Vientiane: The Ministry of Health will prioritize improving healthcare services, expanding access to clean water and sanitation, and strengthening grassroots health systems as part of the government’s National Agenda on Rural Development and Poverty E…
Vientiane: The Lao government’s modernization of tax administration has significantly strengthened state revenue collection, with the Tax Revenue Information System (TaxRIS) increasing revenue collected through the system by 251 percent compared with …
Vientiane: The Lao Government has set ambitious targets under its draft National Agenda on Rural Development and Poverty Reduction, aiming to lift more than 100,000 households out of poverty, reduce the national poverty rate from 14.78 percent to a si…
Vientiane: The Ministry of Industry and Commerce has attributed the continued high prices of goods and services, despite declining fuel prices, to a combination of economic factors, while reaffirming that strict measures are being implemented to stren…
Vientiane: The Lao government will expand the country’s strategic fuel reserves and accelerate the transition to electric vehicles (EVs), targeting EVs to comprise 30 percent of the national vehicle fleet by 2030. As part of the initiative, 50 percent…
Vientiane: The announcement was made by BOL Governor Bounkham Vorachit while responding to questions from National Assembly members during the First Extraordinary Session of the 10th National Assembly on July 7. The discussions focused on inflation, e…
