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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 Confirms 359 New Cases of Covid-19

Laos has recorded 359 cases of Covid-19 across the country today. The National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control reported that 1.888 tests were conducted...

Mekong River Leaders Urge Cooperation, Protection when Meeting New MRC CEO

To better protect Southeast Asia’s largest waterway, the new CEO of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) Secretariat is now making the rounds to hear...

Man Killed in Fuel Tanker Fire in Xayaboury Province

A man has been killed after a fuel tanker caught fire on Friday in Xayaboury Province. Unofficial reports suggest the fuel truck was on its...

Thailand Requests Assistance from Laos to Free Thais Trapped in Golden Triangle

Thailand has requested assistance from authorities in Laos to rescue a number of Thai nationals who have become trapped in Bokeo Province. Bangkok Post reports...

Hit-And-Run Tundra Makes Off Without Payment

Police are on the lookout for a 2017 white Toyota Tundra pickup that made off without paying at a petrol station in Vientiane Capital...

108 Killed in Road Accidents Across Laos in February

Some 108 people have been killed in road accidents across the country in February 2022. According to a report by Lao Post, 108 people were...