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Lao Filmmakers Fund 2025 Awards Support for Shorts and Features

The Lao Filmmakers Fund 2025 announced on 19 November that it will support three short films and help develop four feature-length projects.  The fund, backed by the Heinrich Böll Foundation Southeast Asia and the Luxembourg Embassy in Vientiane, partnered with Blue Chair and LanXang Shorts to run the first LanXang...

Four Bridges Along Route 20 in Salavan Almost Half Way to Completion

The construction of four bridges along Route 20 in Salavan Province has reached 49...

Lao Government Rolls Out USD-10-Million Electricity Subsidy

Starting this September, households in Laos that use up to 300 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of...

Singapore Seizes Record Rhino Horn Haul Bound for Laos

AFP - Singapore has seized over USD 800,000 worth of illegal rhino horn and...

Don Khong Named Southeast Asia’s Top Island for Cycling by National Geographic

The UK-based National Geographic Traveler has named Don Khong in Champasack, Laos, one of...

Must Smuggled Food Be Destroyed? Perhaps It Could Go to the Needy

Police and provincial authorities in Laos have the authority to inspect and seize all illegal goods along the border, but why has food been...

Savannakhet Cracks Down On Corrupt Volunteer Emergency Service

 A Volunteer Emergency Service in Savannakhet Province has been permanently suspended, following notices issued by the governor of the province.  The two notices issued...

New UK Initiative to Boost Trade with Laos

A new initiative announced by the UK aims to promote the growth and prosperity of developing nations through the power of trade. The UK's new...

Former UK Ambassador Arrested in Myanmar

The UK's former ambassador to Burma/Myanmar, Vicky Bowman, has been arrested in Yangon, the nation's capital. BBC News reports that Ms. Bowman and her husband...

Lao Airlines Reinstates Major Routes in New Winter Schedule

Lao Airlines has released its long-awaited winter schedule, bringing back major routes. Lao airlines has announced on social media that it will be bringing back...

Xieng Khouang Police Arrest Husband and Wife Trafficking Team

Police have arrested a husband and wife in Xieng Khouang Province on charges of prostitution and human trafficking. Mr. Boun, a 53-year-old man and...