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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...

Schools Must Stay Open amid Omicron Threat and Beyond to Avoid a Learning Catastrophe

Op-ed by WHO, UNICEF, and the Lao Ministry of Health. Safely reopening schools, and keeping them open, remains an urgent priority amid the threat of...

Ministry of Industry and Commerce Instructs Employees to Work From Home

The Ministry of Industry and Commerce has allowed its employees to work from home amid soaring fuel prices and the Omicron Covid-19 outbreak. According to...

Laos Government Cabinet Meeting to Solve Nine Issues Faced by the Nation

The government of Laos began its two-day monthly cabinet meeting in Vientiane Capital yesterday to discuss various problems faced by the country. The meeting was...

Myanmar-Thai Bridge Bombed, Interrupting Trade

A concrete bridge between Myanmar’s Myawaddy and Thailand’s Mae Sot was bombed on 11 March by an anti-junta group. The Nation Thailand reports that...

“depa” Proudly Presents New Normal Market

The Digital Economy Promotion Agency (depa) organized “Transform Market Showcase 2022”, announcing its success on the ongoing project “Transform: New-normal Market” that equips SMEs,...

Bokeo Police Uncover More Than 11 Million Amphetamine Pills

More than 11 million amphetamine pills were seized by police in Bokeo Province on Thursday in another large haul. Houay Xay District Public Security Headquarters...