Vientiane Times

State employees are banned from circulating and distributing or even destroying classified documents of the nation as such acts could result in damaging national security and social order.The Minister of Home Affairs, Mr Khammanh Sounvileuth, presented a new draft documentation law for debate during the ...

The contractor rebuilding the 9.4-km road running from Tanmixay crossroads in Xaythany district to Sikeuth junction in Naxaithong district of Vientiane has confirmed the work will be completed by the end of this year.However, many people living along this road have called on the contractor ...

Products or services the government doesn’t promote, including alcoholic beverages, will be subject to higher taxes if a new law on excise duties comes into force in January 2020. In contrast, lower levies will be imposed on items such as fuel and motorcycles that the government ...

The government has projected that the country’s budget deficit for the first six months of this year could increase to as much as 1.16 trillion kip, intensifying budgetary tension against the backdrop of continuing revenue shortfalls.  If the money to pay the principal amount owed to ...

The government has highlighted the need to modernise the tax collection system and enhance transparency in the financial sector to boost national revenue, a senior official has said. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Somdy Duangdy presented a draft amended law relating to tax management ...

The government will reduce the budget deficit to zero by next year to ensure that the country’s high level of public debt can be repaid as p romptly as possible, Deputy Prime Minister Somdy Duangdy told the National Assembly (NA) last week.Mr Somdy, who is ...

The government will compile a medium-term plan for the development of human resources after hearing complaints from National Assembly members that Laos is facing a labour shortage in priority development areas.Addressing the National Assembly last week, Minister of Education and Sports, Mrs Sengdeuane Lachanthaboun, said ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Laos and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Sweden last week signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that aimed to enhance cooperation between the two ministries and countries.Lao Ambassador to Sweden, Mr Bounpheng Saykanya represented Laos ...

The National Assembly needs to enhance its role in enacting the country’s laws and overseeing the performance of the government to push for greater national development.NA members on Wednesday debated key matters on how to reinforce the role of the parliament following a report delivered ...

More than 70 government officials gathered in Vientiane yesterday to review results, progress and challenges in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for the 2018-2019 fiscal year.The annual meeting of the National Steering Committee for Sustainable Development Goals Implementation in Laos until 2030 ...