PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN — A deputy administration official is finding himself in hot water after coming out to defend a Laotian neighbor who was caught with ganja.
The New U.S. Ambassador to Laos: Who Is Rena Bitter?
Rena Bitter, a career member of the Foreign Service, was nominated on May 19, 2016, to be Ambassador to Laos. If she’s confirmed, it will be her first such post.
First Beidou CORS Inaugurated in Laos

VIENTIANE – The First Beidou Continuously Operating Reference Station (CORS) was officially inaugurated at Saysettha Development Zone in Laos’ capital Vientiane on Friday.
Migrants From Laos Experience Smoother Assimilation Into Thai Society
Migrant workers from Laos tend to assimilate better into Thai society than their counterparts from Myanmar and Cambodia, mainly due to similarities in language, lifestyle and culture.
Debt-ridden Vietnamese Property Group to Sell Rubber Plantations in Laos
Hoang Anh Gia Lai is desperate to find a way to settle its $1.44 billion debt.
Obama’s Visit to Laos a Watershed Moment for L.A.’s Lao Community
Last week, Barack Obama became the first sitting U.S. president to visit the nation of Laos in Southeast Asia, when he attended an economic summit in the capital city of Vientiane.
Laos-China Railway Construction to Begin in December
Construction of a historic railway linking Lao capital Vientiane to the Chinese border over a distance of 427 km is expected to begin in December this year, an official in charge said here Wednesday.