"Laos"

Thailand is discussing the option of connecting Laos and Vietnam via bus routes, laotiantimes.com reported recently.

The Lao government will provide fuel importers with a Letter of Credit worth US$200 million (7.1 billion baht) for the purchase of fuel to meet the nation’s needs for the next two months, Deputy Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone told the National Assembly on Thursday.

Singapore on Thursday began importing renewable energy from Laos via Thailand and Malaysia - a move that marks the first multilateral cross-border electricity trade involving four Asean countries and the first renewable energy import into Singapore.

The National Assembly (NA) on Monday approved the appointment of two new deputy prime ministers and a cabinet reshuffle, in the hope that the new appointees will be able to make a stronger contribution to resolving the nation’s economic woes.

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The shipment of Thai farm products to China by rail through Laos will be faster in the near future because procedures are being streamlined, the developer of the Thanaleng Dry Port (TDP) told Thai authorities on Monday.

The Transport Co Ltd’s plan to start four new bus routes to Laos has been delayed, mainly because of rising oil prices on the Lao side, an official said.

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Operators of the Laos-China railway have recorded over 400,000 passengers in the past six months, while more than 600,000 tonnes of freight have been shipped across the Laos-China border.

Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan and his Laotian counterpart chaired the 27th Thai-Lao General Border Committee meeting in Bangkok on Thursday.

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The Thanaleng Dry Port, part of an integrated logistics facility Vientiane, has received new financing for its development and equipment costs to modernise and deliver world-class services.