General8/20/2025 4:16:40 PM
Bolikhamxay Provincial Police seized more than 2.1 million methamphetamine pills and arrested two suspects in a major anti-drug operation, while three others escaped into the forest.
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8/20/2025 3:26:13 PM
The old French military camp in Bokeo Province has been officially recognized as a provincial-level national heritage site. The recognition ceremony was held on August 19 at the historic site.
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8/20/2025 3:22:16 PM
The Vientiane Department of Public Works and Transport has signed an agreement with Japan’s Kubota Construction Co., Ltd. to build a new water treatment plant with a capacity of 40,000 cubic meters per day, under the Vientiane Capital Water Supply Expansion Project.
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8/19/2025 2:01:01 PM
Vientiane, August 2025 – Vientiane will officially launch a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) trial in early September 2025, offering three months of free service. This marks the first time in Laos that a modern mass transit system will operate on a dedicated route, separate from regular road traffic, replacing the city’s old, noisy, and polluting bus system.
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8/19/2025 1:39:00 PM
The Government of the Lao PDR, in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and other development partners, last Thursday launched a feasibility study on establishing a national Payment for Forest Environmental Services (PfES) system. The kickoff workshop, held in Vientiane, marks a step towards creating a sustainable, long-term financing mechanism for the nation's forest ecosystems.
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8/19/2025 1:27:28 PM
The Department of Hygiene and Health Promotion (DHHP) of the Ministry of Health today opened a three-day SMART Advocacy workshop aimed at developing concrete policy and financing strategies to improve access to voluntary, rights-based family planning in the Lao PDR.
General8/18/2025 2:22:22 PM
Vientiane will soon be home to Laos’ first University of Health Sciences (UHS) Hospital—a state-of-the-art 400-bed tertiary teaching facility in Dongposi, Hadxayfong district. With construction set to begin in late 2025, the hospital is expected to open by 2028.
