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Laos Inflation Edges Up in July, Electricity Prices Surge 91.5% Year-on-Year

Electricity prices jumped 91.5 percent in July compared to the same month last year, becoming one of the main factors behind a slight increase in Laos’ inflation rate, which rose to 7.6 percent from 7.4 percent in June. According to the latest figures from the Lao Statistics Bureau, the sharp...

Laos Eyes State Fuel Stations as Future EV Charging Hubs

Laos is exploring plans to turn state-owned fuel stations into electric vehicle (EV) fast-charging...
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Online Sellers Face Renewed Enforcement of Business Registration Rules

Online sellers in Vientiane must register as businesses and obtain an e-commerce licence or...
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Former MRC Chief Anoulak Kittikhoun Named First Lao Head of Mekong Institute

Former Mekong River Commission (MRC) Chief Executive Officer Anoulak Kittikhoun has been appointed Executive...
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Laos Turns to Public-Private Partnership to Tighten Product Quality Controls

Laos has launched a new state-backed company to inspect and certify the quality of...
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Laos Seeks Help From Indian Tea Expertise

Calcutta - The Laos government has sought help from the Indian tea industry to promote the tea grown in that country. "Indian tea is famous across...

Myanmar Likely to Join Asean Power Grid

MYANMAR is likely to be the fifth Asean country to sign up for the Asean Power Grid formed by Laos, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore,...

Lao Government Tackles Trade Challenges

Lao government has identified common challenges in foreign trade and is taking measures to further facilitate trade, the Ministry of Industry and Commerce said. Representatives...

Laos, Malaysia and Thailand Kick Off ASEAN Multilateral Power Trading

KUALA LUMPUR -- Laos, Malaysia and Thailand on Wednesday have inked an agreement that paves the way for multilateral trade in electric power by...

Malaysia to Buy Power From Laos Via Thai Power Grid

VIENTIANE - Thailand and Malaysia concluded a deal on Wednesday which will see Malaysia buy 100 MW of electricity from Laos via Thailand's power...

Malaysia Can Buy Up to 100MW of Hydropower From Laos By 2018

The governments of Malaysia, Thailand and Laos signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) today to facilitate the implementation of cross-border multilateral power trade of...
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