FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Paddy production forecast slightly below average in 2025 Maize exports in 2025/26 marketing year forecast well below average Domestic prices of rice […]
Category: Laos
Laos Elections Stained by Activist’s Death
The abduction and murder of Lao dissidents have become alarmingly frequent, often coinciding with events of national significance. Less than a year after Laotian activist […]
Laotian online commentator Mr. Khaen confirmed DEATH
Confirmed: Mr. Khaen is Dead On 21 February, Mr. Khaen’s brother confirmed via a Facebook post that the motorbike found at the scene belonged to […]
Outspoken Laos lawmaker’s election exit sparks rare dissent
When one of the few lawmakers willing to call out corruption in single-party Laos was left off the candidate list ahead of this weekend’s heavily […]
Brother of Laos methanol victim says sentences ‘an absolute joke’
The brother of a British tourist who died in a mass methanol poisoning says the punishments issued to 10 people linked to the case are […]
Families of Laos methanol poisoning victims say they’ve been left in the dark on investigations
The families of two young women who died after drinking tainted cocktails at a Laos hostel say inaction from overseas authorities has made their grief […]
Belarusian Woman Denied Visa-Free Entry to Laos Due to Lack of Awareness
From January 15, a visa is no longer required to enter Laos. Citizens of our country can stay there under these conditions for up to […]
Trump slaps full travel ban on seven more countries, including Laos
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday added Burkina Faso, Laos, Mali, Niger, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, and Syria as well as Palestinian Authority passport holders […]
WFP Lao PDR Country Brief, December 2025
In Numbers 118,153 people assisted 211 mt of food dispatched for school meals USD 15 million six-month (January 2026 – June 2026) net funding requirement […]