Austcham Lao PDR

05/08/2026

[𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 & 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬] – 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐱 𝐋𝐚𝐰 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐨𝐬 📋

The new Income Tax Law No. 88/NA officially took effect on 1 July 2026, replacing the 2019 law and bringing the country's tax framework closer to international standards including, for the first time, formal transfer pricing rules and a 15% minimum corporate income tax for qualifying multinational groups.

For AustCham members, especially those with related-party transactions, cross-border structures, or operations in mining, hospitality, or finance, this is worth a close read.

Key changes include revised sector-specific CIT rates (alcohol rising to 22%, casinos to 30%), personal income tax thresholds now linked to the minimum wage, expanded taxable income categories (including e-commerce and carbon credit sales), and tighter deadlines for withholding tax declarations now just 15 calendar days from payment or receipt. Microenterprises also shift to a flat 5% CIT on net profit.

Now is a good time to review contracts, payroll structures, and related-party arrangements with your tax advisor to stay ahead of compliance requirements. AustCham Lao will continue tracking implementation guidance and share updates as they emerge. Reach out to us if you would like us to connect you to members who can provide specific advice.

📰 Full alert: https://www.vdb-loi.com/laos_publication/vdb-loi-laos-alert-new-income-tax-law-2025-effective-1-july-2026/

05/08/2026

[𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐔𝐩𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐭] – 𝐍𝐚𝐠𝐚 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐨., 𝐋𝐭𝐝 𝐔𝐩𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫! 🥇

𝐖𝐞'𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 Naga Industrial 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐮𝐩𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐳𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦 𝐋𝐚𝐨 𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔-𝟐𝟕! 🎉

Naga Industrial is a heavy industry product and services provider based in the Lao PDR and Cambodia, operating across South East Asia and beyond. They sell and rent a range of machinery, equipment and products to organizations involved in mining, construction, agriculture, transport, and other industries. To support their product range and customer projects, Naga Industrial provides aftersales service and life-of-asset support with comprehensive management solutions to deliver maximum value to their customers. A core element of their business is their people developing a diverse workforce with the critical knowledge, skills, and experience to drive quality results for long-term success.

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐮𝐩𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐍𝐚𝐠𝐚'𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲. 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬, 𝐍𝐚𝐠𝐚'𝐬 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞.

Thank you, Naga Trading and Service, for your continued support. We're excited to grow together! 🤝

04/08/2026

[𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐭] – 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐫𝐮𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨., 𝐋𝐭𝐝. 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦 𝐋𝐚𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲! 🎉

AustCham Lao is delighted to welcome our newest SME member, 𝐃𝐞𝐫𝐮𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨., 𝐋𝐭𝐝. 🏗️🍷

Derun’s portfolio spans far more than just construction! They deliver construction projects, including hotels and warehouses for mining operations, while also driving environmental innovation in Vientiane through a municipal waste-to-fuel initiative. On top of that, they bring a touch of Australia to Laos as the importer of Australian Premium Wine Group Pty Ltd's Jarressa Estate label, showcased in their flagship wine store over 100 square metres, right here in Vientiane.

This kind of diverse business model makes Derun a great connection across several of our sectors from mining and hospitality to hotel development, waste management, and F&B/retail. We encourage members to reach out, explore partnership opportunities, and check out the Jarressa Estate range.

🍇 https://jarressaestate.com/

Welcome to the AustCham Lao family, Derun! We look forward to seeing your business grow within our network. 🤝

04/08/2026

[𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭] – 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐍𝐊𝐓 𝐒𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐞 🍹

𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 Austcham Lao PDR 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭, 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫 Exim Company Limited 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐥𝐲-𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐊𝐓 𝐒𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬.

Guests enjoyed the best of EXIM's own backyard, an air-conditioned indoor-outdoor venue, live music, finger food, an Izakaya BBQ bar, and free-flow local beer and Australian wine, all centred around the venue's signature long wooden table.

Beyond the great atmosphere, the evening was also a chance for members to see firsthand the scale of what EXIM has built. NKT Square is EXIM's own compound, bringing together their headquarters, office space, training rooms, and all their subsidiaries under one roof with ample parking and, importantly, just 15 minutes from downtown. 𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐋𝐚𝐨 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠-𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡.

Exim Company Limited 𝐄𝐗𝐈𝐌 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭-𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭, 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐨𝐬, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲'𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐢𝐉𝐨𝐛𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐬𝐞. It's a glimpse of a company diversifying and building out a genuine business ecosystem in one location. They even have some land available if you are an investor looking for a location to develop.

Thank you to our sponsor EXIM Sole Co., Ltd for opening up their compound and showing the AustCham community everything they have to offer.

A big thank you to our member Sticky Fingers for collaborating on the delicious finger food that kept everyone fuelled throughout the evening! Additionally, after tasting DeBortoli wines at the AustCham Ball in June, the Exim team reached out to LBC Fine Wines to purchase DB wines for the event and thank you for a great lucky draw from our gold sponsor Avani+ Lanexang Vientiane Hotel 🤩

It's great to see AustCham members coming together to make an event like this happen. 🥂 That’s what we call connecting for growth!

