Story Archive
2013-12-17
Teachers already reeling from wage delays struggle to make ends meet after a cut in their monthly allowances.
2013-12-15
The U.S. Secretary of State says Washington 'remains deeply concerned' over Sombath Somphone's case.
2013-12-13
One year after his disappearance, Lao civil society leader Sombath Somphone's wife says she can do nothing but hope for his return.
2013-12-12
She calls on the international community to push for an urgent investigation of his disappearance.
2013-12-11
The call comes ahead of the one-year anniversary of Sombath Somphone's disappearance.
2013-12-09
The private sector lending arm of the World Bank teams up with business groups to promote 'high-standard' projects.
2013-11-16
An official calls into question plans to maintain fish migration patterns.
2013-11-14
'No Fishing' signs are posted around the project site in southern Laos.
2013-11-12
The Don Sahong dam proceeds despite objections from green groups and neighboring Cambodia.
2013-11-06
Authorities start with those in the capital, most of whom are from Vietnam, China, and Thailand.
2013-10-28
An EU delegation says the Lao government has offered few new leads.
2013-10-24
Facebook users could soon face punishment for posting false or inaccurate information.
2013-10-10
The country’s tattered finances may see a cut in allowance for all civil servants.
2013-10-07
Green groups fear the government will bulldoze ahead with the project without adequate consultation.
2013-10-04
The IMF recommends urgent measures as the country sinks deeper in the red.
2013-09-24
The labor minister says Laos needs to bring in 70,000 more of them.
2013-09-11
They say they were never given promised plots and now face food problems.
2013-08-30
A stricter policy has cut down on the partying and driven away the profits, they say.
2013-08-29
Prominent civil society leader Sombath Somphone has been missing for more than eight months.
2013-08-22
A plea by residents for a retaining wall cannot be met due to bad weather.
2013-08-15
The zone’s centerpiece looks to draw Chinese investments to the cash-starved country.
2013-08-15
Vietnam is concerned it will be dethroned as the top investor.
2013-08-13
Dozens of families near the dam in northern Laos are affected after heavy rains.
2013-08-12
Companies given tax-free quotas are bringing in extra fuel to sell on the local market, sources say.
2013-08-01
Officials in the Lao capital warn residents of the development site not to sell.
2013-07-31
Environmental activists fear that work will now proceed on the dam without regional consultation.
2013-07-23
The Lao capital's water supplier says it can't keep up with rising demand.
2013-07-17
Beijing awaits nod on a Thai-Lao rail project before committing funds.
2013-07-09
Some foreign diplomats in Vientiane think he may have been killed.
2013-07-01
A landslide shuts down electricity at the new site.
