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Khaosan Pathet Lao
Khaosan Pathet Lao (Lao: ຂ່າວສານປະເທດລາວ, romanized: Khaosan Pathet Lao, KPL; French: Agence de presse lao), also known as the Lao News Agency in English, is the official news agency of the Laos Government and the ruling Communist Party. It was started as the news agency of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party on 6 January 1968 in Viengsay and later became the official news agency of Laos after the communists seized power in 1976. Its current General Director is Khampheuy Philapha.2 It is headquartered in Vientiane.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industrynews media1
- HeadquartersVientiane1
- Websitekpl.gov.la
- Legal formstate-owned enterprise1
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Khaosan Pathet Lao (Lao: ຂ່າວສານປະເທດລາວ, romanized: Khaosan Pathet Lao, KPL; French: Agence de presse lao), also known as the Lao News Agency in English, is the official news agency of the Laos Government and the ruling Communist Party. It was started as the news agency of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party on 6 January 1968 in Viengsay and later became the official news agency of Laos after the communists seized power in 1976. Its current General Director is Khampheuy Philapha.2
Timeline
- Jan 6, 1968Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitekpl.gov.la1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/LaoNewsAgency1
- YouTubewww.youtube.com/channel/UCnBAhMdvPxMqDKL-mCeENHQ1
- WikipediaLao News Agency
- WikidataQ431150
Sources
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- 1WikidataKhaosan Pathet Lao on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaKhaosan Pathet Lao on Wikipedia