Category: Laos

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 […]

Laos gives green light to 1,200 MW wind power project in Sepon District, the central Savannakhet province bordering Vietnam The Lao government has signed an agreement with Savan Vayu Renewable Energy Co., Ltd. (SVARE) to develop a 1,200 MW wind power project in Sepon District, the central Savannakhet province bordering Vietnam. The Lao government has […]

Bangkok-Vientiane train to be reality by April Trial runs to start next month on final link to main station in Lao capital, says SRT The State Railway of Thailand plans to extend its Bangkok-Nong Khai train service to reach Vientiane in April. Trains would tentatively start operating from the Thanaleng station just across the border […]