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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...

Lower Kip Value Delays Bus Service Resumption

The planned resumption of bus services between Khon Kaen and Vientiane has been postponed as the Lao kip worsens. The Lao partner responsible for...

Bank of the Lao PDR Considers Measures to Combat Exchange Issues

The central bank of the Lao PDR is considering measures to address money-related problems including Kip depreciation and rising inflation. According to the Lao News Agency...

Seven Suspects Arrested for Vientiane-Vang Expressway Shooting

A shooting in the exit tunnel on the Vientiane-Vang Vieng expressway led to the arrest of seven suspected drug gang members. Head of the Vientiane...

Bank of the Lao PDR to Issue 5 Trillion in Saving Bonds 

The central bank of Laos PDR will issue LAK 5 trillion in savings bonds to individuals and legal entities residing in the Lao PDR,...

Lao-China Railway Carries Over 400,000 Passengers to Destinations

The Lao-China railway has transported over 400,000 passengers in the past six months. The railway has recorded about 410,000 passengers traveling on the train since...

Laos Participates in UN General Assembly on HIV/AIDS

The United Nations General Assembly convened the Plenary Meeting on the Implementation of the Declaration of Commitment yesterday on HIV/AIDS and the Political Declarations...