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Luang Namtha province in northern Laos was declared a disaster zone after flash floods swept through over 30 villages near the Boten border crossing with China, damaging infrastructure, farmland and forcing evacuation alerts.
Laos held a state ceremony honouring National Assembly President Xaysomphone Phomvihane, who died on August 9. Party and government leaders, including President Thongloun Sisoulith, paid final respects at the National Convention Hall.
Laos has deported 32 Thai nationals following a July raid on the ST Vegas complex in Vientiane that netted 589 suspected fraudsters. The operation reflects intensifying regional crackdowns on cybercrime networks.
Laos has officially retired its paper identity cards and household registration books, launching the LAeID mobile application to consolidate key personal documents into a single digital platform accessible on smartphones.