Category: Laos

Thailand longs for rail link with China Ambitious infrastructure plan faces major delays As Thailand and China continue their long-standing collaboration on the Bangkok-Nong Khai high-speed rail project, public sentiment in Thailand remains a mix of anticipation and frustration. The ambitious infrastructure plan, which aims to connect major cities in Thailand with China’s advanced rail […]

Fifth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge, connecting Thailand’s Bueng Kan province and Laos’ Bolikhamxay province, to open in December 2025 Thailand and Laos are set to inaugurate the Fifth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge in December, marking a new milestone in regional transport and economic cooperation. The countries are also moving forward with building a new Mekong railway bridge […]

Major Infrastructure Push Targets Road, Rail, and Waterway Upgrades in Laos Laos has launched a five-year strategic roadmap to modernize its national transport system, with a focus on upgrading roads, bridges, railways, and waterways. Key projects include the Laos–Vietnam and Vientiane–Champasack railway lines. The plan aims to enhance regional connectivity, facilitate cross-border trade, and support […]

Thailand’s PSG Corporation makes move into energy, natural resources PSG Corporation (PSGC), an integrated construction services provider, is accelerating its diversification into energy and natural resources, with the aim of becoming a regional leader with annual revenue of 20–30 billion baht by 2035. “PSGC is leveraging growth opportunities across the CLMV [Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and […]

High hopes for fifth Thai-Lao bridge linking Bueng Kan and Bolikhamxay with December 2025 opening scheduled The fifth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge, connecting Bueng Kan province in northeastern Thailand with Bolikhamxay province in Laos, is scheduled to open by the end of this year. The project could expand cross-border trade between the two countries by at […]

New Lao-Thai Mekong bridge to open soon, promising economic lift for the region A 1,350-metre bridge linking Borikhamxay province in Laos and Bueng Kan province in Thailand across the Mekong River is now 98 per cent complete. Construction is ahead of schedule, and the bridge is expected to open to traffic at the end of […]

Laos signs $1.45bn deal for 1.8GW clean energy project with China Western Power The project set for completion by early 2030, with initial designs expected by the end of 2025. Laos has entered a $1.45bn clean energy agreement with China Western Power Industrial, advancing the country’s clean power generation and transmission efforts. China Western Power […]

Activists and villagers protested against the Sanakham hydropower project in Laos. The project is about 25 kilometers upstream from Sanakham district, 155 km from Vientiane, and 84 km downstream from the Pak Lay project. It’s also about 2 km from the Thai-Lao border in Loei. Since the project will limit the river’s flow downstream, Laos […]