Sources: Reuters
Rescuers locate five of seven villagers alive after they become trapped for a week in a flooded cave in Xaisomboun province, Laos, while search operations continue for the remaining two people. 2026-05-27
Laos' top leader, Thongloun Sisoulith, is re-elected as the General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, the most powerful position in the one-party state. 2026-01-8
Laos and South Korea agree to upgrade their bilateral relations to a comprehensive partnership. 2025-12-15
An Australian and a British tourist die after consuming poisoned alcohol in Vang Vieng, Laos, bringing the death toll from the incident to five. Nine others are hospitalized. 2024-11-21
Laos reports a record 1,645 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 86,148. 2021-12-10
Laos reports a record 1,041 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 58,798. 2021-11-18
Laos surpasses 20,000 cases of COVID-19 after reporting a record 694 new cases in the past 24 hours. 2021-09-23
Laos reports a record 131 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 3,425. 2021-07-18
Laos extends its nationwide lockdown for another 15 days until June 4 as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to increase. 2021-05-20
An election is held in Laos, with voter turnout expected to be low. The only legal party in Laos is the Lao People's Revolutionary Party. 2016-03-20