Infrastructure
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Laos, Thailand Sign New Cross-border Road and Rail Deal
Laos and Thailand have signed an agreement to extend road and rail connections between the two countries worth more than THB 3 billion (USD 98.2 million).Under the agreement, the two countries plan to improve the R11 road linking the Phudu border checkpoint in Uttaradit province ...
The Laotian Times
https://laotiantimes.com/2019/07/01/laos-thailand-sign-new-cross-border-road-and-rail-deal/
New Road Connects Thai Border to Luang Prabang, Reduces Travel Time
A new road connecting the Thai border at Nan Province with Luang Prabang Province in Laos has officially opened, cutting the travel time for visitors.The new road extends from Hongsa District to Luang Prabang, and then reaches the border crossing with Nan Province in Thailand.Prior ...
The Laotian Times
https://laotiantimes.com/2019/06/27/new-road-connects-thai-border-to-luang-prabang-reduces-travel-time/
Over 60 percent of Tanmixay-Sikeuth road upgrade completed
The contractor rebuilding the 9.4-km road running from Tanmixay crossroads in Xaythany district to Sikeuth junction in Naxaithong district of Vientiane has confirmed the work will be completed by the end of this year.However, many people living along this road have called on the contractor ...
Phomphong Laoin
Laos' Borikhamxay to serve as key regional land bridge
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Borikhamxay province in central Laos will serve as another key trade hub and land bridge once construction of the 5th Lao-Thai friendship bridge is completed and it becomes operational in coming years.Lao Minister of Public Work and Transport, Mr Bounchanh Sinthavong ...
Ekaphone Phouthonesy
http://annx.asianews.network/content/laos-borikhamxay-serve-key-regional-land-bridge-98641
Laos' Wattay International Airport declared a smoke-free zone
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Smokers will not be allowed to light up at Wattay International Airport after it was declared a smoke-free zone on Friday.Deputy Minister of Health Associate Prof. Dr Phouthone Muongpak said the airport was the first in Laos to prohibit smoking.More ...
News Desk
China-Laos expressway framework agreement inked
VIENTIANE, May 29 (Xinhua) –– China Yunnan Construction and Investment Holding Group (YCIH) and the Lao Ministry of Planning and Investment have signed a cooperation framework agreement for the China-Laos expressway in Lao capital Vientiane.According to the agreement signed on Tuesday, both parties will adhere ...
Liangyu
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-05/30/c_138100669.htm
Lao Airlines returns to Phnom Penh
VIENTIANE, 29 May 2019: Lao Airline has confirmed it will reinstate its own direct airline services between the Lao capital and Phnom Penh in Cambodia.Set for the winter timetable, that kicks in this October, the airline will offer a daily service linking the two capital ...
TTR WEEKLY team
Laos, Thailand call for two more Mekong bridges
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Lao and Thai ministries are pushing for the construction of two more bridges across the Mekong to ease the transport of goods and travel by members of the public.Minister of Public Works and Transport Dr Bounchanh Sinthavong and his Thai counterpart ...
Souksakhone Vaenkeo
Thailand, Laos to study on new cross-border railway between Ubon Ratchathani and Pakse
BANGKOK, May 21 (Xinhua) — Several cooperation projects on the connection between Thailand and Laos, including a new cross-border railway in southern Laos, have been discussed by the two countries’ transport ministers.Thai transport minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith on Monday held a meeting with Laos’ Public Works ...
xuxin
Extension to Wattay International Airport planned
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government is planning to expand Vientiane’s Wattay International Airport to meet the growing need for passenger air transport, a senior government official has said. The airport is now handling about 1.8 million passengers a year, which already exceeds the figure of ...
Souksakhone Vaenkeo