Supreme Court to set up People’s Court in Golden Triangle SEZ
Senior officials from the People’s Supreme Court are considering the establishment of a People’s Court in the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone in Bokeo province. President of the People’s Supreme Court Mrs Viengthong Siphandone chairs a meeting last week. A meeting was convened last week to discuss the matter, chaired by the President of the […]
Laos to benefit from Employment Association
Local workers will benefit from the efforts of the Lao Employment Business Association to inform labour about their rights, especially when it comes to negotiating working conditions. Mr Bounthieng Rattanavong explains the benefits provided by the Employment Association. (File photo) The association represents employment agencies of Laos recognised by the government. For several years, workers […]
Minimum wage hike still problematic
Thanaleng Dry Port bolsters regional logistics links, ‘a boon’ for entrepreneurs
Integrating with logistics centres across the region and beyond, the Thanaleng Dry Port in Vientiane offers numerous opportunities for business operators, its developer has said. The dry port functions as an International Border Checkpoint (Cargo Terminal) where the Laos-China and Laos-Thailand railways converge. It has become an important trade gateway between emerging markets in Southeast […]
Bokeo police wipe out opium poppy crop
Police in Meung district, Bokeo province, have cut down opium poppies being grown on 3,200 square metres of land, in compliance with the government’s national agenda on tackling the drug problem and the order of the Governor of Bokeo province. A field of opium poppies in Bokeo province. The poppies had been planted by people […]
Bokeo enjoys surge in tourism
More than 32,000 people entered Bokeo province in the first two months of this year, using the 4th Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge across the Mekong River and the Golden Triangle Special Zone border crossing. The Lao-Thai border crossing in Bokeo province, where many people enter Laos across the 4th Friendship Bridge linking the two countries. The […]