A ride-hailing service operating in Laos will be represented at the Mekong Innovation Startup in Tourism (Mist) meeting in Thailand this week. LOCA, a Lao start-up and a major player in the ride-hailing business in Laos, has been selected to represent Laos in the final pitching competition at Mist on October 8-9 in Bangkok. LOCA […]
Read MoreThe Cambodia-born tech start-up Meal Temple Group is introducing a new business model offering a ride-hailing service in Laos. Called DriveUp.app, which is a joint venture company between Kiwipay.la and Meal Temple Group Pty Ltd in Laos, it provides taxis, tuk-tuks, and samlors for the first time in the country, the company’s official said. Launching […]
Read MoreAuthorities of Laos’ central Savannakhet province have announced the removal of all inspection checkpoints along main roads to speed the transport of freight and exports. Provincial governor Santiphab Phomvihane last week issued an executive order to remove the checkpoints – the latest move to improve the business environment in the province. Police checkpoints along Road […]
Read MoreLao economic growth will remain moderate in 2019 and 2020, as expansion in the industry and services sectors softened in the first half of 2019 due to fewer international visitor arrivals, according to a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) forecast. Additionally, the near stagnation in electricity exports and generation despite a slight recovery in the […]
Read MoreLaos is gearing up to construct a new dam in Luang Prabang, marking its latest effort to realize the goal of becoming the “Battery of Southeast Asia”. When completed, the hydropower project will have the capacity to generate 1,410 MW, producing 7,380 Gwh per year. This will make it the largest project in Laos to […]
Read MoreThe Lao Office of the Prime Minister has mandated to abolish quality inspections for electronic and electrical appliances which are imported through the Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge I. Implementation of the inspections has led to the rise in import procedures and increased costs, according to an update on the official website of the Ministry of Industry […]
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