Laos has uncovered widespread corruption cases nationwide over the past five years, identifying 334 individuals implicated in financial misconduct between 2021 and 2025, with total losses exceeding LAK 642.93 billion (nearly USD 30 million), alongside significant losses in multiple foreign currencies.
Khamphanh Phommathat, President of the State Inspection Authority (SIA),...
The Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM) on Wednesday banned foreign currency for local payments to stabilize the foreign exchange rate in the country.
The bank...
Authorities have begun preparations to link the Laos-China Railway to the Thanaleng Dry Port to better facilitate freight transportation.
While goods are currently transported by...
US President Joe Biden has formed an economic framework with 12 Indo-Pacific nations officially named the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework.
Five years after his predecessor pulled...
Laos has officially launched a cryptocurrency mining operation in Bachiang Chaleunsouk District, Champasack Province.
A ceremony to launch the project was held by Lao...
Thailand has said it hopes to legalize undocumented migrants to meet an increased demand for foreign labor.
Bangkok Post reports that If the plan is...
The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors has authorized a USD 132 million project to boost climate-resilient transport connections and regional commerce along an...