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Mineral Sector Surpasses Five-Year Goals as Government Strengthens Oversight

Laos’ mineral sector recorded production worth LAK 36,175 billion (approximately USD 1.67 billion) in the first 10 months of 2025, achieving 104 percent of the annual target. Speaking at the 10th Ordinary Session of the 9th National Assembly on 10 November, Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone highlighted key progress under the...

Australia Reaffirms Commitment to Laos with Another Humanitarian Relief Delivery under Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2025

Australia continues to demonstrate its strong partnership with Laos by delivering emergency relief supplies...

National Assembly Approves Salary Revision for Civil Servants from January 2026

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee has agreed in principle to approve the government’s...

End to US Government Shutdown in Sight as Stopgap Bill Advances to House

By Imran Vittachi/AFP - The longest-ever US government shutdown moved forward 10 November toward...

Leaked Documents Show Meta Profited from 15 Billion Daily Scam Ads, Reuters Reports

Leaked internal documents from Meta have exposed that approximately 10 percent of the company's...

Thai and Cambodian Governments Cracking Down on Call Center Crime

Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to cooperate digitally in order to crack down on call-center gangs and online gambling dens. All government agencies in...

Laos Confirms 1,842 New Cases of Covid-19

Laos has recorded 1,842 cases of Covid-19 across the country today. The National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control reported that 4,097 tests were conducted...

Civil Servant Numbers Culled

The government of Laos has authorized a quota of only 1,300 new civil servants this year. The Ministry of Home Affairs was directed by the...

Thailand Scraps PCR Tests on Arrival Pending Infection Rates

The spokesman for Thailand's Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration has said that RT-PCR tests on arrival are to be scrapped. The removal of this step...

Employees Caught Faking Covid Test Results 

Government and private organizations have warned that workers who falsify Covid-19 results will face heavy fines. Both state employees and private-sector workers have been caught...

Uncontrollable Inflation Reaches 8 Percent in Laos

Laos' year-on-year inflation rate increased to 8.5 percent in March, the highest recorded in some years. According to information provided by the Bank of Laos,...