Laos has announced it will resume domestic flights, begin to reopen schools, and ease other lockdown restrictions starting 18 May. The National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control announced at a press conference held today nine measures that will be eased, and four restrictions that will remain in place, effective from 18 May. Measures eased: […]
Read MoreMinistry of Post and Telecommunications (MPTC) this week opened discussions for the draft on 2020-2030 cooperation plan Lancang-Mekong countries. The purpose of the dissuasion is to review and comment on the draft concerning the infrastructure linking Lancang-Mekong countries. The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications’ Secretary of State, Khay Khunheng, who chaired the meeting said the […]
Read MoreThe government is considering measures to be included in an unemployment package to aid those who have found themselves jobless due to the Covid-19 pandemic. According to a report in the Vientiane Times, the taskforce for economic affairs was asked to revise measures for the relief of the unemployed at a Prime Minister and Deputy Prime […]
Read MoreThe Prime Minister’s Office has issued a notice regarding the easing and continuation of certain lockdown measures in Laos. The notice, effective from 4-17 May, outlines a gradual loosening of lockdown measures, with certain strict measures to remain in place. Businesses and Work Government offices and private sector businesses will be permitted to open normally. However, […]
Read MoreAn increase in electricity rates has taken Lao residents by surprise amid an economic downturn due to the Covid-19 pandemic, with many turning to social media to air their complaints. In March, the Prime Minister’s Office accepted a proposal to increase the electricity rate incrementally from 2020 to 2025, set to begin from 1 May this year. […]
Read MoreThe COVID-19 pandemic is putting severe growth pressure on the economies of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV) and may cause the region’s growth to slip to a historical low, according to a Maybank Kim Eng report. CLMV’s GDP growth is forecast to slow sharply to 3 percent in 2020, down from 6.9 percent in […]
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