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Lao National Assembly Session Concludes 9th Ordinary Session with Approval of New, Revised Legislations

The final day of the 9th National Assembly session closed with the approval of a total of ten laws, including five newly drafted and five revised.  Throughout the 14 days session from 9 to 26 June, members of the Assembly thoroughly reviewed the proposed laws, examining each article to ensure...

Laos Undertakes Major Government Reshuffle Amid Structural Reforms

The Lao government has carried out a sweeping reshuffle, replacing or reassigning nine ministers...

Laos Transfers Media Oversight to Party Committee

As part of the Lao government’s push to streamline administration, the Ministry of Information,...

Corruption in Lao Banking Sector Causes LAK 1.6 Billion in Losses in 2024, Bank of Laos Says

Widespread corruption in Laos’ banking sector led to nearly LAK 1.6 billion (around USD...

Thailand-Cambodia Border Talks End Without Agreement as Cambodia Turns to ICJ

Latest Update on 16 June at 3:40 PM The 6th meeting of the Thai-Cambodian Joint...

Shrewsbury House Pupils Welcome Laotian Ambassador to Celebrate Shoe Campaign Success

A Surbiton school welcomed the Laotian ambassador to the UK to celebrate 500 pairs of shoes having been collected for a scheme supporting children...

Obama Visit Will ‘Basically’ Normalize Relations With Laos

President Barack Obama’s historic visit to Laos next month marks a new chapter in a complicated relationship previously marked by covert wars, political enmities...

U.S. State Dept. Pokémon Go Tweet About UXO Sparks Backlash

A DoS tweet about unexploded remnants in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos recalls the millions of bombs the U.S. dropped. The official Twitter account of the...

Obama to Become First US President to Visit Laos

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama will visit Laos next month, a first for a U.S. president, in a trip that begins with a G20 summit...

National Revenue Shortfall Escalates Budgetary Tensions

Revenue collected over the past 10 months of the 2015-16 fiscal year has accomplished only 74.52 percent of the set annual plan approved by...

Laos, Liberia Establish Diplomatic Ties

Representatives of the Lao government and Liberia have signed a Joint Communiqué establishing diplomatic relations in Beijing, China last week, according to the Ministry...