Thailand is planning to extend work permits for more than 2.3 million migrant workers until February 2029, as it seeks to address labour shortages and retain workers from neighboring countries.
The proposed measures would allow eligible Lao and Myanmar workers to renew their permits without the usual 30-day waiting period....
Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith expressed his condolences to Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn on the peaceful passing of his mother, Queen Sirikit, the Queen Mother...
In his first official visit abroad as Thailand’s prime minister, Anutin Charnvirakul pledged to deepen economic ties with neighboring Laos by setting an ambitious...
Laos has launched a five-year strategic roadmap to modernize its national transport system, with a focus on upgrading roads, bridges, railways, and waterways.
Key projects...
Laos and Thailand are set to strengthen the trading, following an agreement in February that includes improving infrastructure, improving transportation, and academic cooperation. The...
Laos, Thailand, and China are discussing plans to advance the construction of a new Vientiane-Nong Khai railway bridge crossing the Mekong River.
The trilateral meeting,...
On 28 July, nearly 1 million methamphetamine pills were taken from a Lao-registered truck at the First Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge in Thailand’s Nong Khai...
