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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 Confirms 1,083 New Cases of Covid-19 and Two Deaths

Laos has recorded 1,083 cases of Covid-19 across the country today, with two deaths confirmed. The National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control reported that...

New International Airport in Bokeo Province to Open in March

A new international airport in Bokeo Province is scheduled to be completed and open for use by March this year. Construction of the airport in...

Government to Investigate Ticketing System Along Laos-China Railway

The Prime Minister's Office has ordered an investigation into ticket sales for the Laos-China Railway after receiving hundreds of complaints from the public. Passengers using...

Laos Confirms 836 New Cases of Covid-19 and Six Deaths

Laos has recorded 836 cases of Covid-19 across the country today, with six new deaths attributed to the coronavirus. The National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention...

Thailand Continues Ban on Quarantine-Free Entry as Omicron Spreads

Thailand's Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration is to meet later this week to review the suspension of quarantine-free entry programs for vaccinated tourists amid...

Laos Received 13.6 Million Doses of Covid-19 Vaccines in 2021

The Mother and Child Health Center reports that Laos received a total of 13,682,490 doses of Covid-19 vaccines from foreign countries throughout 2021. The vaccines were...