Infrastructure

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Lao Telecommunication Company Limited (LTC), the country’s leading telecommunications operator, plans to invest more than US$17 million to upgrade its network and provide better services.More ...

Barriers such as costs and strength of connectivity, infrastructure, facilitation must be overcome so ongoing development of e-Commerce in Laos can assist more women, small firms, people with physical disabilities, and those in isolated communities to benefit from trade, according to research from World Bank.Technology, e-Commerce, and connectivity mean the ...

Scoot, the low-cost arm of the Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group, will begin flights from Athens to Laos (to cities Vientiane and Luang Prabang) via Singapore as of April.According to an announcement, the airline has already started sales of flights from Athens to Laos with special low fares on the verge of the ...

More than 100 people who will lose land and other property when the planned expressway is built through Vientiane did not declare their intention to accept the compensation offered by the deadline of January 30.The 15.2 km expressway will link the Lao International Trade Exhibition ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – More direct flights between China and Laos are needed to achieve the government’s target of attracting more than 1 million Chinese tourists and a total of 4.5 million visitors from around the world during Visit Laos-China Year 2019, a senior official ...

“Lao PDR is lagging significantly in terms of accessibility, quality, and affordability of internet services compared to other comparable regional economies,” a new report on digital connectivity states.The grim assessment comes via The World Bank’s latest report on the country’s online connectivity entitled Digital Connectivity in Lao PDR: Lagging Behind ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – In a significant development for the telecoms sector, Enterprise des Poste Lao (APL) and Laos-Pacific Satellite Co., Ltd. (LAOSAT) have agreed to cooperate in distributing telecommunication services around the country.More ...

Lao Airlines staff believe the number of Chinese customers could surge to 241,500 this year. This would be an increase of about 42 percent compared to last year when Chinese nationals made 170,500 flight reservations.More ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Electricite Du Laos (EDL) under the Ministry of Energy and Mines has instructed its staff across the country to ensure that reduced electricity charges are applied to the use of irrigation pumps and livestock farms.EDL Deputy Managing Director Mr Khampaseuth Theppangna ...

The upgrade of the 9.4-kilometre road from the Tanmixay crossroads in Xaythany district to Sikeuth junction in Naxaithong district, Vientiane, is likely to require a nine-month extension as work is running behind schedule.The project is one of the capital’s priorities in terms of infrastructure development ...