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....
Storms have damaged houses and other structures in the provinces of Luang Prabang and Champasack, following a storm warning issued by the Department of...
Laos has recorded 2,183 cases of Covid-19 across the country today.
The National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control reported that 4,658 tests were conducted...
The Laos-China Railway has suspended some passenger train operations between Vientiane and Luang Prabang until 31 March.
The company said in a statement on Saturday...
Thailand is to ban the use of cryptocurrency, like Bitcoin, as payment for goods and services.
Reuters reported this week that the Thai Securities and...
