Faulty traffic lights, flooding, and a growing number of vehicles are worsening traffic congestion in Vientiane, where police say more than 40 percent of the capital's traffic lights are either malfunctioning or out of service.
Speaking at the press briefing on 14 July, Sangkhom Phommalath, Head of the Traffic Police...
On 9 July, the Vientiane Capital People’s Council approved a proposal to increase tap water prices, citing mounting production costs that have left the...
The Lao Red Cross (LRC) currently operates a network of 326 rescue volunteers across Vientiane Capital and 10 provinces, delivering round-the-clock emergency services through...
Lao authorities seized 5.8 kilograms of heroin on 29 May, concealed within aluminum-lined blankets inside two travel bags during a routine inspection that led...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) officially launched the Asian Development Outlook April 2025 at the ADB’s Lao Resident Mission (LRM) office in Vientiane.
According to...
