The government has given the green light for state agencies to revoke land concession licences held by investors who fail to develop state land in accordance with agreements. Speaking at a press conference at the end of the cabinet’s monthly meeting on Wednesday, government spokesperson Dr ...

Immigration officials working at the second Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge in Savannakhet province, which forms the border with Mukdahan province in Thailand, have been ordered to stop the collection of immigration and service fees. The Prime Minister’s Office last week issued a notice to the Deputy ...

A Cambodian coalition of NGOs dedicated to raising public awareness about the risks associated with dams on the Mekong River said Thursday that it will boycott a regional stakeholder forum for two proposed hydropower projects in Laos because its concerns were ignored by the organizing ...

(KPL) The United States and the Lao PDR signed an Amended Letter of Agreement between the U.S. Embassy in Vientiane and the Department of Customs in the Ministry of Finance of the Lao PDR to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the areas of Law Enforcement and ...

Representatives from Laos and Japan yesterday discussed several key issues to improve the investment environment in the country.Aims of the 12th meeting of the Laos-Japan Public and Private Sectors Joint Dialogues in Vientiane included seeking solutions to problems faced by Japanese business people and investors ...

Save The Children and Care International in Laos are partnering with Luang Namtha and Luang Prabang provincial health departments to improve nutrition in 10 target districts of the two provinces.The project will cost 47 billion kip (US$5.4 million) to roll out in seven districts of ...

Thousands of visitors crammed the provincial capital on Friday to enjoy the colourful activities organised to officially launch Visit Laos Year in Huaphan province. The occasion coincided with the 10th anniversary of Xameua district’s city pillar, which takes centre stage in the townMore ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Authorities are speeding up their assessment of the damage and losses caused after Tropical Storm Podul hit infrastructure including school buildings in the nation’s south.An official in charge at the Ministry of Education and Sports yesterday told Vientiane Times they have ...

The government should continue to prioritise tourism and involve all ministries and local administrations in the promotion of tourism to drive growth, a minister has advised.Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism Prof. Dr Bosengkham Vongdara made the recommendation at an official ceremony held at the ...

Early on the morning of January 8, a team from the Wildlife Inspection Unit in Chiang Kong, Chiang Rai province, Thailand, was conducting a search at the Bann Jam Pong morning market. They had been sent there by Wachirayut Kietthibudr, head of the Wildlife Inspection ...

KUMAMOTO – Lao Airlines is planning to launch regular flights connecting the Laotian capital of Vientiane and the resort town of Luang Prabang with the southwestern Japanese city of Kumamoto in November.It will be the first regular flight connecting Japan and Laos. Lao Airlines President Bounma ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The combined trade value of imports and exports between Laos and Vietnam in eleven months of this year achieved US$1,038 million, a rise of 12.28 per cent compared to the same period last year.The bilateral trade figure is expected to reach ...

Lao officials will soon submit plans for the Phou Ngoy Dam and hydropower plant to the Mekong River Commission for review, but villagers whose livelihoods would be hurt by the construction worry they will be left out of the process. Thailand’s Charoen Energy and Water Asia ...

An ambitious $6 billion high-speed railway project in Laos that would link China with the Laotian capital of Vientiane on the Thai border is meant to be a symbol of cooperation under Chinese President Xi Jinping’s flagship Belt and Road Initiative. But with Beijing calling ...

The Japanese government has agreed to offer equipment to Laos to help strengthen the country’s capacity to prepare, handle and respond to natural disasters, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.The ministry’s Press Department announced yesterday that the Japanese State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr ...

A delegation from the Lao Front for National Development (LFND) recently visited Xayaboury province to promote its role, which contributes to the national socio-economic development plan.More ...

(KPL) The E-government Centre, Ministry of Post and Telecommunications of Laos in cooperation with the Ministry of Interior and Safety of the Republic of Korea held a workshop on E-government development in Laos and the Republic of Korea in Vientiane, Lao PDR on Dec 5.This ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The number of procedures and the time taken to process them has been significantly shortened in a bid to ease business operations, as the government forges ahead with its policy to better facilitate businesses and attract more investment to drive growth.Concrete ...

The government of Japan will provide 850 million yen (about US$7.6 million) for Laos in support of activities to help communities around the country that were hit by floods last year.Heavy rain between July and September, including two tropical storms, resulted in widespread damage around ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times) – Laos needs about 27 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for development in 2020 to ensure the country’s steady economic growth.Of this amount, 4,750 billion kip, or 10.2 percent of the total, will be taken from the domestic budget, Deputy ...