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Authorites Seize 23 Excavators in Two Illegal Gold Mining Raids in Vientiane

Authorities seized 23 excavators and other equipment during two raids on suspected illegal gold mining sites in Sangthong District, Vientiane Capital, according to Lao Security Media. The raids took place from 23 to 26 September and 9 to 11 October, covering 10 sites across two villages. Officers also seized seven gold-filtering...

Laos Seeks Higher Age Limits, More Couple Slots for Farm Workers in South Korea

Laos has asked South Korea’s Seongju County to raise age limits and expand seasonal...

Laos, Vietnam Restart USD 492M Potash Project in Khammouane

A USD 492 million potash mining and processing project in Khammouane is moving forward...

Overseas Jobs Dominate Laos Employment as Workers Seek Higher Wages

Nearly all registered job seekers in Laos are looking for work abroad, even as...

Kenro Izu’s Journey From Photographer to Children’s Hospital Founder

Kenro Izu never planned to build hospitals. The Japanese photographer spent years travelling the...

Three Major Accidents Last Week Raise Concerns About Safe Driving in Laos

Three severe accidents took place in Laos last week, grievously injuring three individuals and killing two people, raising concerns about safe driving in the...

Thai Airways to Double Fleet, Focus on More Flights to India

Thailand’s biggest airline, Thai Airways International, has laid out plans to expand its fleet after seeking bankruptcy protection in 2020 due to inefficient management...

Lao Children and Youth Advocate for Their Right to Healthy Planet

One month after the launch of the It Starts With Me campaign during International Children’s Day on 1 June, the World Wide Fund for...

NA Member Urges Lao Govt to Raise Salaries for Civil Servants

A constituent from Bolikhamxay has asked the government at the ongoing Ninth National Assembly's Fifth Ordinary Session to increase the monthly remuneration of civil...

Lao National Assembly Celebrates International Day of Parliamentarism

During the ongoing Fifth Ordinary Session of the Lao National Assembly, constituents from the Ninth National Assembly Legislation celebrated the 134th anniversary of the...

Thai Officials Confiscate Over 500 Tons of Aniline Destined for Laos

Thai anti-narcotics and customs officials seized a total of 510.7 tones of aniline destined for Laos from a warehouse for dangerous chemicals in Laem...