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(KPL) Phu Bia Mining (PBM) officially opened the company-funded upgraded Na Phao international customs checkpoint in Khammuan Province on January 30, 2019.The upgrade of LAK 19,359,000 (US$2,600) includes roof maintenance to the staff kitchen and cafeteria areas.More ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Government Inspection Authority (GIA) has told law enforcement agencies to create conditions that enable people from all walks of life to participate in the fight against corruption.GIA Chairman Dr Bounthong Chitmany recently issued an instruction in this regard to facilitate ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Laos scored 29 points and maintained the same position as it did in 2017 in Transparency International’s 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), which was released on Tuesday.Scores on the index range from 0 to 100 where 0 represents extremely corrupt and ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government will massively reduce or wipe out the budget deficit by next year, Deputy Prime Minister Somdy Duangdy has said.Laos has suffered a chronic budget deficit in recent years which has led to the accumulation of sizeable public debt and ...

Attapeu’s provincial leadership has fired one official and is considering dismissing two others in cases of misconduct.Nine other officials have been warned and reprimanded concerning misconduct, the Socio-economic newspaper reported yesterday.More ...

Visa applications to Thailand from Laos via Vientiane are set to get a shakeup with the introduction of an online appointment system, Thailand’s Embassy has confirmed.Long queues into the Thai consulate in Vientiane are set to become a thing of the past, with all appointments to ...

Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has called on senior government officials in charge of economic affairs to explore ways to ensure that all revenue streams are fully utilised, and to spur economic growth.More ...

Employers in Laos will be subject to legal action if authorities discover they are failing to pay their workers the minimum wage.The minimum wage was increased last year from 900,000 kip to 1.1 million kip a month for a  standard eight-hour day, in a bid ...

The government plans to install a new communications system this year so the cabinet and provincial governors can hold video conferences.According to the National Socio-Economic Plan for 2019, the government plans to complete the installation of video conference facilities at the Prime Minister’s Office, ministries ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The case of a well-known Lao businessman who was fined over a dubious traffic offence has been a hot topic on social media after he referred the incident to the court of public opinion.The man was driving a Jeep on Road ...