UN Experts Urge Laos to Halt Deportation, Release Chinese Lawyer
UNHCR: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UN experts, today called on Lao People’s Democratic Republic to end the…
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Laos to expect more natural disasters as heavy rains continue
ANN/LAOTIAN TIMES – The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of Laos in a release advised citizens to monitor the…
Philippines: Laos seek to expand deal on basic education
MANILA — The Philippines and Laos are seeking to expand bilateral cooperation with a future agreement on basic education, the…
Missing trafficked Lao teenager determined to be alive in Myanmar casino
She was beaten and taken to a second location, though her whereabouts were unknown. A missing Lao teenager trafficked to…
Rights groups urge Laos to release missing Chinese lawyer who was trying to get to US
Hong Kong CNN — Dozens of human rights groups have signed a joint petition calling on Laos authorities to release…
At Lao potash mine, flood of Chinese workers are displacing local laborers
Chinese now far outnumber Lao workers, violating an agreement between the government and mining company. An influx of Chinese laborers…
Much ado about nothing: the nonsense of Steve Hanke’s inflation rates
For more than three years, Steve Hanke, an economist at Johns Hopkins University’s Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, has…
Laos: Elevated dengue fever activity reported nationwide, especially Oudomxay Province, through July /update 2
Elevated dengue fever activity reported nationwide in Laos through July. Oudomxay Province is most affected. Avoid mosquito bites. Event Health…
Laos turns to China for gasoline imports amid economic crisis
As inflation keeps surging, a lawmaker calls for a higher minimum wage. Laos has begun importing gasoline from China instead…
Kakao Pay launches ATM service in Japan, Vietnam, Laos
The amenity is offered in Japan, Vietnam and Laos in collaboration with Hana Bank affiliate GLN South Korea’s Kakao Pay…