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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...

Fans in Laos Follow Suspicious Death of Thai Actress “Tangmo”

The death of 37-year-old Thai actress Nida Patcharaveerapong, known as Tangmo, saw new developments last week, with fans in Laos following the story closely. The...

Laos Confirms 335 New Cases of Covid-19

Laos has recorded 335 cases of Covid-19 across the country today. The National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control reported that 2.358 tests were conducted...

Laos Eyes USD 1.55 Billion Trade Surplus for 2022

The Lao government is hoping for a trade surplus of at least USD 1.55 billion in 2022, despite the economic challenges caused by the...

Russian Tourists Stranded in Thailand Due to Russia-Ukraine Conflict

The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has left more than seven thousand Russian tourists stranded in Thailand. Reuters reports that several hundred Ukrainians are likewise...

Lao Police Seize Over Four Million Amphetamine Pills

Police in Vientiane Province have seized more than four million amphetamine pills and other illicit drugs in a huge bust. The bust occurred last week...

Laos-China Railway Tests Multiple-Unit Train Control

Laos-China Railway has completed testing of multiple-unit train control, combining two EMU trains. The Laos-China Railway Company (LCRC) announced that it had successfully tested multiple-unit...