Vientiane Times Information

Vientiane Times, the first English newspaper in the Lao People's Democratic Republic, officially launched as a weekly tabloid in April 1994. By 1996 the newspaper published twice weekly on Tuesdays and Fridays, expanding to Monday to Friday in 2004 and adding a Saturday edition in 2007. The newspaper covers a wide range of domestic and international news and provides information reflecting government policy and socio-economic development in the Lao PDR. Vientiane Times is part of the Lao Press in Foreign Languages, a specialised agency of the Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism. The press agency is managed by a board of directors and manned by over 60 staff, including reporters and administrative officials. The founders of the newspaper included Mr Somsanouk Mixay, who is also Former Director General and Editor-in-Chief of Lao Press in Foreign Languages, Mr Savankhone Razmountry, who is also former Director General and Editor-in-Chief of the paper, Mr Thongsavath Chansombath the former Director General and Editor-in-Chief of the paper. Director General and Editor-in-Chief of Lao Press in Foreign Languages: Thonglor Duangsavanh Deputy Director General of Lao Press in Foreign Languages and Managing Editor of Vientiane Times: Phonekeo Vorakhoun Deputy Director General of Lao Press in Foreign Languages: Ms Phonesavanh Thikeo