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Bolikhamxay Signs Deals for Three Solar Plants as Larger Project Advances

Bolikhamxay authorities signed investment agreements on 15 October for three solar power plants of up to 5 megawatts (MW) each in two districts, adding to a 100 MW project already advancing in the province. Paksan Energy Development and Lao Clean Energy will build, own, and operate the plants on company-owned...

Vietnam to Introduce Lao in School Curricula in Three Border Areas

Vietnam is preparing to introduce Lao-language classes in schools in Son La Province, Hue...

Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia Plan Stronger Border Security in 2027

Defense ministers from Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia have agreed to strengthen border security, speed...

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...

Camera Surfaces 15 Years After Journalist Killed in Myanmar

BANGKOK (AP) — A video camera that had been missing for more than 15 years after it was dropped by a Japanese journalist who...

Police Set LAK 50 Million Reward to Arrest Lao Businesswoman

Lao police have issued a search warrant with a reward of LAK 50 million to arrest a Lao businesswoman who is believed to have...

Thai Court Denies Bail to Alleged Serial Killer Who Poisoned 13 People with Cyanide

Police in Thailand have arrested a woman who is suspected of poisoning at least 13 people with cyanide, with only two individuals managing to...

Laos to Raise Minimum Monthly Wage in May

Ahead of International Labor Day, the government has increased the country's minimum wage from LAK 1,200,000 to LAK 1,300,000, during the monthly cabinet meeting...

UNFPA, Australia and Laos Partner to Opens Protection Shelter in Bokeo

UNFPA, the Australian Government, and the government of Laos held the opening ceremony of the protection shelter for women and children in Bokeo Province...

Bank of Laos to Take Legal Action Against Unauthorized Foreign Currency Trading

The Bank of Lao PDR (BOL) issued a notice on Monday to warn individuals and companies against unlawful foreign currency trade in the country...