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A Lao woman arrested on Sept. 12 on charges of defaming the country is still being kept from seeing family members until completion of a police investigation into her activities, sources told RFA’s Lao Service on Thursday.Houayheuang Xayabouly, 30, was arrested on Sept. 12 after ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Blind students are currently joining other classmates to pursue studies at various faculties of the National University of Laos (NUOL) following the provision of suitable educational equipment.A total of 25 visually impaired students are enrolled at the Faculty of Letters, Economics ...

The Mekong River Commission (MRC) Wednesday defended its decision to wait nearly seven weeks before officially notifying the public that Laos began a preliminary procedure for the construction of a large dam that would be its fifth on the Mekong river.The Lao government informed the ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Lao economic growth will remain moderate in 2019 and 2020, as expansion in the industry and services sectors softened in the first half of 2019 due to fewer international visitor arrivals, according to a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) forecast.Additionally, the ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government is encouraging the private sector to pay attention to implementing obligations of the Convention on the Rights of the Child to promote children’s protection.The issue was discussed at a private sector consultation meeting in Vientiane on Wednesday. Vice President ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The recent unearthing of a mine in Savannakhet province’s Vilabouly district promises to be an attractive site for tourists and will hopefully generate more income for the local community.Officials from both government and private sectors expressed hope in their address at ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The seized timber auction committee of Champassak city has invited furniture associations, timber processing factories, furniture factories and timber businesses across the country to an auction of confiscated timber.The government seized the wood up for sale after it was illicitly cut ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Lao Hotel and Restaurant Association has suggested that the government cut electricity prices for the service sector as their rates are far higher than the industrial and commercial sectors.The service sector pays more than 1,000 kip per 1,000 kWh for ...

Vientiane authorities are improving and widening some main roads and installing traffic lights for pedestrians in community areas to reduce traffic congestion.The work is being undertaken by the Vientiane Public Works and Transport Department.The head of the department’s transportation management division, Mr Sivone Subthavy, told Vientiane ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Construction work is around 40 percent complete on an expressway linking the capital of Vientiane with Vangvieng, a well-known tourism district in Vientiane province.The construction of the 113.5-km road, which kick-started last April, is expected to take three years to complete, ...