographic as Hidden Gem in Southeast Asia

Vat Phou, an ancient temple in Laos’ Champasack Province, has been featured in a National Geographic Travel article as a hidden gem for travelers seeking serenity, history, and beauty without the crowds.  This UNESCO-listed site was praised for its “striking resemblance to Cambodia’s Angkor Wat” but with a quieter, more...

Xayabouly Province Home for 220 Registered Domestic Elephants

Xayabouly Province is currently home to 220 registered domestic elephants. Of these, 143 are...

Drunken Card Game Turns Deadly in Houaphanh, Suspect Reenacts Scene

A card game in Houaphanh Province ended in tragedy on 27 March when a...

Laos Orders Suspension of Potash Mining Projects in Vientiane Capital

The Lao government has ordered the immediate suspension of potash exploration and mining projects...

Lao Prime Minister Receives Japan’s Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun

The Japanese Emperor awarded Lao Prime Minister (PM) Sonexay Siphandone the Grand Cordon of...

Ex-UN Secretary-General Ban Makes Surprise Visit to Myanmar

BANGKOK (AP) — Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has made a surprise visit to military-run Myanmar on behalf of a group of elder statesmen...

Three Men Arrested for Smuggling Heroin in Bokeo

Three men were arrested in Bokeo last Thursday for the possession of 400 sticks of heroin, weighing 160 kilograms, which was discovered by authorities...

Storm Drifts Lao Entertainment Cruise to Thailand

A Lao restaurant cruise ended up near Mukdahanh, Thailand after being hit by a storm in Savanakhet Province on Sunday. Ch 7HD News reports...

Lao Athletes to Compete in 32 Sports at SEA Games in Cambodia

Athletes from Laos will compete in 32 out of the 46 sports at the SEA Games in Cambodia from 5-17 May. The Lao team...

7-Eleven Convenience Stores to Start Operations in Laos This Year

Thailand’s CP ALL Public Company plans to launch 7-Eleven convenience franchise stores in Laos by mid-2023. CP ALL Laos, a subsidiary of Thailand's CP ALL...

Top Election Official in Myanmar Assassinated by Guerrillas

BANGKOK (AP) — A top election official in Myanmar was fatally shot in his car in Yangon, the country’s commercial capital, in the latest...