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Laos Reports COVID-Era Graft, Jails Former Official in Separate Corruption Cases

Authorities in Laos have disciplined 153 people and referred another 21 for judicial proceedings over a COVID-era scheme that allowed Chinese nationals to evade quarantine fees or pay rates above official limits, causing total losses of approximately USD 2.2 million. State Inspection Authority President Vansay Phongsavanh reported the case to...

Authorites Seize 23 Excavators in Two Illegal Gold Mining Raids in Vientiane

Authorities seized 23 excavators and other equipment during two raids on suspected illegal gold...

Laos Seeks Higher Age Limits, More Couple Slots for Farm Workers in South Korea

Laos has asked South Korea’s Seongju County to raise age limits and expand seasonal...

Laos, Vietnam Restart USD 492M Potash Project in Khammouane

A USD 492 million potash mining and processing project in Khammouane is moving forward...

Overseas Jobs Dominate Laos Employment as Workers Seek Higher Wages

Nearly all registered job seekers in Laos are looking for work abroad, even as...

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...

Kenya and Taiwan Warn Citizens of Trafficking to Laos, Cambodia

Kenyans and Taiwanese are among the hundreds of people trafficked to Southeast Asia and forced to work for telecom scam networks based in Laos...

Natural Disaster Damages Exceed LAK 10 Billion in Luang Prabang

The Department of Public Works and Transport in Luang Prabang Province has estimated that the damage caused by natural disasters in the province has...

Prudential Laos Supports British Embassy Scholarship Program

On 23 August, Prudential Life Assurance (Lao) Company Limited (Prudential Laos) and the British Embassy in Vientiane signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to...