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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...

Authorities in Laos Draft Law on Hydropower Safety

The government of Laos has completed drafting a law on hydropower safety to improve safety and reduce accidents. The law will cover dams and hydropower...

Laos to Experience Cooler Temperatures and Rain This Week

Cooler weather and rain is expected in several parts of Laos this week, with temperatures dropping by up to three degrees. According to a notice...

Vientiane Capital Upgrades Khouvieng Road to Improve Traffic Flow

Authorities in Vientiane Capital have begun widening stretches of Khouvieng Road to better facilitate traffic flow and reduce congestion. Roads are to be widened, footpaths...

Government of Laos Signs Agreement on Blockchain with Welnance Finance

With the advent of modern technologies and as the world enters the era of the 4.0 industrial revolution, it has potentially become more and...

Laos Confirms 1,281 New Cases of Covid-19, Seven Deaths

Laos has recorded 1,281 cases of Covid-19 across the country today, with seven new deaths confirmed. The National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control reported...

Laos and Cambodia to Strengthen Tourism Cooperation

Laos and Cambodia are to strengthen cooperation in tourism and facilitate more convenient cross-border travel between the two countries. Khmer Times reports that representatives of...