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US Court Strikes Down 75-Country Visa Pause, but Ruling Does Not Lift Laos Travel Ban

A US federal judge has struck down a Trump administration policy that paused immigrant visa processing for nationals of 75 countries, including Laos. The ruling, issued on 21 August by US District Judge Jeannette Vargas in Manhattan, found that the State Department had exceeded its legal authority by stopping consular...

Japanese Arrivals to Laos Jump 36 Percent Amid Renewed Tokyo Tourism Push

Laos welcomed 23,133 Japanese tourists in the first six months of 2026, a 36...

Prime Minister Calls for Tighter Oversight of Boten SEZ Amid Development Challenges

Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone has called for stronger management of the Boten Special Economic...

Laos-China Railway Trade Surges as Cross-Border Freight Hits New Highs

Trade along the Laos-China Railway continued to grow sharply in the first half of...

Van Crash in Thailand Kills Two Lao Nationals, Injuries 12

A passenger van carrying 14 Lao nationals crashed and caught fire in Thailand's Roi...

Thai Man Gets Two Year Term for Calendar Said to Mock King

BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai man was sentenced to two years in prison Tuesday for selling calendars featuring satirical cartoons of yellow ducks that...

Over 600,000 Foreign Tourists Visited Vientiane Capital in 2022

More than 600,000 international tourists visited the capital of Laos in 2022, double the expected number of 300,000 visitors. Encouraged by the tourism figures...

Thailand Begins Work on Longest Railway Tunnel Connecting to Laos

The excavation work for Thailand's longest tunnel, which will connect the country to Laos, has begun and it is expected to open for service...

Laos-Cambodia to Enhance Tourism Between Two Nations

Officials from Laos and Cambodia met last week to sign a Memorandum of Understanding, aimed to increase tourism between the two countries. A meeting between...

Laos to Install More Immigration Checkpoints at First Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge

The immigration authorities in Laos will construct a dozen more checkpoints before the Lao New Year next month at the First Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge. Vientiane...

Xaysettha District Occupants Raise Land Grab Issues at National Assembly

Residents of Xaysettha District raised concerns about not receiving the full payment after their land had been taken from them for a development project,...