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Vientiane Capital Records Five Years of Steady Economic and Social Development
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Lao News Agency
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KPL Over the past five years (2021–2025), Vientiane Capital has maintained steady economic growth, averaging 5.34 percent per year. By 2025, the city’s total GDP reached 89,278.8 billion kip, equivalent to an average of 85.17 million kip per...
Owner: Laotian Government
Over £195,000 raised in days to support cancer treatment for Bláthnaid (4)
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Belfast Media
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THE family of a four-year old West Belfast girl say there is "hope" after over £195,000 was raised in a matter of days to support potentially life-saving cancer treatment for her. Bláthnaid Ní Mhaoilmheanna was diagnosed with an aggressive brain...
Owner: Robin Livingstone & Martin Omuilleoir
US-led Intelligence Sharing To Combat Crime Along Lao, Thai Borders
By Vijian Paramasivam PHNOM PENH, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- Law enforcement officials from the United States, Thailand, and Laos are collaborating to share intelligence in tackling rising transnational crimes along Southeast Asia’s borders,...
Owner: Malaysian Government
‘Zombie Vapes’ Are Sweeping Across Southeast Asia, Sparking a New Public Health Crisis
Peach oolong, pink guava, and passionfruit: these are flavors you’d expect to find in a bubble tea shop, not in a black market vape loaded with illicit drugs. So it’s no surprise that young people in Southeast Asia have taken to these seemingly...
Owner: James Pach
First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus S.Lukashevich pays a working visit to Laos
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus
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25 September 2025 On September 24–25, 2025 the First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, Sergey Lukashevich, paid a working visit to the Lao People's Democratic Republic. The 4th Session of the Joint Belarus-Laos...
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Black-Bellied Terns gathered in Dibru-Saikhowa, and experts are worried
Guwahati: In a breakthrough for bird conservation in Assam, researchers have documented the largest-ever congregation of the endangered Black-bellied Tern (Sterna acuticauda) at Dibru-Saikhowa National Park. On October 19, 2024, a flock of 19...
Owner: Tanushree Hazarika & Karma Paljor
Inflation in Laos falls further in September
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Xinhua News Agency
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VIENTIANE, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Inflation in Laos continued to decline in September, falling to 4.5 percent from 5 percent in August, according to the latest report from the Lao Statistics Bureau. According to the report on Friday, the highest...
Owner: Chinese Government
Lao-Chinese Armed Forces Continue to Enhance Military Cooperation
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Lao News Agency
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KPL Lieutenant General Khamlieng Outhakaisone, Minister of National Defense of the Lao PDR, led Lao delegation to meet with General Dong Jun, Minister of National Defense of the People’s Republic of China, in Beijing on September 19. The visit...
Owner: Laotian Government
World : Top News Headlines In Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, The Philipines, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: Sept 26, 2025
INDONESIA 1.WORLD ATOMIC WEEK CALLS FOR NUCLEAR’S ROLE IN FUTURE CLEAN POWER MIX -- JAKARTA GLOBE World Atomic Week, the largest international forum hosted by Russia’s state-owned energy giant Rosatom, opened Thursday with a clear message: nuclear...
Owner: Malaysian Government
Top News Headlines In Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, The Philipines, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: Sept 26, 2025
INDONESIA 1.WORLD ATOMIC WEEK CALLS FOR NUCLEAR’S ROLE IN FUTURE CLEAN POWER MIX -- JAKARTA GLOBE World Atomic Week, the largest international forum hosted by Russia’s state-owned energy giant Rosatom, opened Thursday with a clear message: nuclear...
Owner: Malaysian Government
Laos pledges equitable immunization to safeguard children
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Xinhua News Agency
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VIENTIANE, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- Laos' Ministry of Health has reaffirmed its commitment to equitable immunization, pledging to work with development partners to overcome challenges and ensure that every child in the country is protected from...
Owner: Chinese Government
Gov. Evers, Dva Announce Nine Organizations to Receive Veteran Mental Health Community-based Organization Grants
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Urban Milwaukee - Wisconsin
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MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA), today announced nine nonprofit organizations are receiving funding through the Veteran Mental Health Community-Based Organization Grant program. The...
Owner: Jeramey Jannene & Dave Reid
Lao National Assembly Launches Workshop Series on Health Security, Financing
The Lao National Assembly has launched a workshop series titled “Catalyzing Parliamentary Leadership for Health Security and National Prosperity in Laos,” with support from Health Poverty Action, the University of Health Sciences, and development...
Owner: Cameron Darke, Aditta Kittikhoun & Jason Rolan
World : Top News Headlines In Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam : Sept 25, 2025
INDONESIA 1.’MIGHT CANNOT BE RIGHT’, PRABOWO TELLS UNGA -- THE JAKARTA POST President Prabowo Subianto stressed Indonesia’s commitment to multilateralism, peace and a two-state solution for Palestine during his debut appearance at the United...
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Top News Headlines In Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam : Sept 25, 2025
INDONESIA 1.’MIGHT CANNOT BE RIGHT’, PRABOWO TELLS UNGA -- THE JAKARTA POST President Prabowo Subianto stressed Indonesia’s commitment to multilateralism, peace and a two-state solution for Palestine during his debut appearance at the United...
Owner: Malaysian Government
Authorities discover more than $200,000 worth of shocking cargo in airline traveler's luggage — here's what they found
Thai customs officials arrested a Vietnamese passenger en route to Laos after discovering five concealed rhino horns in his luggage. What's happening? On September 6, customs officials at the Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok,...
Owner: Dave Finocchio & Anna Robertson
World : Top News Headlines In Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: Sept 24, 2025
INDONESIA 1. INDONESIA’S FUTURE AT STAKE: ECONOMISTS PUSH SEVEN URGENT ECONOMIC DEMANDS -- JAKARTA GLOBE More than 1,200 Indonesian economists and professionals have come together under the Indonesian Economists Alliance to propose what they call...
Owner: Malaysian Government
Top News Headlines In Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: Sept 24, 2025
INDONESIA 1. INDONESIA’S FUTURE AT STAKE: ECONOMISTS PUSH SEVEN URGENT ECONOMIC DEMANDS -- JAKARTA GLOBE More than 1,200 Indonesian economists and professionals have come together under the Indonesian Economists Alliance to propose what they call...
Owner: Malaysian Government
Thai Authorities Seize Over 14,000 Items of Illegal Cosmetic Silicone, Unregistered Medicines
On 19 September, Thai authorities seized over THB 8 million (approximately USD 251,000) worth of illegal cosmetic products in Bangkok. The seizure included more than 13,000 pieces of nose silicone, 1,404 chin silicone implants, and 1,192 units of...
Owner: Cameron Darke, Aditta Kittikhoun & Jason Rolan
Lao Military Medical University delegation visits Military Hospital 103
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People's Army Newspaper
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During their visit, the delegation was briefed on the hospital’s notable achievements in education, training, treatment, and scientific research. The delegation also toured the facilities at the Center of Diagnostic Imaging, the Department of...
Owner: Vietnamese Government