The Lao government has announced plans to renegotiate electricity purchasing agreements with hydropower companies in response to growing public anger over rising power bills.
This decision comes after widespread backlash following the introduction of a new tiered electricity pricing system set to take effect from 2025 to 2029.
The revised pricing,...
The toll tax on Vientiane-Vangvieng expressway was hiked to keep up with the value of kip reducing against the US dollar.
The Laos-China Expressway Development...
Laos recorded a 3 percent growth in the agriculture, fisheries, forestry, and rural development sector in 2022, in line with the Ministry of Agriculture...
The Prime Minister's Office has recently announced the increase in living allowances for civil servants across the country.
A notice issued by the office...
Inflation in Laos skyrocketed to 39.27% in December 2022, the highest rate of the year, according to the Lao Statistics Bureau (LSB).
In December 2022,...