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Overseas Jobs Dominate Laos Employment as Workers Seek Higher Wages

Nearly all registered job seekers in Laos are looking for work abroad, even as businesses at home struggle to recruit staff. In the first nine months of 2026, a total of 76,604 people from Laos signed up to look for work, 93 percent of whom sought work overseas, while just...

Kenro Izu’s Journey From Photographer to Children’s Hospital Founder

Kenro Izu never planned to build hospitals. The Japanese photographer spent years travelling the...

Graduating Students Cook, Serve French Dinner at Luang Prabang Academy

It was a busy day in the kitchen at The Academy Luang Prabang on...

Laos Tightens Ban on Minors Entering Entertainment Venues

On 7 October, Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism Suanesavanh Vignaket announced tighter enforcement...

Laos Flags Millions in Misused Funds Across Public Projects

The State Inspection Authority has flagged USD 1.976 million in diverted funds and spending...

Suspect Apprehended for Rape and Murder in Houaphanh Province

A man was apprehended following the rape and murder of a woman who was discovered dead on 17 July along the San River in Viengxay...

Chinese Call Center Trafficker Arrested in Thailand

A Chinese national wanted for smuggling people across borders to work at scam call centers in Laos and Cambodia was apprehended on Saturday at...

Laos-China Railway Proposes Standing Tickets

The Laos-China Railway has proposed standing tickets as a way to accommodate large volumes of passengers following the reopening of the country to tourism. The...

Lao U-19 Football Coach Michael Weiss Both Proud and Hopeful

The Laotian Times interviews Mr. Michael Weiss, coach of the U-19 Lao national men's football team, about the tactics and techniques that led the...

EU Approves Monkeypox Vaccine From Bavarian Nordic

The European Commission has granted permission to Danish biotechnology company Bavarian Nordic to market its Imvanex vaccine as protection against Monkeypox. The approval of vaccine...

Cambodians Upset over Use of National Flower in Thai Movie

Cambodians are upset about a new Thai film poster depicting the Rumduol, Cambodia's national flower. The GDH movie poster depicts the two protagonists, Ranee "Bella"...