2025 in Laos
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Events in the year 2025 in Laos.
Incumbents
[edit]- General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party: Thongloun Sisoulith
- President: Thongloun Sisoulith
- Prime Minister: Sonexay Siphandone
Events
[edit]- January 26 – A bus traveling from Vientiane to Pakse crashes into a tree after the driver fell asleep, killing five people and injuring 13 others.[1]
- 4 June – US President Donald Trump issues a proclamation imposing partial restrictions on Laotian nationals travelling to the United States.[2]
- 10 June – The European Union adds Laos to its list of high risk jurisdictions for money laundering and terrorism financing.[3]
Holidays
[edit]Source:[4]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 20 January – Armed Forces Day
- 10 February – Vietnamese New Year
- 8 March – International Women's Day
- 13–16 April – Lao New Year
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 5 May – Visakha Bucha Day
- 24 July – Boun Khao Phansa
- 15 October – Boun Suang Huea
- 5 November – That Luang Festival
- 2 December – Lao National Day
Deaths
[edit]- 2 April – Khamtai Siphandone, 101, president (1998–2006), prime minister (1991–1998), and General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006).[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "13 Israeli tourists injured, some seriously, in bus crash in Laos". The Times of Israel. 2025-01-26. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
- ^ "What we know about Trump's latest travel ban". BBC. 5 June 2025. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
- ^ "EU removes Philippines from 'high-risk' money-laundering list, adds Monaco". ABS-CBN. June 12, 2025. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
- ^ "Laos Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ "Former President Khamtai Siphandone Passes Away at 101". The Laotian Times. 2 April 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
External links
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