Category: Laos

An Asean Silk Road on rails is taking shape 21 July 2024 THAILAND is marking the 130th anniversary of rail services in the kingdom with a bang: There is now a direct train service from Bangkok to the Laos capital of Vientiane, a distance of nearly 700km. The inaugural express train pulled out of Bangkok’s […]

New hydropower dam in Laos could lead to ‘economic losses’ Conservationists and people of the Mekong Basin are petitioning the government not to sign a contract to buy electricity from the Pak Beng Hydropower Dam in Laos, fearing economic and territorial losses. The signatures were contained in an open letter addressed to Prime Minister Srettha […]

Bangkok to Beijing train trip gets closer Trial runs on new Vientiane link to start in July, journey to Beijing via Laos will take almost a full day Train travel between Bangkok and Beijing is inching closer as Thailand prepares to expand its rail network. A trial service between Bangkok and Vientiane, the capital of […]

Lao railway set for full trial run on Udon Thani-Nong Khai-Vientiane section this month Thailand and Laos are gearing up to open a railway network connecting Bangkok and Vientiane, according to the State Railway of Thailand (SRT), with a trial run set for later this month. The project aims to enhance connectivity for travellers and […]

Thailand confirms interest in a 6th Mekong bridge linking Ubon Ratchathani and Salavan province in southern Laos Thailand has confirmed its interest in building another bridge to Laos, the sixth connecting the two countries across the Mekong River. The possible construction of a new bridge linking Ubon Ratchathani and Salavan province in southern Laos was […]

Laos signs renewable energy agreement with Thailand-based alternative energy company Energy Absolute Laos has made further progress in achieving its ambitions for clean energy with the signing on Monday by its government of a joint development agreement for investment in the energy sector with Thailand-based alternative energy company Energy Absolute (EA). The collaboration highlights the […]

Fifth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge linking Thailand’s Bueng Kan province and Laos’ Pakxan town to ‘open in November 2024’ The fifth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge, which links Bueng Kan province of Thailand and Pakxan town in Laos, will open for public use this November, Deputy Transport Minister Manaporn Charoensri said on Friday. This bridge will run from […]

Fifth Lao-Thai Mekong bridge between Laos’ Borikhamxay province and Thailand’s Bueng Kan province on track for completion by end of 2024 Work on the fifth Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge, which connects the two countries across the Mekong River between Borikhamxay province in Laos and Bueng Kan province in Thailand, is progressing on schedule and the bridge […]

The day dams silenced Luang Prabang A new mega project threatens the heritage of Lao Unesco town While almost 10 hydropower mega-dams have been removed across the United States to revitalise rivers and people’s lives, the governments of Laos and Thailand have reached an agreement to construct more such dams on the mainstream of the […]