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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...

Man Fires Gun At Vientiane Shopfront in Drunken Rage

A Vientiane man has been arrested after firing a gun at a shopfront in a drunken rage after misplacing his mobile phone. Police were called...

Laos Confirms Community Spread of Omicron Covid-19 Variant

Laos has confirmed 27 cases of the Omicron Covid-19 variant since the beginning of the year. Dr. Sisavath Soutthanilaxay said today during the daily announcement by...

Football Personality Pledges LAK 40 Million for Laos Victory over Thailand

Football personality Phijika Boonkwang has pledged a reward of LAK 40 million to the Laos national football team if they beat Thailand in the...

Laos-China Railway Employs Seven Hundred Lao Nationals

The Laos-China Railway Company says it employs nearly seven hundred Lao nationals in permanent positions. Lao employees under the Laos-China Railway Company work at the...

Monkeys Found Bagged Alive in Thailand 

Nearly one hundred monkeys were found in an abandoned house in Thailand’s Saraburi Province, where the animals are believed to have been kept by...

Homes for Attapeu Flood Victims Remain Incomplete

A housing construction project for victims of the 2018 dam collapse in Attapeu Province has yet to be completed. Villagers' homes were swept away in...