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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 Taxes Foreign Tech Firms

The Ministry of Finance in Laos has issued a notice requiring foreign e-commerce and tech platforms to register for Value Added Tax (VAT) in...

Prudential Laos Donates Protection Kits to Support Lao Red Cross and Frontliners to Combat COVID-19

Prudential Life Assurance (Lao) Limited Company (“Prudential Laos”) has completed its donation of 12,000 sets of protection kits, valued at LAK443 million, to the...

Laos Confirms 2,115 New Cases of Covid-19

Laos has recorded 2,115 cases of Covid-19 across the country today. The National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control reported that 4,754 tests were conducted...

Laos Man Arrested in Thailand After Chasing Bogus Singer

A man from Laos was apprehended after illegally entering Thailand via the Friendship Bridge in an attempt to visit famous country singer, Tai Orathai. According...

Laos to Eliminate Six Diseases Within 14 Years

Health officials in Laos have announced a plan to eliminate six diseases in the country within the next 14 years. The plan was announced at...

Airline’s April Fools Tweet An Illegal Affront to Thai King, Lawyer Claims

Thai Vietjet tweeted an April Fool’s prank which unfortunately may lead to criminal charges in the Kingdom. Reuters reports that the budget airline’s official account...