Thai Police, NGO Rescue Lao and Cambodian Workers Trafficked For Labor Thai police working together with labor rights advocates freed 19 migrant workers, some still in their teens, from an ice factory early this month […]
Cambodia, Laos losing the last of their trees Despite official pledges to halt the trade, smugglers in Cambodia and Laos are finding ways to illegally ship timber to neighboring Vietnam. The precious hardwood is often […]
Agreement Reached On Compensation of Railway Project Affected Families Laos-China Railway Project and relevant authorities have reached agreement on the compensation of families affected by the multibillion-dollar project and asked the families to open account […]
Paediatrician urges caution over infectious diseases About 80-90 percent of Lao children suffer from infectious diseases, and parents are advised to pay special attention to this problem. President of the Pediatrics Association of Laos, Associate […]
Lao workers’ status upgrades in Thailand behind schedule Difficulty faced in accessing information by Lao workers in Thailand has been cited as one of the reasons for the slow pace of their registration and upgrade […]
4 Firms To Conduct Feasibility Studies For Vientiane-Pakse Highway The government has chosen China Yunnan Sunny Road and Bridge Company, China Road and Bridge Cooperation, Phousy Construction and Development Public Company and Douangchaleun Development Group […]
Chinese to build large tourism complex in Laos’ prime party town A Chinese developer, Yijin Group, is readying to construct a more than $200-million tourism complex at an abandoned airfield in Vang Vieng district, one […]
UK dedicates 1.4b kip to Luang Prabang’s educational development The United Kingdom (UK) recently granted more than 1.4 billion kip (US$503,297) to develop education of disadvantaged people in rural areas in Luang Prabang province via […]
Police detain alleged pyramid scam architect Economic police in Vientiane have detained the instigator of an alleged “Ponzi”-style investment scheme and seized the company’s assets as they investigate illegal capital raising activities. — Vientiane Times […]
Why the Laos Wage Hike Debate Matters A closer look at an important issue for one of the region’s poorest countries. — The Diplomat Laos seeks Thai support on new Mekong bridge The Lao government […]
Experts discuss measuring environmental impacts on women The International Union for Conservation for Nature (IUCN) in cooperation with UN Environment and government officials is holding a two-day workshop in Vientiane to consider how best to […]
Laos, China, Thailand to hold talks on rail link Laos, China and Thailand are set to hold talks in moves to ensure the rail systems set to traverse the three countries can link smoothly and […]