Access to healthcare improving in Xekong
Xekong province is among the poorest in Laos, with an infant mortality rate of 70 per 1,000 live births and a maternal mortality ratio of 357 per 100,000 live births, according to 2015 statistics from the provincial health office. Xekong province was one of five provinces-targeted ...
Transparent sources, electronic collection keys to revenue collection
The government has stressed the need to clearly define revenue sources and to expand electronic collection methods to assist the budget. The moves aim to ensure all revenue from available sources can be collected for the national budget, minimising problems related to financial leaks. Prime Minister Thongloun ...
Govt seeks to regulate enterprises unlawfully raising capital
Proper investigation has been ordered into enterprises whose operations violate regulations and laws, notably those raising funds illegally from individuals for business operations, the government spokesman has said. The instruction was made at the government monthly meeting for March, which took place last week in ...
Motorists warned to avoid Kasy-Nan road
Road users are being warned to avoid the section of road running from Kasy district, Vientiane province to Nan district in Luang Prabang province which has become slippery and affected by landslides. Director of Vientiane provincial Public Works and Transport Department, Mr Soumountha Somchanmavong told ...
Vientiane Times
Educators spotlight primary education in development plans
Education officials, members of international organisations and development partners met on Thursday to endorse key policy recommendations for the next step of the Education and Sports Sector Development Plan (ESSDP) for 2021-2025.The recommendations focus on primary education, aiming to improve the knowledge and pedagogical skills ...
Times Reporters
Japan helps nourish Lao children
The Japanese government has donated canned fish and rice worth 27 billion kip (US$3.2 million) towards the World Food Programme’s (WFP) school meals and resilience building projects in Laos.The assistance is specifically designed to help communities cope with disasters and incidents that impact food supplies.More ...
Times Reporters
Lawmakers assess performance of NA appointed officials
The National Assembly (NA) on Wednesday held a formal review to assess the performance of state officials they have appointed as the government looks to speed up implementation of the 8th five-year national development plan.At the event, which took place during the 8th session of ...
Ekaphone Phouthonesy
Laos receives Plain of Jars world heritage certificate
The World Heritage Committee of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on Monday presented Laos with a certificate confirming the inscription of the Plain of Jars on the World Heritage List.The certificate was presented to Prof. Dr Bosengkham Vongdara, a special envoy ...
Siladda Souliyong
Unearthed Xepon artefacts go to museums
All artefacts found and collected from the Xepon gold mining project over the past decade in Savannakhet province’s Vilabouly district have been officially handed over to the Lao government.A handover ceremony took place yesterday at Crowne Plaza Hotel, Vientiane between Lane Xang Minerals Limited and ...
Somxay Sengdara
Luang Prabang Half Marathon for children’s hospital returns
Preparations are in full swing for the 2018 Run for Children: Luang Prabang Half Marathon which will take place on Sunday, October 21 in the world heritage listed city. The 6th Annual Luang Prabang Half Marathon will be the culminating event after a weekend of ...
Vientiane Times
National Road 13 to be improved, maintained with WB support
More than 500,000 people living in the adjacent sections of National Road 13 will benefit from improvements planned in the area.More ...
Vientiane Times
Huaphan’s Lid Rapids to be developed as new tourist site
The Lid Rapids in Add district, Huaphan province, will be turned into a tourist attraction for use by visitors, further promoting the province’s scenic beauty. Deputy Director of the provincial Information, Culture and Tourism Department, Mr Phouvanh Phetmixay, told Vientiane Times on Friday the rapids in Nakham village ...
Vientiane Times
Rail operator asks for government’s help to resolve problems
The Laos-China Railway Co., Ltd. (LCRC) has outlined various problems that the government needs to address in relation to railway operations, with the issues being raised during a visit by Deputy Prime Minister Dr Sonexay Siphandone. The company also asked that the Bank of the ...
Times Reporters
Laos joins other nations reviewing stance on sanitation, water
Laos joined other countries and development partners at the Sector Ministers’ Meeting (SMM) which was convened by the Sanitation and Water for All partnership in San Jose, Costa Rica on April 4-5. Topics at the meeting centred on supporting the achievement of the water, sanitation and ...
Phetphoxay Sengpaseuth
Disasters claim 108 lives, cause 466 trillion kip losses in eight years
Various disasters have claimed 108 lives and caused more than 466 trillion kip in infrastructure losses and property damage across the country from 2010 to date, a new report has revealed. The disasters recorded in Laos included storms, storm-caused flooding, drought, fires, disease outbreaks and insect ...
Souksakhone Vaenkeo
Fishermen call for river pollution to be addressed
Members of a large fishing community in Naxab village, Naxaithong district, Vientiane, are appealing to authorities to address the problem of farms dumping animal waste in the Khon River, which they say is creating a threat to fishing.The polluted river affects some 1,648 people who ...
Times Reporters
Lao Govt awards medal to outstanding UK researcher
The Lao government has awarded the Cross of Labour medal to a researcher from the United Kingdom in recognition of the outstanding contribution he has made to the quality of lab and data management systems at Mahosot Hospital Microbiology Laboratory in Vientiane.The medal was awarded ...
Times Reporters
Electronic system helps Lao govt to boost revenue
Revenue earned from taxes increased by 20 percent in the first six months of this year compared to the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Finance.The increase followed the introduction of the new tax revenue management information system (TAXRIS) earlier this year. ...
Somsack Pongkhao
Action taken to prevent road damage by overweight trucks
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport has taken steps to tackle the problem of overweight trucks, which have caused severe damage to roads and bridges over past years, according to a report.The ministry’s Transport Department has launched a pilot scheme to modernise three weighing ...
Souksakhone Vaenkeo
Vientiane City to have 1.3 million more trees
Vientiane could have more than 1.3 million new trees this year as the capital carries out a plan to establish itself as a green city by extending tree cover at numerous sites. Director of the Vientiane Agriculture and Forestry Department, Dr Lasay Nouanthasing, said last week ...
Souksamai Boulom