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Back in Business: How Tourists Are Reviving Laos’ Hotels, Restaurants, Communities

After years of pandemic-induced quiet, Laos is seeing its hotels fill up, restaurants reopen, and communities come back to life, thanks to a new wave of returning international tourists. According to official data, Laos welcomed more than 2.3 million tourists in the first half of the year of 2025. The...

Laos Fuel Price Fluctuations Hit Commuters, Families, Delivery Workers

Fuel prices in Laos have shifted modestly compared to the same period last year,...

World Suicide Prevention Day: Lao Expert Urges Early Support as Challenges Remain

Today, 10 September, marks World Suicide Prevention Day, and like in most corners of...

Lao Transgender Queen Turns Struggles Into Pride on Global Stage

Taneung Inthavong Chanthasenesack, recently crowned Miss International Queen Laos 2025, will represent Laos at...

Japan Awards Aluna Thavonsouk for Two Decades of Cultural Collaboration

On 27 August, Japan’s Ambassador to Laos Tsutomu Koizumi presented a Commendation Award to...

Staying On Top: How 108 Jobs is Riding the Startup Wave

When it comes to technology-based start-ups – or any new business, for that matter – disruption is the name of the game. You want...

Trillions of Kip Emerge From State Audit

Following an audit conducted by the State Audit Organization, an estimated 3.135 trillion kip (USD 384.776 million) has been uncovered as additional revenue, representing...

Or-Laam: A Dish Fit For A King

It wasn’t an easy job, being a Lao king. Imagine the discomfort of having to dress in the finest silk and adorned in the...

Naked Espresso: Bringing Café Cool to Vientiane

When he arrived in Sydney as a student in 2001, Ariya Khamvongsa spent his first days sightseeing. But as he took in the famous Darling...

Ministry Focused on Wiping Out Malaria

With the theme being ‘End Malaria for Good,’ for World Malaria Day 2017, the Ministry of Public Health has set forth an ambitious goal...

Cash Will No Longer Be Accepted for Tax Payments in Laos

According to the Minister of Finance, Mr Somdy Douangdy, several new systems have been installed to ensure tax payments can be processed through banking...