# Laotian Times

> Laotian Times is a news source in the TOLD catalogue, based in Laos. TOLD classifies its editorial position as **State-influenced**.

- **Domain:** laotiantimes.com
- **Website:** https://laotiantimes.com
- **Country:** Laos
- **Region:** Asia
- **Language:** English
- **Editorial position on TOLD:** State-influenced
- **Founded:** 2016

## About

The most-read English news site in a one-party state runs four paid press releases for every article its own desk writes. The Laotian Times reports corruption convictions, dam compensation and debt figures with real detail, and returns nothing at all when you search it for the country's most famous disappearance or for a single seized field. Read it for what Vientiane will publish in English, never as evidence that a story does not exist.

## Profile

- **Ownership:** Operated from Vientiane by the private marketing and publishing firm RDK Group, whose media arm also produces inflight magazines and sells advertising as a platform reseller. No legal entity name, registration number, publisher or editor-in-chief is published anywhere on the site, and RDK's own corporate site does not list the title among its brands; the link rests on a shared contact address and email.
- **Funding:** Commercial. Syndicated corporate press releases from two international wire services account for roughly 34,600 posts against about 9,300 editorial items, and the site carries an advertorial byline. No government advertising was verified either way. Laos requires online news outlets to register with the information ministry, and the outlet's licence status is not published.
- **Focus areas:** Lao business and investment, infrastructure and hydropower, institutional politics and leadership, tourism and travel, crime and courts, health and environment, ASEAN regional affairs


## What the position means

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and focus. It describes a pattern; it is not a rating of quality and not a
ranking. Nothing in TOLD sorts, hides or promotes a source by its position.
State-aligned and partisan outlets are in the catalogue on purpose, labelled.

## Latest headlines

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- [Ascletis Announces First Participant Dosed in a Global Phase III Clinical Program of Once-Daily Oral Small Molecule GLP-1 Receptor Agonist ASC30 for Chronic Weight Management](https://laotiantimes.com/2026/08/30/ascletis-announces-first-participant-dosed-in-a-global-phase-iii-clinical-program-of-once-daily-oral-small-molecule-glp-1-receptor-agonist-asc30-for-chronic-weight-management/) — 2026-08-30T10:15:00.000Z
- [ATTACK SHARK Unveils R86 HE Carbon Fiber Magnetic Switch Gaming Keyboard, Redefining the 75% Competitive Keyboard Experience](https://laotiantimes.com/2026/08/30/attack-shark-unveils-r86-he-carbon-fiber-magnetic-switch-gaming-keyboard-redefining-the-75-competitive-keyboard-experience/) — 2026-08-30T10:04:00.000Z
- [Yaber Launches Cordless Vacuum HP20: TÜV-Tested 180AW Suction, SGS-certified H13 HEPA Filtration, and SenseCleanAI AI Detection Under $200](https://laotiantimes.com/2026/08/30/yaber-launches-cordless-vacuum-hp20-tuv-tested-180aw-suction-sgs-certified-h13-hepa-filtration-and-sensecleanai-ai-detection-under-200/) — 2026-08-30T07:05:00.000Z
- [Flooding Disrupts Flights to Luang Namtha, Oudomxay Also Reports Flooding](https://laotiantimes.com/2026/08/30/flooding-disrupts-flights-to-luang-namtha-oudomxay-also-reports-flooding/) — 2026-08-30T03:25:03.000Z
- [Runjian Co., Ltd. Showcases Token-as-a-Service and AI Innovations at AIMX Singapore 2026](https://laotiantimes.com/2026/08/29/runjian-co-ltd-showcases-token-as-a-service-and-ai-innovations-at-aimx-singapore-2026/) — 2026-08-29T16:27:00.000Z
- [Club Med Breaks Ground on Koh Samui: First Exclusive Collection Resort in Thailand](https://laotiantimes.com/2026/08/29/club-med-breaks-ground-on-koh-samui-first-exclusive-collection-resort-in-thailand/) — 2026-08-29T12:10:00.000Z
- [YFORE Debuts ODMS In-Cabin Sensing System to Enhance Cockpit Safety](https://laotiantimes.com/2026/08/29/yfore-debuts-odms-in-cabin-sensing-system-to-enhance-cockpit-safety/) — 2026-08-29T11:16:00.000Z
- [Niutech Signs Agreement with Global Energy Major for Waste Plastic Pyrolysis Line to Produce SAF](https://laotiantimes.com/2026/08/29/niutech-signs-agreement-with-global-energy-major-for-waste-plastic-pyrolysis-line-to-produce-saf/) — 2026-08-29T07:55:00.000Z

## Assessment note

Latest assessment: 2026-07-28. Generated with TOLD Source Prompt Brief v1.2.7. TOLD summarizes framing patterns and third-party classifications; it does not assess factual accuracy, intent, or legitimacy. External classifications: 10 (5 themes).

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