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Thousands of Students Leave School Before Graduation in Vientiane

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....

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...

Thailand Plans to Extend Work Permits for Lao, Myanmar Migrant Workers

Thailand is planning to extend work permits for more than 2.3 million migrant workers...

Japan Provides JPY 955.8 Million in Road, Bridge Repair Equipment to Laos

Japan handed over road and bridge repair equipment worth JPY 955.8 million (USD 6.05...

Laos-China Railway Clarifies Wet Weather Incident

The Laos-China Railway Company has issued a statement on its Facebook page clarifying an incident that occurred recently in which customers were caught in...

Laos Knocks Out Thailand in Historic Victory at AFF U19 Youth Championship

Laos defeated Thailand in a historic victory yesterday evening during the semi-final round of the AFF U19 Youth Championship at the Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium,...

Passport Applications Overwhelm Consular Department in Laos

A drastic increase in the number of residents applying for passports in Laos has overwhelmed the passport office, according to the Ministry of Foreign...

Laos to Face Thailand Following Winning Streak at AFF U-19 Youth Championship Football Tournament

The Laos National U-19 Football Team is to face Thailand this evening on the back of a historic winning streak, writes Soukkaseum Detvongsa. The...

Over 5,000 Fraud Victims Await Arrest of Phonethip Xaypanya

More than 5,000 people have come forward as victims of Phonethip Xaypanya, a con artist who defrauded large sums of money from people in...

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Leaves a Lasting Legacy in Laos

“If we were to unleash the abilities of every single person in Asia, and let them fulfill their potential, the resulting force would be...