Vientiane’s Department of Public Works and Transport is calling on the owners of advertising signs, ATM booths and telephone lines in the capital to ask for permission before their erection. According to a notice issued by the department under the Ministry of Public Works and Transport recently, the owners of such equipment must seek permits […]
Read MoreThe predicted economic slowdown in China, one of the top three foreign investors in Laos and an important trading partner, could affect the Lao economy, the government’s economic analysts have warned. But trends in economic growth will be manageable, the analysts commented in a report issued by the Ministry of Planning and Investment. The International […]
Read MoreAll businesses and factories in Laos are required to increase the minimum wage from 900,000 kip (some $108) to 1.1 million kip ($133) a month, effective May 1, 2018. The Lao government has approved the new monthly minimum wage, an increase of eleven per cent, according to an announcement of the Prime Minister’s Office, the […]
Read MoreAll businesses and factories in Laos are required to increase the minimum wage from the present 900,000 kip to 1.1 million kip a month as of May 1 in a bid to improve workers’ standard of living. This was the message at a press conference on Monday to announce the minimum wage increase, which was […]
Read MoreVientiane State Bus Enterprise will raise the price of bus tickets across Vientiane due to constant price hikes in petrol, an official said on Friday. The Director of the Vientiane State Bus Enterprise, Mr Khamphoune Temerath told Vientiane Times on Friday that the some bus tickets that service Vientiane will be raised, with the new price implemented […]
Read MoreElectronic visa (E-visa) services are set to be offered at the end of this year or early next year in a move to attract more foreign tourists to take vacations in Laos. Authorities in charge are accelerating procedures and related works preparing for the launch of the online E-visa service, a senior official of the […]
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