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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...

Laos Deputy PM Attends Shinzo Abe’s State Funeral in Japan

Deputy Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone visited Tokyo this week to attend the state funeral of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and express his...

Miss Grand Myanmar Han Lay Arrives in Canada After Getting Political Asylum

Thaw Nandar Aung, also known as Han Lay, landed in Toronto, Canada on Wednesday after she was granted political asylum. The Myanmar junta Government has...

Laos and Singapore Leaders Meet to Discuss All Things Energy

The two countries are also looking at increasing cooperation in evolving areas like digital, sustainability and environmental protection. Laos and Singapore will be celebrating the...

Attapeu Villagers to be Compensated For Losing Land to Dam Construction

Over 20 families in Khanmaknao village, Xanamxay district, Attapeu province, will be compensated for losing their land to a hydropower project on the Sekong...

ASEAN Countries Unite to End Violence Against Women 

Earlier last week, Lao Women’s Union (LWU) and the National Commission for the Advancement of Women, Mother-Child (NCAWMC) hosted the International Conference on Preventing...

Vietnamese Surgeons Perform Life-Saving Surgery on Lao Baby

An eight-month-old baby in Laos diagnosed with complicated congenital heart disease was successfully treated back to good health in Vietnam. VnExpress reports that the...