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Laos: More investment in human resources needed: economist

While the Asia-Pacific region is experiencing population ageing at an unprecedented rate, the growing number of young people in Laos can provide a significant momentum in driving economic growth. A senior economist from the Faculty of Economics and Business Management at the National University of Laos, Dr Phouphet Kyophilavong, told Vientiane Times on Wednesday that the country’s […]

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Cross-border power deal inked by 3 Asean states

The Association of Southeast Asian Nation’s (Asean) plans to forge closer energy ties have taken a major step forward after Malaysia, Thailand and Laos sealed a cross-border trading arrangement. The Energy Purchase Wheeling Agreement (EWPA), described as the region’s first multilateral power grid deal, allows Malaysia to purchase up to 100 megawatts of electricity from Laos […]

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Lao govt misrepresented legal battle with Thai-Lao Lignite Co

Re: “Laos prevails in Hongsa power plant court case”, Vientiane Times/The Nation, September 18,  The Lao Ministry of Planning and Investments presents a completely false picture of the facts and legal status of the arbitration, according to the claimant, Thai-Lao Lignite Company Limited (TLL), a company of Thailand’s Nganthavee Group. Thai-Lao Lignite discovered the lignite […]

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