Laos News
Thailand urged to defend Mekong against Laos’ Sanakham dam project “Water rises so fast and drops so fast because the water doesn’t flow naturally… It has huge impacts on us. It’s hard to catch any fish, and the fish cannot lay eggs,” said Prayoon Saen-ae, 62, head of a local fishermen group in Chiang Khan […]
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Who Will Save Luang Prabang? The World Heritage site in Laos is endangered by mega-projects and Mekong dams By Tom Fawthrop Laos’ ancient royal capital, dating back a thousand years, offers a magical trip back in time to a traditional Asia that is fast disappearing. The unforgettable UNESCO World Heritage enclave comprises over 120 sites […]
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Foreigners may soon purchase and own condominiums in Laos Foreigners will be able to own condominiums in Laos once the authorities enforce the newly revised Law on Land. The Lao Official Gazette, a government website that publishes state legislation, has posted the latest version of the Law on Land, which permits foreigners to own condominiums. […]
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Absolute Hotel’s Eastin Hotel Vientiane Laos will open during the last quarter of 2021 The Eastin Hotel Vientiane Laos will open during the last quarter of 2021 according to Absolute Hotel Services Group CEO Jonathan Wigley. The group’s first hotel venture in Laos will have 94 rooms, an all-day dining restaurant, a speciality restaurant, outdoor […]
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Nateuy station, the first railway station built on China-Laos railway With the last casting of concrete on the top of the main building of the future Nateuy station, the China Railway Construction Engineering Group (CRCEG) finished building the first station along the China-Laos railway on Wednesday. The Nateuy station, a key passenger and freight distribution […]
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Germany supplies equipment to monitor impacts of Laos’s Xayaburi and Don Sahong dams on Mekong River Germany has provided equipment to the Mekong River Commission to monitor the environmental impacts of two mainstream dams on the lower reaches of the Mekong River. The equipment, worth around $600,000, meant to help monitor the impacts of Laos’s […]
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Mitsubishi Electric to Supply Elevators and Escalators for Laos’ New National Assembly Building Will support large government project in growing Lao market Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO:6503) announced today that MELCO Elevator Lao Sole Co., Ltd. (MLAO), a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Elevator (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (MET), has secured an order to supply 14 elevators and 4 […]
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Renewables in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam, and Thailand and the Potential for Wind Power By Tilleke & Gibbins With interest in renewable and sustainable energy sources rapidly increasingly worldwide, the nations of the Mekong region are beginning to incorporate innovative power generation options into their electrical grids and, more significantly, into their growth plans for […]
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BCPG renewable energy eyes B10bn from stock sales to finance investment projects BCPG, a renewable energy arm of Bangchak Corporation, expects to raise more than 10 billion baht from new stock sales as it seeks to finance investment projects. President Bundit Sapianchai yesterday played down concerns about share dilution, saying the earnings gained from power […]
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Pattaya’s fishing, construction and manufacturing businesses hit by migrant-labor crunch Pressure is building on the government to reopen the borders to help ease the country’s economic woes. Eastern fishing, construction and manufacturing businesses are pressing Thailand’s disease-control authority to accelerate the re-entry of migrant workers to ease a worsening labor shortage. While the Center for […]
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