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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 National Assembly to Find Solutions to Economic Problems at Upcoming Session

The Third Ordinary Session of the National Assembly (Ninth Legislature) of Laos will be opened on 13 June and will last through 8 July,...

Officials in Vietnam Connected to Covid Scams 

Vietnam’s Covid-19 test kits and repatriation flights, which cost flyers exorbitant amounts of money during an already difficult time, were reportedly earning profits for...

Thousands of Lao Nationals Illegally Employed in Malaysia 

Approximately 2,000 Lao workers are unregistered and working illegally in Malaysia. Vientiane Times reports that Lao authorities intend to collaborate with Malaysian counterparts to...

Officials Filmed Drinking with Minors Causes Uproar on Social Media

Police officials in Xieng Khouang Province appeared in a video drinking alcohol with two young female students believed to be under 18 years old. The...

LXML Pays USD 5.84 Million Royalty for 1st Quarter 2022 to Lao Government

Ministry of Finance (MOF), State Assets Management Department, Director General, Mr Phouthasin Heungthavong received a royalty payment for the first quarter of 2022 copper-gold...

Lao PM Visits Thai King

Lao Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh paid a courtesy visit to the King and Queen of the Kingdom of Thailand yesterday evening. The visit followed...