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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 and Cambodia Renew Commitment to Strengthening Bilateral Cooperation

Cambodia and Laos have said they are committed to exploring opportunities to develop and advance their "close and comprehensive collaboration" for the mutual benefit...

Laos Becomes Member of World Baseball Softball Confederation

Laos was voted in and introduced as a new member of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) this week. On Monday, 133 National Federations...

Bolikhamxay to Close Pubs During Student Examinations

Authorities in Bolikhamxay Province will close entertainment establishments in the main district to prevent distractions from final examinations from 14-16 July. According to a notice...

Police in Laos Search for Notorious Fraudster Phonethip Xaypanya

Police are searching for a Lao fraudster and her husband who fled the country after defrauding a number of people of large sums of...

Cambodia Launches “My Second Home” Program to Encourage Foreign Investment

Cambodia has launched a program to encourage foreign investment that offers a ten-year visa and other benefits to those who invest in the country. Khmer...

Lao and Thai Travelers Warned About Cigarette and Alcohol Purchases

Thai and Lao travelers have been reminded by Thai immigration officials that it is illegal to bring vast amounts of cigarettes or alcohol between...