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Vientiane’s Bus Rapid Transit Service Set to Begin Trial Operations by End of August

Vientiane’s BRT service is scheduled to begin trial operations free of charge for three months by the end of August, Mayor of Vientiane Capital Athsphangthong Siphandone announced during the 9th Ordinary Session of the Vientiane People’s Council’s second legislature on 7 June. The BRT project has made substantial progress, with...

Lao Man Arrested in Thailand for Producing, Selling Child Abuse Content

Thai police arrested a 20-year-old Lao national on 6 July at a resort in...

US Tariffs to Take Effect 1 August Without New Trade Deals

AFP - US tariffs will kick in on 1 August if trading partners from...

Vat Phou Featured on National Geographic as Hidden Gem in Southeast Asia

Vat Phou, an ancient temple in Laos’ Champasack Province, has been featured in a...

Xayabouly Province Home for 220 Registered Domestic Elephants

Xayabouly Province is currently home to 220 registered domestic elephants. Of these, 143 are...

Monkeys Find New Home at Wildlife Conservation Center

Two monkeys kept as pets became the center of social media debate recently after being confiscated by wildlife authorities and placed in a wildlife...

Laos Confirms 400 New Cases of Covid-19, Five Deaths

Laos has recorded 400 cases of Covid-19 across the country today, with five new deaths attributed to the coronavirus. The National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention...

Vientiane Landfill Fire Finally Out

A fire that broke out at the Vientiane Capital landfill site last weekend has finally been extinguished. The fire raged for five days, burning across...

Shots Fired as Unpaid Chinese Workers Protest in Khammouane

Chinese workers staged a protest at the Sino-Agri Potash Company in Khammouane Province on Sunday after working without pay. Some 35 laborers, all Chinese nationals,...

Workers from Laos and Cambodia Pour Back into Thailand

Hundreds of thousands of laborers from Laos and Cambodia have begun returning to Thailand as the country opens its doors to migrant workers. Thailand requires...

Laos Confirms 463 New Cases of Covid-19, Two Deaths

Laos has recorded 463 cases of Covid-19 across the country today, with two deaths. The National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control reported that 3,279...