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Laos-Vietnam Railway UXO Clearance Reaches 90 Percent in Laos Section

Surveying, clearance, and destruction of unexploded ordnance (UXO) along the Laos-Vietnam Railway project in Khammouane Province has reached 90 percent completion, clearing the way for heavy machinery to begin construction, local media reported on 12 November. The work is entering its final phase, with the project preparing to move into...

Laos Adopts Five-Year Plan to Protect Migrant Workers

Laos has approved a five-year migration plan aimed at protecting workers’ rights, improving access...

Thousands of Students Leave School Before Graduation in Vientiane

Vientiane Capital has fallen short of government goals to reduce school dropouts, with financial...

Thai Airways Reports Breach Involving Over 60,000 Passenger Records

Thai Airways is investigating unauthorized access to passenger booking information held by its service...

Vientiane Forecasts Faster Economic Growth This Year

Vientiane Capital expects its economy to grow by 7.6 percent this year, falling short...

Japan Supports Promotion of Disability-Inclusive Communities in Laos

The Government of Japan has provided grant assistance worth USD 321,573 to support the promotion of disability-inclusive communities in Laos. The grant contract was signed...

Tropical Depression to Cause Rainfall in Southern and Central Laos This Weekend

The department of Meteorology and Hydrology has issued a warning for heavy rains as a tropical depression that originated in the south China sea...

Huge Amount of Drugs Destroyed on Anti-Drug Day in Savannakhet

Savannakhet Police Headquarters got rid of the drugs during a national anti-drug day event on Wednesday. Around 264,395 pills of amphetamine, 14,805 gm of...

Mekong Tourism Forum Concludes with Great Hope for the Future

The Mekong Tourism Forum 2022 (MTF) was held this week on 12-13 October to highlight the profile of the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) as...

Laos to Use New Drug to Cure Alcoholic Hepatitis

Lao, Thai, and Malaysian health professionals have come together to work on ways to improve the management of alcoholic hepatitis cases in the region. Vientiane...

Five Ways Laos Could Revive its Economy (By an Economist)

Given the soaring inflation rate and economic crisis in the country, Phil Allan, a Macroeconomic Policy Analyst, opines on what reforms could transform the...