Bolikhamxay is finalizing land compensation rates for the Vientiane-Hanoi Expressway, pushing forward a major infrastructure project designed to link landlocked Laos with Vietnamese seaports.
Local officials met with affected households in Pakxan district, on 23 September to outline payment structures for residential plots, rice fields, and agricultural land.
The draft framework...
Several companies across Laos have shown reluctance to comply with government initiatives to raise the minimum wage.
Despite the government's approval of a minimum wage...
Thailand has intensified its vigilance along the Thai-Laos border after receiving reports of anthrax outbreaks in local villages in Champasack Province, Laos.
In response to...
In response to Vientian’s recent announcement regarding the city’s registration plates, changing vehicle number plates from Vientiane Municipality to Vientiane Capital, effective on 1...
Despite an official ban on Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa), a tree native to Southeast Asia, contains mitragynine, a chemical similar to opioids like morphine in...
