The Governments of New Zealand and Ireland have been long-term partners and generous supporters of the UXO sector in the Lao PDR. In 2021, the Government of New Zealand renewed its support for an additional four years of funding through the United Nati…
On 29 June 2022, the United States through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) officially handed over cold chain and IT equipment worth around US$150,000 to the Ministry of Health (MOH) to further expand COVID-19 vaccination coverage …
President Thongloun Sisoulith has urged relevant ministries and authorities to facilitate the development and operation of the Vientiane Logistics Park and help address its potential challenges.During his visit to the park on Jun 29, the president appr…
The government has authorized the Petroleum Trading Lao Public Company, mostly known as Petro Trade, to conduct a feasibility study into the construction of a new railway line linking Vientiane with Khammuan Province.The MOU for the 24-month study proj…
For Breshna Salaam, the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan last year meant a return to the same extreme poverty she and her mother had experienced under the Taliban’s first time in control of the country.In 1996, the Taliban fired Salaam’s mother…
In a blow to the fight against climate change, the Supreme Court on Thursday limited how the nation’s main anti-air pollution law can be used to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.By a 6-3 vote, with conservatives in the majority, the co…
Members of the National Assembly have proposed a number of ways for the government to speed up addressing currency exchange issues which have become talk of the town for the Lao people.At the ongoing 3rd Odinary Session of the National Assembly yesterd…
Better business environments across Southeast Asia are critical to rejuvenating firms hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. This was the key message delivered at the regional webinar “Better Local Business Environments for Pandemic Recovery in Southeast A…