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Teenage Gangs Spark Public Safety Concerns Across Vientiane

Recent police arrests have renewed public concern over rising youth violence and reckless motorcycle activity in Vientiane Capital. On 17 June, Sisattanak district police arrested seven teenagers aged between 15 and 17 accused of carrying out 4 attacks along Mekong riverside roads, Patuxay, and That Khao areas using knives, weapons,...

Lower Fuel Prices Bring Relief, But Many Eye EVs as Living Costs Rise

UPDATED on 12 June at 11PM with a correction on the number of provinces...

LAK 210 Million Tequila Bill Puts Laos Night Out in Viral Spotlight

A single receipt forwarded in a group chat has turned into one of Laos'...

Jojo Miracle Brings Lao Music to International Stage in Manila

A return to the stage after years away from releasing music has taken Lao...

While Exports Flow, Low-income Families Bear the Heat of an Uneven Grid

Additional reporting by Simmavanh Vayouphack When temperatures climbed above 40°C across many parts of Laos...

Toyota and Daehan Dominate Laos Auto Market

Laos Auto Market in first half of 2016 hit record sales and production. The market is dominated by Toyota and Daehan while the most of...

Obama to Visit Laos As Country Opens Up to Vietnam & US Influence

The secretive communist government of Laos, a country with a population of less than 7 million, rarely causes a ripple on the diplomatic circuit....

Volunteers Give Kiss of Life As Laos Road Tolls Mount

"Look at me, stay with us," the paramedics shout as a barely conscious motorcyclist is bundled into a volunteer ambulance in the Laotian capital...

World Bank – Scaling Up Rural Sanitation in Lao PDR: Latrines Makes Good Business

A scaling up rural sanitation program in Champasak and Sekong provinces was the first government-led Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) and sanitation marketing pilot in...

Government Enforcing Revenue Collection Measures

The Ministry of Finance is committed to carrying out stronger measures to increase revenue collection for the rest of the fiscal year to offset...

Lao Legal Market: A Gentle Awakening

Lao People’s Democratic Republic remains one of the most underdeveloped countries in Southeast Asia. But according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Lao...