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Flooding Hits Over 60,000 in Khammouane as Rivers Rise Above Danger Levels

Flooding has affected more than 60,000 people across all 10 districts of Khammouane province as continued heavy rain pushes several rivers  above danger levels, according to the Khammouane media on 12 August. The flood struck 206 villages and nearly 9,500 households across the central province in late July and early...

Laos State Utility Revenue Grows 9.4 Percent in First Half of 2026

Electricité du Laos (EDL), the state-owned power utility, grew its revenue by 9.4 percent...

Police Detain 261 Foreign Nationals in Thatluang Lake SEZ Scam Raid

On 8 August, Vientiane police raided a telecommunications fraud and online gambling operation at...

Seven-Year-Old Becomes Laos’ Youngest Internationally Rated Chess Player

Seven-year-old Bounthiengtham “Jayson” Sengphachan has already done something no Lao chess player his age...

Cambodia, Vietnam, Belarus, Others Mourn Death of Lao NA President Xaysomphone

Foreign leaders and diplomatic missions are paying tribute to Xaysomphone Phomvihane, President of the...

Australia Delivers Humanitarian Relief Supplies for Emergency Response in Laos

On Monday, 21 August, Mr. Paul Kelly, Australian Ambassador to Laos, handed over 13 tonnes of humanitarian relief supplies to Mr. Leepao Yang, Lao...

Lao Govt Issues Loan Policy of USD 128 Million to Boost Economy

The government of Laos has rolled out a credit policy of about LAK 2.5 trillion (USD 128 million) for some industries to enhance the...

Laos Conducts Trial of Digital Kip And Launches QR Payment with Cambodian Bank

Keen on digitally transforming the country's economy and banking systems, the Bank of Lao PDR (BOL) successfully trialed the “Digital Lao Kip,” and implemented...

Lao Railway College All Set to Welcome First Batch of 360 Students in 2023

The newly-opened Lao Railway Vocational Technical College in Vientiane is ready to welcome its first batch of over 300 students for the 2023-2024 academic...

Laos to Increase Minimum Wage for Workers in October

The Lao Prime Minister's Office has approved raising the minimum monthly wage in the country from LAK 1,300,000 (USD 67) to LAK 1,600,000 (USD...

Laos Records 560 Road Accidents, 92 Deaths in July

According to the Traffic Police Department (TPD), Laos saw 560 road accidents in July, an increase of 37 from June. These accidents resulted in...