(English) Thai-Lao duty-free mall proposed for Vientiane
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Laos' debt woes worsen as bills for China-funded dams loom
COVID-19 has rattled Laos’ debut in selling a U.S. dollar bond in international markets, adding pressure on a country whose “Wild West of dam building” splurge has put it in a precarious repayment situation, especially in regard to China, its leading lender. Sources familiar with the ...
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Vietnam’s high-ranking military delegation visits Laos
A Vietnamese high-ranking delegation led by Minister of Defence General Phung Quang Thanh is on a friendship visit to Laos from 25-26 December at the invitation of Lao Defence Minister Senior Lieutenant General Sengnouane Xayalath. During its stay, the Vietnamese delegation is set to have talks ...
(English) Thai court holds hope for transboundary justice in the Mekong
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(English) Thailand, Laos target $8 bn in trade
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Chinese investor rings up majority stake in ETL
China’s Comba Telecom has vowed to provide Lao users with improved service and mobile experiences after it successfully acquired a majority stake in Laos’s ETL Public Company and stepped up its management improvement efforts. The Chinese investor bought a 51 percent stake while the Lao ...
Laos gets more funding to mitigate impact of COVID-19 on education
The Global Partnership for Education is allocating a grant of US$7 million via UNICEF to help respond to and mitigate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on children’s education in Laos. According to the UNICEF Laos Office, the grant agreement was signed on Thursday between Deputy ...
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China vows to advance strategic partnership with Laos
General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Xi Jinping has expressed his willingness to advance the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership with Laos, a Chinese envoy said on 26 January. Keep reading ...
Mekong levels to drop due to Jinghong power station testing
Water levels in the Mekong River that traverses Cambodia, Thailand, and Lao PDR are expected to drop due to outflows from China’s Jinghong hydropower station, which would be decreased by more than 50 per cent for dam equipment testing from January 1-4, the Mekong River ...
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Support RECOFTC Lao PDR's Facebook Campaign for Lao Tree Planting Day on 1 June and World Environment Day on 5 June 2020
Did you know trees can mitigate climate change? Celebrate Lao Tree Planting Day on 1 June and World Environment Day on 5 June 2020! Share your favourite tree and why and be entered to win a RECOFTC shirt and notebook by following these rules: – Like ...
Another Lao Arrested For Criticism of Government on Social Media
A Lao man who had complained about corruption in the communist-run country on social media was arrested at his home in southern Laos last week and is being questioned in jail about links to “an anti-government group of overseas Laotians,” police sources told RFA Tuesday. The ...
RFA Lao service, Translated by Sidney Khotpanya and Ounkeo Souksavanh, Written in English by Paul Eckert.
(English) Boosting tourism between Laos and Thailand's Loei
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Lao Doctors, Nurses Demand Overtime Pay Owed For Work Containing COVID
Over 800 health-care workers in southern provinces of Laos are calling on authorities to pay them for extra hours worked this year in hospitals and quarantine centers while trying to control the spread of coronavirus, according to sources in the one-party communist state. However, official sources ...
RFA’s Lao Service. Translated by Manichanh Phimphachanh. Written in English by Richard Finney
(English) Police interview Lao 'slaves' over trafficking
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Laos confirms two virus cases, more control measures expected
Two Lao nationals living in Vientiane have been infected with coronavirus (COVID-19) after their tests, released at about 9 pm on March 23, were shown to be positive, a task force announced yesterday. The 36-year-old female tour guide and the 28-year-old male worker from Crowne Plaza ...
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(English) China-Laos ties at historical high: Xi
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Timber busts made in Stung Treng, Mondulkiri
The ongoing nationwide crackdown on illegal logging in Cambodia has produced another pair of high-profile busts touted by the national military police. On 9 March, alleged smugglers in Stung Treng were busted attempting to sneak three tractor-loads of luxury wood into Laos. The day before, some 10,000 cubic ...
(English) Vietnamese Prime Minister attends launch of giant potash mine in Laos
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Ground broken for new Lao hospital with Thai support
Bokeo provincial authorities held a groundbreaking ceremony on 27 October for a new hospital including inpatient as well as maternal and child healthcare facilities in Huayxai-neua village,Huayxai district. Actual construction work on the new hospital building commenced in June and it is expected to be completed in ...
Cross-border crimes in cross-hairs as ASEAN enhances cooperation
ASEAN member states and dialogue partners have committed to enhance their cooperation efforts in combating transnational crimes in a bid to maintain the security at and across borders in the ASEAN region. The 17th Senior Officials Meeting on Transnational Crime (SOMTC) and its related meetings ...
