Land
Korea pledges ongoing financial support for UXO clearance
The Republic of Korea will provide US$5.5 million for the second phase of a plan to improve unexploded ordnance (UXO) survivors’ quality of life after the first phase finishes this year.More ...
Times Reporters
New tax incentives offered in special economic zones
The Lao government has offered special tax incentives for businesses operating in special economic zones (SEZs) in the hope that this will boost investment in these areas.More ...
Ekaphone Phouthonesy
UXO removed as authorities prepare to build new houses for flood victims
Sanamxay district, Attapeu province: Over 100 staff from UXO Lao are searching for and removing unexploded ordnance (UXO) so that work can begin on the construction of temporary houses for flood victims.More ...
Phomphong Laoin
Fears of UXO threat to Attapeu flood victims
Experts in the field have warned about the additional grave danger of unexploded ordnance (UXO) in Attapeu province’s Sanamxay district in the wake of last week’s fatal flooding. The experts fear that bombs buried in soil or mud could have been disturbed by the flood, ...
Vientiane Times reporter
Compensation issues key to MahaNathiSithandone SEZ progress
A new Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Champassak province known as “MahaNathiSithandone” will not be able to proceed without the completed compensation for affected villagers according to the head of the provincial SEZ authority. The government recently signed a concession agreement with Chinese developer (Laos ...
Somsack Pongkhao
Developer spends $200M on SEZ in Lao capital
(Vientiane times/ANN) The developer of the That Luang Marsh Special Economic Zone in Laos has spent $200 million on the project’s development since it began operations in 2012.More ...
Vientiane Times
New decree offers tax breaks for investors in Lao SEZs
Domestic and foreign investors will be granted a number of tax breaks under a new amended decree related to specific and special economic zones (SEZs) issued recently by the government. The new decree highlights the government’s policy on SEZ development, requirements for their establishment, incentives ...
Somsack Pongkhao
Land use master plan gets NA approval
The National Assembly has approved a master plan for land allocation across Laos, defining different types of land plots to be allotted from now until 2030. The master plan, adopted during the 5th Ordinary Session of the National Assembly’s 8th Legislature, highlighted the need to ...
Somsack Pongkhao
UXO clearance an opportunity to unlock land, prosperity
Cooperation with local authorities and development partners aims to remove the threat posed by unexploded ordnance (UXO) including to increase access and benefits to people in Laos. At present, too many Lao people still live under threat from Indochina-War remnants in the form of UXO ...
Phetphoxay Sengpaseuth
Dry port planned for Champassak’s Vangtao SEZ
The government has granted permission for a local investor to carry out a feasibility study for the construction of a dry port in Vangtao Specific Economic Zone in Champassak province. The port, which is expected to cost US$15 million, is designed to improve logistics systems domestically ...
Somsack Pongkhao