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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...

Youth Climate Action Conference Held in Vientiane

Zero Waste Laos held the Youth Climate Action Conference at Crown Plaza Hotel in Vientiane, which was supported by the European Union in Laos...

Cambodia Announces Zero Covid-19 Cases

Cambodia has managed to reach Covid-zero status after the last patient recovered. Cambodia's health ministry issued a statement saying the country had not reported any...

13 Arrested for Double Murder and Kidnapping

Police apprehended 13 individuals in connection with the ransom, kidnapping, and murdering of two men in a forested area on the outskirts of Vientiane. Police...

Thailand Pass System to be Cancelled 1 July

Thailand is expected to scrap its Thailand Pass pandemic-era immigration system from 1 July, according to the country's Ministry of Tourism and Sports. Bangkok Post...

Houayxai Couple Found Dead From Gunshot Wounds

A couple was found dead in a bedroom in Houayxai District, Bokeo Province on Saturday. The two individuals, 28-year-old Aenkham and 18-year-old Touy, were...

Laos Participates in Regional Conference on Wildlife Crime

The Supreme Courts of Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam held an online meeting called Justice for Wildlife: Regional Chief Justices Conference on Wildlife Crime last...