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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...

Quality Checks On Imported Fuel Begin At Friendship Bridge

The Ministry of Science and Technology has begun checks on the quality of imported fuel at the Laos-Thai Friendship Bridge in Vientiane. A ceremony to...

Asean Economic Officials Agree to Report Laos’ Priority Deliverables

Senior economic officials from the 10 ASEAN member states and delegates have agreed on the eight priority deliverables for the ASEAN Economic Community that...

Medals Awarded to Fallen Vietnamese Military Experts and Volunteer Soldiers

Lao Ambassador to Vietnam Thongsavanh Phomvihane, on behalf of the Lao government, awarded First Class Medals of Freedom to representatives of the late Vietnamese...

Chinese People’s Liberation Army Day Marked in Vientiane

Col. Chen Yongjing, Chinese Defense Attaché of the Chinese Embassy in Vientiane, hosted in Vientiane on July 29, 2016 a reception to mark the...

PM Thongloun Assures Furniture Makers They Will Have Plenty of Wood

Lao wood processing businesses making furniture and other wood products for domestic supply and export will have sufficient raw materials, Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith...

Government to Accept Only 5,000 New Employees In 2017

The government has announced that it will recruit only 5,000 new employees in 2017 in line with the country's development needs. The new quota of...