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Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia Plan Stronger Border Security in 2027

Defense ministers from Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia have agreed to strengthen border security, speed up work on outstanding border markers, and improve intelligence sharing under a new military cooperation roadmap for 2027. On 14 October, Lao Defense Minister Khamliang Outhakaysone met his Vietnamese and Cambodian counterparts, Phan Van Giang and...

Lao PM Orders Urgent Action on Water Shortages, Overdue Project Debts

Prime Minister Saleumxay Kommasith has ordered the Ministry of Public Works and Transport to...

Laos Joins Asian Regional Security, Cooperation Forum

Laos has joined a pan-Asian forum that brings governments together to discuss regional security...

Laos Reports COVID-Era Graft, Jails Former Official in Separate Corruption Cases

Authorities in Laos have disciplined 153 people and referred another 21 for judicial proceedings...

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...

Man Arrested in New Zealand For Importing Meth From Laos

The man, identified as Peter Ah Tong, pleaded guilty to importing more than 2 kilograms of methamphetamine into New Zealand from Laos and the...

UN Expert Urges a Different Approach to Resolve the Crisis in Myanmar

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An independent expert working with the United Nations on the issue of human rights in Myanmar urged the international community...

Thai Actor Donates USD 3 Million to Lao and Thai Hospitals

Thai actor and singer Phakin “Tono” Khamwilaisak, who swam across the Mekong River in 2022 to raise funds for two hospitals in Khammouane, Laos,...

Lao President Visits Communist Party Secretary in Chongqing, China

Mr. Thongloun Sisoulith, President of Laos, visited Mr. Yuan Jiajun, Communist Party Secretary of Chongqing, on Monday. During his visit, the Lao president praised Chongqing's...

Laos Inks Another Deal to Send More Workers to South Korea

The Lao government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with South Korea last week to send more Lao nationals to work in the country's...

Fatal Car Crash in Thailand Claims Life of Lao Driver

A Lao national was killed in an accident on Tuesday following his vehicle's collision with a truck in the province of Udon Thani, Thailand....