Vientiane Capital has fallen short of government goals to reduce school dropouts, with financial pressures and barriers to attendance keeping children out of classrooms, education authorities reported on 10 November.
The primary school dropout rate stood at 2.38 percent, compared with the government’s goal of keeping it below 0.4 percent....
The Government of Laos has pledged to stave off debt default by managing exchange rates and reigning in state enterprises.
The commitment to stabilizing the...
Low-income workers in Laos are struggling as goods and commodity prices reach their peak of the year.
Vientiane Times reports that the price of goods...
A Nigerian national who was found to be carrying monkeypox in Thailand and fled the country has been arrested in Cambodia.
Cambodian authorities arrested the...
A man was apprehended after exchanging gunfire with police yesterday afternoon in Vientiane's Chanthabouly District.
A viral video posted to social media shows police...
Canadian Ambassador to Laos, Dr. Sarah Taylor, concluded a successful visit to Laos after more than two years’ absence due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The...
