Laos News
Development dilemma: How did coal sneak into Laos’ energy plans? Coal is gaining traction on Laos’ energy scene, throwing the nation’s dream of becoming the ‘battery’ of Southeast Asia into question. As the country thirsts for foreign investment, has poor governance placed it at the mercy of rogue firms? The plan to turn Laos into […]
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Luang Prabang named among top 5 Asian cities for tourists World heritage-listed Luang Prabang has once again shone on the global tourism stage after being voted among the 15 best cities to visit in Asia by readers of a US-based travel magazine. The Lao former royal capital came in fifth, scoring 88.17 in Travel + […]
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No One Knows What Thailand Is Doing Right with COVID-19, but So Far It’s Working Can the country’s low rate of coronavirus infections be attributed to culture? Genetics? Face masks? Or a combination of all three? Is it the social distancing embedded in Thai culture — the habit of greeting others with a wai, a […]
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Korea’s SK Engineering & Construction reaches compensation deal with Laos over 2018 deadly Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy dam collapse SK Engineering & Construction Co. said Thursday that it has reached a deal with authorities in Laos to compensate victims of a deadly hydroelectric dam collapse in the Southeast Asian country. The Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy Power Co., a joint […]
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Italthai Group’s new hotels on track – plan to open 12 new hotels in one year Onyx parent counts on tourism rebound Italthai Group, one of Thailand’s oldest construction and hospitality companies, is maintaining a plan to open 12 new hotels in one year despite the coronavirus crisis’s impact on the tourism and service industries. […]
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Construction of China-Laos railway’s Vientiane station starts, holds groundbreaking ceremony The groundbreaking ceremony for the Vientiane station of the China-Laos Railway was held on Friday in the northern outskirts of the Lao capital. The Vientiane station, to be built by China Railway Construction Group Co., Ltd. (CRCG), will consist of four platforms with seven track […]
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Laos to move on 1,400-megawatt (MW) Luang Prabang project, the third Mekong dam project, despite neighbours’ green concerns Laos is pushing ahead with a hydropower project on the Mekong River, despite reservations aired by neighbouring countries over its potential to harm fisheries and farming downstream, the Mekong River Commission (MRC) said on Wednesday. The 1,400-megawatt […]
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Malaysia’s Kumpulan Powernet Bhd gets RM174mil mini-hydropower job in Laos Kumpulan Powernet Bhd has secured a second renewable energy project in Laos, as the group seeks to double its orderbook to RM2bil within the next one year. The company told Bursa Malaysia today that it was awarded a US$40.7mil (RM174.5mil) contract by Zhenghong Building Road […]
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Bidding on Fifth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge project scheduled for July 2020 Bridge to link Thailand’s Bueng Kan province with Laos’ Bolikhamsai province across Mekong River Bidding on the construction of the Fifth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge project is scheduled in July with a winning contractor being scheduled to sign for it in August, confirmed government spokeswoman […]
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JICA backs Laos’ Wattay International Airport upgrade The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Laos’ Department of Civil Aviation have reached an agreement on improving the Wattay International Airport, including the terminal and runway. JICA and the department, representing the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, signed the Record of Discussions on Wednesday to proceed […]
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