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The official Lao e-Visa logo. Since July 2019, an e-Visa system has been launched by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which enables visitors to apply for a Laos tourist visa online. [3] [4] Instead of applying through the Laotian Embassy, all that is needed to be done is to complete the online application form and pay with a credit card. After ...
Laos can be considered to consist of 3 geographical areas: north, central, and south. [58] Laos had a 2019 Forest Landscape Integrity Index mean score of 5.59/10, ranking it 98th globally out of 172 countries. [59] In 1993, the Laos government set aside 21% of the nation's land area for habitat conservation preservation. [60]
The list of governments of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, commonly abbreviated to Lao Government, is the main executive institution of government. It is led by the Prime Minister, the country's head of government. The Prime Minister is nominated by the President at a plenary session of the National Assembly, the country's legislature ...
The National Assembly was established by the Lao Constitution of 1991. [3] Elections were held in 2021. The Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) took 158 seats in the enlarged 164-member National Assembly while the 6 remaining seats went to independents. [4] In 2017, construction started on a new National Assembly building, gifted by Vietnam ...
The Public Prosecutor's Office was established in 1990. [7] [8] Article 99 of the Constitution of Laos states that the office has the responsibility of "monitor[ing] the observance and implementation of laws throughout the country, protect[ing] the rights of the state and society...[and] the legitimate interests of the people, and prosecut[ing] detainees in accordance with the law".
Authorities in Laos also detained the manager and owner of a backpacker hostel in Vang Vieng on Friday. Backpacker foreign tourists roam around in Vang Vieng, Laos, Friday, 22 November 2024 ...
Moody's Investors Service ("Moody's") has today downgraded the Government of Laos's issuer rating to Caa2 from B3 and changed the outlook to negative. The decision to downgrade the rating to Caa2 ...
The prime minister of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, formerly the chairman of the Council of Government of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is the head of government of Laos. The prime minister is accountable to the president, the National Assembly and the country's only legal party: the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP).