Food security in Laos improves but inflation drives migration: World Bank report
Survey shows that 93 percent of international migrants cited better pay and job prospects as their primary reasons for leaving…
Category: Laos
Thailand’s Amata Targets Laos as a Hub for Chinese Manufacturing Relocation
Thai developer Amata is setting up a significant industrial park in Laos, aiming to draw manufacturers moving from China due…
Laos: Government fails in follow-up review of key civil and political rights
The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the Lao Movement for Human Rights (LMHR) welcome the assessment by the…
Lao pastor warned by authorities to stop ‘Christian activities’ shot dead, leaves behind wife, 2 children
HONG KONG —Pastor Thongkham Philavanh was feeding his chickens and ducks behind his house in Vanghay village, northwestern Laos, on…
Remains of Airman Killed in Vietnam War Attack on Secret CIA Radar Base in Laos Identified
The remains of an Air Force sergeant who died defending a top-secret radar site on a mountaintop in Laos during…
Is Laos facing a China debt trap?
China has financed major infrastructure projects in Laos, but the return on investment has yet to overcome the small country’s…
How Laos’ plans to fast-track development left it facing a debt and inflation crisis
Laos is in serious economic trouble. The developing South-East Asian country borrowed big — mainly from China through the Belt…
Laos central bank shake-up reveals forex crisis, China dependence
Vientiane may need more help from Beijing to stem cash outflows BANGKOK — Two years after a shake-up at the…
Press stakeout in Lao People’s Democratic Republic by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk
Sabaidee, good afternoon. This was a very short visit to Vientiane, but I am grateful for the increasing engagement my…
Is the Lao State Collapsing?
The current economic crisis has hollowed out the capacity of an already weak state apparatus. It was quite an admission.…