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Thai Airways Reports Breach Involving Over 60,000 Passenger Records

Thai Airways is investigating unauthorized access to passenger booking information held by its service provider Amadeus, with around 60,529 records potentially affected, the airline said on 9 November. The airline will notify affected passengers individually after checking the information supplied by Amadeus. It has reported the incident to the relevant...

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 Detains 41 in Raids on Suspected Scam, Gambling Operations

Lao authorities detained 41 people during three separate raids on rented homes in Vientiane...

Laos Moves Up Six Positions in Corruption Index for 2021

Laos has risen six places to 128th on the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2021, moving up with a few other Southeast Asian countries...

Thailand to Resume Bus Services to Laos Next Month

A transport company in Thailand has said it intends to resume bus services between Thailand and Laos next month. Thai media reports that The Transport...

Laos Confirms 695 New Cases of Covid-19, One Death

Laos has recorded 695 cases of Covid-19 across the country today with only one new death. The National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control reported...

Prime Minister of Laos Expresses Wish for Successful Beijing Winter Olympics

Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh has expressed his wish that the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing will be a great success. PM Phankham made the announcement...

Man’s Burned Body Found in Forest in Vientiane Capital

Police say the burned remains of a man were found in a forested area in Vientiane's Sikhottabong District on Tuesday evening. The body of the...

Laos Bans Two Songs Containing Sexually Explicit Lyrics

Authorities in Laos have banned two songs published on social media in December 2021, citing sexually explicit lyrics in violation of the Law on...