04/08/2026

🌟🇦🇺🇪🇺🇱🇦 !!!𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥 – 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤 & 𝐋𝐚𝐨𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 🇦🇺🇪🇺🇱🇦🙌!!!

Ahead of the event, we're excited to introduce the presenter and expert panelists joining us on 21 August😃

Austcham Lao PDR and European Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Laos , in partnership with Acclime Laos, have brought together voices from investment, consulting, technology, and government to share practical insight into establishing and growing a business in Laos.

𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐩:
🎙️ 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫: Hugh Darwell – Sales Director for Mekong Region, Acclime
👥 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬:
🟠Nway Nway Hay Mhan – Country Manager, Acclime
🟠Per Gradin – CEO, Specity Solutions Consulting | EuroCham Board Member
🟠Alexander Cameron – COO, AgCoTech | AustCham Board Director
🟠Dr. Souphaphone Saignaleuth – Deputy Director General, IPMC Office, Lao PDR

🧭 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫: May Bissig – Co-CEO/Group Management Consultant, Inthira Group

This is a valuable opportunity for both members and non-members to hear directly from professionals who have built and navigated businesses in Laos, and to bring their own questions to the floor.

📅 Date: Friday, 21 August 2026
🕣 Time: 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM
📍 Venue: S.N. Residences Vientiane
🗣️ Language: English

💰 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠:
Members of AustCham Lao and/or EuroCham Laos (ECCIL): ₭150,000
Non-members: ₭350,000

👉 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: https://app.glueup.com/event/doing-business-successfully-in-laos-market-entry-navigating-challenges-188173/

𝐖𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠.

04/08/2026

[𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐲]

Sharing this opportunity from Australia in Laos the Australian Embassy is hiring for the position of Ambassador's Personal Assistant! 📋

A great chance to work closely across the Embassy and contribute to important Australia-Laos cooperation.

📅 Applications close 13 August 2026, 6:00 PM (Lao Time)
🔗 https://laos.embassy.gov.au/vtan/Job-Opportunity.html

𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲

The Australian Embassy is advertising for the ongoing position of the Ambassador’s Personal Assistant.

This role presents an exciting career and learning opportunity, including the opportunity to work collaboratively across the Embassy and contribute to some of Australia’s most important corporate work in the Lao PDR. We are seeking an experienced and dynamic individual to fill the role, with the ability to work independently and as part of a small team.

The Australian Embassy is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to s*x, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, s*xual orientation, disability or age. All applicants will be considered on their merits.

To apply for a position at the Australian Embassy, applicants must prepare a written statement of purpose outlining why you are interested in the role and what skills you would bring. The position description and application instructions can be found on the Embassy’s website https://laos.embassy.gov.au/vtan/Job-Opportunity.html

Applications must be submitted by 𝟏𝟑 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐚𝐭 𝟔:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌 (𝐋𝐚𝐨 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞)

03/08/2026

[𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭] – 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐚 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐲? 🤝💼

Great question for anyone building a business with a co-founder: when is the right time to formalize a startup idea into an actual company and how do you keep founders aligned so the partnership doesn't break down along the way?

This episode of Makerbox Exchange digs into exactly that, covering the legal and structural side of "when to incorporate" alongside the harder people side of keeping co-founders working toward the same goal without falling apart mid-journey.

For anyone in Laos's startup and SME community especially those building with a partner this is a useful watch on setting the right foundation early, both on paper and in the relationship.

🎬 Watch the episode to learn more.

03/08/2026

☀️ A Day in the Life of a Summer Boarder at WAIS!

Check out this glimpse into life at Western Australian International School - WAIS - Laos from morning wake-up to lights-out, their summer boarders enjoy classes, good food, fun activities, and 24/7 care 💚💛

WAIS, Austcham Bronze sponsor, is the only boarding school in Laos.

02/08/2026

🌏 Great reminder from UN ESCAP disability-inclusive workplaces aren't charity, they're smart business. Inclusive teams drive stronger innovation, decision-making, and long-term resilience.

Worth a read for any organisation thinking about how inclusion strengthens the bottom line. 👇

01/08/2026

[𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬] – 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫 & 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐋𝐒 𝐕𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐞 ⛏️🔬

𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲, 𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐋𝐒 𝐕𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐛,, 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐦 𝐋𝐚𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬, 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐔𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐂𝐀𝐏, 𝐃𝐅𝐀𝐓, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐚𝐨𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬.The GoL delegation, headed by Director General of the Investment Promotion Department and Australian Alumni, Mr Vanthana Nolintha, had recently returned from a Mining Governance Study Tour to Perth under the Lift4Laos program.

The event opened with short guided laboratory tours through ALS's Vientiane facility, giving participants a firsthand look at the geochemistry and assay capabilities supporting the mining sector across the region. This was followed by a debriefing session, where Mr Nolintha presented the group’s key findings and reform priorities, sparking genuine dialogue on what's next for mining governance in Laos.

The evening wrapped up with a networking reception, generously hosted by ALS in their garden, where connections and conversations continued into the night. A big thank you to our member Mekong garage bar for catering the event as well!

Events like this show exactly what AustCham does best, connecting, reflecting and building networks for mutual growth. Thank you to ALS Vientiane for hosting, and to everyone who joined us. 🤝

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