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Laos: Finance ministry to probe sources of revenue

The Ministry of Finance is re-inspecting and clearly defining sources of national revenue to enable the country to accomplish its 2017 target for revenue collection. The scheme is in line with the instructions given by Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Mr Somdy Duangdy, aiming to swell national revenue […]

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Destination Laos: the ever-changing surrogacy business changes again

The dreary design of the website and Facebook page of Find Surrogate Mother (aka surrogacy inc) makes depressing reading. The business describes itself as “a full service Surrogacy Agency in Manila, Philippines, helping to match Surrogate Mothers, Intended Parents, Egg Donors, Sperm Donors [which] provide[s] services for Heterosexual Couple, Gay Couple, Lesbian Couple, Single Woman, […]

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Laos, Singapore Strengthen Cooperation

President Bounnhang Vorachit on Thursday held a bilateral meeting with his Singaporean counterpart Tony Tan Keng Yam who is on a three-day official visit to strengthen ties and cooperation between the two countries. At the meeting, which was also joined by senior officials of the two countries, President Yam praised the Lao PDR’s chairmanship of […]

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New Laos-Cambodia border crossing opens

PHNOM PENH – A new crossing on the Cambodia-Laos border, the Trapeang Kreal international border gate, opened officially on Tuesday. Prime Minister Hun Sen and Laso Premier Thongloun Sisoulith were to preside over the ceremony, Cambodia’s Foreign Ministry said. The crossing connects Cambodia’s Stung Treng province with Laos’ Champasak province, according to a report by […]

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