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....
Global events including lockdowns and conflict have pushed rice prices upward across Asia.
Rice prices in Asia rose this week on account of several situations,...
Laos has eased entry procedures for foreigners holding certain visa types as well as Lao nationals returning from abroad.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has...
A repository of Buddhist scriptures at Simoungkhoun Temple and an ancient stupa in Salavanh Province are both to be listed for national heritage status.
The...
Laos has recorded 874 cases of Covid-19 across the country today.
The National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control reported that 3,269 tests were conducted...
Chief of the Savannakhet Provincial Public Security Department has ordered the dismissal of five police officers for misconduct and violation of the law on...
As daily Covid infections rise across Laos, particularly in Vientiane Capital, the government may decide to cancel Lao New Year festivities.
Infection rates in Laos...
