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Laos Warns Workers Over Unauthorized Brokers in South Korea Job Recruitment

Laos’ Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare (MoLSW) has warned people seeking jobs in South Korea not to use unauthorized brokers who claim they can speed up the government’s employment process in exchange for additional payments. In a notice dated 13 August, the ministry said it had received information that...

Laos Considers VAT Exemption to Subsidize Electricity for Low-Income Households

Laos’ National Assembly (NA) is considering a proposal to exempt subsidized residential electricity from...

Xe Lanong 1 Hydropower to Release Water as Flood Risks Rise Across Laos

Xe Lanong 1 Hydropower Dam in Savannakhet is expected to begin releasing water from...

Vientiane Raids Target Online Fraud Network, 63 Arrested in Latest Crackdown

On 1 August, Vientiane authorities arrested 63 people on suspicion of involvement in an...

Lao Authorities Warn Against Defaming Police on Social Media After Series of Cases

Lao authorities have warned social media users against posting content that damages the reputation...

Red Lanterns Removed from Vang Vieng’s Chang Cave Over “Un-Lao” Concerns

Vientiane provincial authorities inspected Chang cave in Vang Vieng on Tuesday, 21 April. They promptly ordered changes to newly installed decorations that had ignited...

Vientiane Southern Bus Terminal Adds Trips for Pi Mai Travel Rush

Vientiane’s Southern Bus Terminal has increased daily services ahead of Pi Mai Lao, adding six extra trips to handle the holiday travel surge. The terminal...

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...