2025 in Laos

• General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party: Thongloun Sisoulith
• President: Thongloun Sisoulith
• Prime Minister: Sonexay Siphandone

• 26 January – A bus traveling from Vientiane to Pakse crashes into a tree after the driver fell asleep, killing five people and injuring 13 others.^[1]

• 5 May – Two soldiers are killed in an attack by unknown gunmen on a military base in Ban Phu Pha Mon, Paktha District, Bokeo Province.^[2]

• 4 June – US President Donald Trump issues a proclamation imposing partial restrictions on Laotian nationals travelling to the United States.^[3]
• 10 June – The European Union adds Laos to its list of high risk jurisdictions for money laundering and terrorism financing.^[4]

• 26 July – Artillery shells fired during the 2025 Cambodia–Thailand clashes land in Laem Pa Paek and Laem Makham Pom, causing property damage.^[5]

• 15 October – Two American nationals are killed in an attack by a swarm of wasps at a camp in Luang Prabang.^[6]

• 17 November – Princess Aiko of Japan arrives in Vientiane as part of celebrations for the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and Laos.^[7]

• 9—20 December — Laos at the 2025 SEA Games
• 15 December – Laos–South Korea relations: Laos and South Korea upgrade their bilateral relations to a comprehensive partnership.^[8]
• 16 December – US President Donald Trump issues a proclamation barring Laotian nationals from entering the United States.^[9]
• 18 December — A ferry sinks along the Mekong River near the Pak Ou Caves, killing two people and leaving another missing.^[10]

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• 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