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Lao President Thongloun Meets SCO Chief in Bishkek After Laos Joins as Dialogue Partner

Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith met with Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Secretary-General Nurlan Yermekbayev in Bishkek on 31 August, following Laos’ formal admission as an SCO Dialogue Partner. The meeting took place during the SCO summit, held in the capital of Kyrgyzstan from 31 August to 1 September under the theme...

EDL Names New Leadership After Former Executives Receive Life Sentences

Souksavart Sosouphanh has been appointed Managing Director and CEO of Électricité du Laos (EDL),...
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Laos Cabinet Approves New Draft Laws Amid 7.6% Inflation, Reviews Economic Priorities

Laos's Cabinet approved 12 draft laws and proposals during its August 24-25 meeting, as...
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Laos Steps Up Anti-Corruption Reforms, Deepens Cooperation With Vietnam

Laos is ramping up efforts to strengthen transparency and public accountability, rolling out a...
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Laos National Assembly President Xaysomphone Phomvihane Dies at 69

Xaysomphone Phomvihane, President of Laos’ National Assembly and one of the country’s most senior...
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Thai Election Body to Seek Dissolution of Progressive Party That Won Last Year’s General Election

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Election Commission said on Tuesday, 12 March it will seek the dissolution of the progressive Move Forward party, which won...

Laos-Australia Partnership Launched with Major Investment in Dengue Research

Australia has committed AUD 3 million (almost USD 2 million) in financial support this year to advance research combating dengue fever in Laos through...

Taylor Swift Struck a Deal With Singapore Not to Perform in Any Other Southeast Asian Country

Taylor Swift stole the show at an Asian summit on Tuesday, 5 March, when Singapore’s leader was prompted to defend his tiny country’s exclusive...

United States Provides Over USD 24 Million for UXO Clearance in Laos

The Government of the United States of America (US) has pledged a total of USD 24.2 million to the HALO Trust, a leading Unexploded...

Thai Court Drops Case Against Former PM Yingluck Shinawatra

BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai court on Monday, 4 March, dropped a charge against former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, now living in exile, for...

Laos Proposes Selling Over 4,000 MW of Wind Power to Vietnam

Vietnam Electricity (EVN) has received proposals from seven wind farm investors in Laos aiming to sell electricity to Vietnam, totaling nearly 4,150 megawatts (MW). According...
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