Huaphan told to speed up development, address corruption
Huaphan authorities have been told to speed up socio-economic development and address corruption in the northern province. During his recent working trip to the province, Deputy Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone told leading provincial officials to work harder in their leadership role to fight poverty, contributing ...
Vientiane Times
Laos, Cambodia agree to withdraw troops from border area
Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith and his counterpart Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen agreed at a meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam, today to officially withdraw troops from a disputed area between Attapeu province in Laos and Stung Treng province in Cambodia.More ...
Souknilundon Southivongnorath
BOL regulates currency exchange rates in bid to stabilise economy
The Bank of the Lao PDR (BOL) has issued a new Decision on the setting of currency exchange rates, as a guideline for commercial banks trading in foreign currencies.The move is aimed at enabling commercial banks to operate with a degree of flexibility in the ...
Somsack Pongkhao
Issuing duplicate land titles will incur harsh penalties: Vientiane authorities
Vientiane authorities have warned that officials who knowingly issue duplicate land titles will face strong disciplinary action, with land disputes continuing to persist.Violators will be charged with producing fake documents under Article 364 of the Criminal Law, Director of the Vientiane Natural Resource and Environment ...
Souksakhone Vaenkeo
Authorities ramp up Lao-Thai border checks to prevent virus spread
Local authorities have been urged to monitor border crossings to prevent people from entering Laos illegally from Thailand, to stem the spread of Covid-19 after a widespread outbreak in Thailand.As Thailand faces a second wave of Covid-19, many Lao workers are returning home, both legally ...
Phetphoxay Sengpaseuth
Ministry addresses concerns over “non-existent” civil servants
The Ministry of Home Affairs is clarifying the actual number of civil servants amid public concerns over the possible existence of so-called “ghost” positions, according to a senior ministry official.“This process is part of procedures to ascertain the true number of civil servants in Laos,” ...
Ekaphone Phouthonesy
PM calls for greater development, protection of children
Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has called for all stakeholders to increase their responsibility in properly caring for, developing and protecting children, to create an environment that enables them to enjoy their childhood. In his message to mark International Children’s Day, which falls on June 1, ...
Vientiane Times
Floods cause temporary closure of tourist sites
Some tourist attractions are temporarily closed as they cannot be accessed during the wet season after heavy rainfall has made dirt roads impassable. An official with the Attapeu provincial Information, Culture and Tourism Department, Ms Bounthong Bouphasavanh, told Vientiane Times on Friday that Xepha and Xeponglay waterfalls ...
Siladda Souliyong
Govt takes steps to repay debts to local firms
Despite budgetary tensions, the government is working to pay a total of 3.25 trillion kip owed to private companies under the triangle-debt-diversion disbursement initiative. Addressing the National Assembly yesterday, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Mr Somdy Duangdy, clarified the government’s position regarding the ...
Somsack Pongkhao
Employment opportunities await Lao youth in Japan
Young people can now access the Japanese agriculture labour market, Laos’ Employment Service Centre under the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare announced this week. Director of the Employment Service Centre, Mr Khamsene Xayavong, spoke to Vientiane Times about the details of the scheme, noting that applicants ...
Phetphoxay Sengpaseuth
Lao Govt to facilitate export businesses
The government has removed some export businesses from its list of controlled businesses as part of efforts to boost the export of Lao goods to foreign markets, according to the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.The ministry announced recently that the government no longer regarded the ...
Times Reporters
Attapeu authorities seize another illicit cargo of wood
Attapeu provincial authorities last week found yet more illegally harvested wood, in this case maikha young (rosewood), when they stopped a bus driven by a Vietnamese national en route for Vietnam. At 7:30pm on June 14, officials from the provincial forestry Inspection Department teamed up with local ...
Vientiane Times
Huaphan hospital headway cementing Lao-Viet cooperation
Construction of a new hospital in Huaphan province to further cement the brotherly relations between Laos and Vietnam is now 25 percent complete.“Work on the hospital is making good progress and the building is 25 percent complete after construction began in June 2018. Completion is ...
Keoviengkhone Bounviseth
Unitel, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry extend cooperation in study on digitalisation of irrigation systems
The MOU is a reference for the cooperation of both parties in a study on the development of water supply services using digital systems and to study and develop technical services in relation to irrigation, agriculture and fishery. These activities will improve water management and ...
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US launches programme to improve reading in Laos
The United States has agreed to support Laos with more than US$19.4 million to fund a comprehensive basic education programme to improve reading outcomes.The US Embassy to Laos formally launched the “Learn to Read” programme with the signing of two memorandums of understanding (MOUs) to ...
Times Reporters
Govt aiming to balance agricultural production with consumption
Laos is targeting increased agricultural production to balance growing consumption, ensuring sustainable socio-economic development for the nation into the future. The country is currently importing more goods than it produces, experts from the Department of Planning under the Ministry of Planning and Investment reported recently at ...
Times Reporters
As Warming and Drought Increase, A New Case for Ending Big Dams
As the hydroelectric dam industry tries to reposition itself as a climate change solution, more and more evidence shows that climate change actually undermines the case for hydro dams. Gone are the days when hydropower was considered the predominant engine of the world economy, leading a ...
JACQUES LESLIE
Border passes set for Battambang residents
Battambang provincial authorities yesterday announced a new border pass for provincial residents to ease their crossing into Thailand, following a similar announcement by Banteay Meanchey province on Tuesday. ...
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Vietnam looking to import cattle to meet increasing demands
Vietnam has requested Vientiane authorities to supply up to 400 cattle per day to meet continuing demands for beef there but authorities have asked for more time in supplying the cattle. This follows the two parties signing a contract to export cattle to Vietnam which ...