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Power Outages to Hit Four Vientiane Districts in Early July

Electricite du Laos (EDL), a state-owned national electricity utility, will cut power across four Vientiane districts from 1 to 5 July to carry out maintenance and infrastructure upgrades, the company announced in a notice issued on 29 June. Xaysetha district will bear the brunt of the cuts, with outages spread...

EDL to Cut Power Across Six Vientiane Districts Through End of June

Electricité du Laos (EDL) will cut power across six Vientiane districts from 26 to...

Laos Intensifies Scam Crackdown, Nearly 900 Arrested Since Early June

Laos has arrested nearly 900 people linked to scam centers since 1 June, according...

Bolikhamxay Official Denies Illegal Gold Mining Allegations at Lak 20

Bolikhamxay provincial authorities have denied social media reports of placer gold mining, saying the...

New Risk-Sharing Facility Targets SME Growth, Job Creation in Laos

On 17 June, Banque Franco-Lao Ltd. (BFL Bred Group) and the International Finance Corporation...

Laos to Curb Social Media Content Eroding Lao Culture, PM Says

Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone has urged the Ministry of Culture and Torurism to introduce new legislation to curb and monitor content online that...

New Plant Opens as Vientiane Villages Go Weeks Without Water

Tap water has not been running for over a month in Khamngoy village, Vientiane’s Xaysettha district, residents noticed. But that’s not the only affected area.  “The...

Laos Completes First-Ever Digital Census in Major Statistical Overhaul

Laos has wrapped up the field phase of its 2025 Population and Housing Census (PHC), the country’s first conducted entirely on digital devices, a...

Vientiane Capital People’s Council Kicks Off Inaugural Session, Public Feedback Welcome

The 5th People’s Council of Vientiane Capital held its inaugural session, marking the official commencement of the Council’s roles, rights, and responsibilities as the...

Inflation Hits 9.7 Percent as Fuel Prices Drive Sharpest Rise in Years

Laos is facing mounting inflationary pressure, with prices accelerating sharply through the first quarter of 2026, according to the latest report by the Ministry...

Three Vientiane Districts to Face Temporary Daytime Outages Over Four Days

The Electricité du Laos (EDL) announced a four-day schedule of daytime power cuts affecting three districts in Vientiane Capital, from 20 to 23 March. The...