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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...

EuroCham Laos Launches its Luang Prabang Chapter

Last week, 2023 ECCIL EuroCham Laos officially launched its Luang Prabang chapter during a networking event by its Platinum Sponsor AIF. Dilip Jesuthasan, Board...

Thailand Stops Cattle Import from Myanmar After FMD Outbreak

Following the World Organization for Animal Health (WOHA) report on the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak in Myanmar, Thailand's Department of Livestock Development...

China Eases Covid Regulations for Travelers from Laos

The Embassy of the Republic of China to Laos has issued a statement to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to inform them that starting...

Ministry of Health Issues New Rules to Keep Medicine Prices Stable

The Ministry of Health has issued a new regulation to be put into action 45 days after being posted on the Lao Official Gazelle...

FIFA President Meets First Laotian Council Member in France

FIFA President Gianni Infantino recently met Ms. Kanya Keomany, General Secretary of the Lao Football Federation (LFF), and a new FIFA council member to...

Thailand-US Cobra Gold Military Exercises Resume at Pre-pandemic Size

BANGKOK (AP) — Thai and US officials officially opened annual Cobra Gold multinational military exercises on Tuesday, now restored to one of the world's...