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Lao Authorities Arrest 59 Vietnamese Nationals in Fraud Crackdown

Lao and Vietnamese police have arrested 59 Vietnamese nationals involved in a high-tech fraud ring based in the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone in Bokeo Province. The operation, carried out with support from Dien Bien Provincial Police, dismantled a cross-border scam that defrauded hundreds of Vietnamese citizens.  The coordinated crackdown took...

Laos Debunks Rumors of Sending Troops to Fight in Ukraine

Laos has refuted recent claims circulating in “several foreign news outlets” alleging that Laos...

Lao Prime Minister Receives Japan’s Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun

The Japanese Emperor awarded Lao Prime Minister (PM) Sonexay Siphandone the Grand Cordon of...

Hun Sen Calls for Halt to Thai Imports and Film Screenings Amid Renewed Tensions

Cambodia’s Senate President Hun Sen has called for an immediate suspension of the import...

Laos Showcases Tax Reform, Seeks Support on the International Stage

Laos outlined its progress in strengthening domestic resource mobilization and called for continued international...

Laos, Cambodia to open New Border Crossing

A new international border crossing between Laos and Cambodia is set to open next week. The border crossing will connect Champasack Province in Laos with...

Khammuan Clamps Down on Sale of Substandard Goods

Authorities in Khammuan province are carrying out strict checks to remove substandard goods from market stalls and shops in a bid to put an...

Prime Minister Visits Sakura Park in Viengxay

Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith recently visited the Lao-Japan Friendship Sakura Park in Viengxay district, Huaphan province, to tour the park planted with Sakura or...

SDGs’ Message Dispersed in Luang Prabang

About 500 officials, lecturers and students at Souphanouvong University in Luang Prabang province gained insight about the implementation of the nation's Sustainable Development Goals...

Foreign Aid on the Decline

Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has called for central and local departments to do more to pursue the development agenda and strive for greater self-reliance...

PM’s Order Poses Positive Outcomes for Lao Forests

Prime Minister's Order No. 15 has successfully curbed harmful practices in the forestry sector and timber industry, while restoring public trust in the Party...