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....
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...
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...