South Korea lends helping hand to school reading programmes in Laos
Schoolchildren in the capital and Xayaboury province will get extra help with reading thanks to funding support from Good Hands, an international development NGO based in the Republic of Korea.Hundreds of students and teachers in Xaythany and Sangthong districts in Vientiane and Kaenthao district in ...
Keoviengkhone Bounviseth
Attapeu flood victims need more essential supplies
Flood victims in Sanamxay district, Attapeu province are still in need of essential items especially food, rice, drinking water, clothing, blankets, medicines and other daily necessities. More than 10,000 people have been relocated to temporary shelter centres in Attapeu and Champassak provinces after the flood ...
Vientiane Times
ACMECS leaders to review economic cooperation strategy
The leaders of Ayeyawady, Chao Phraya, Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS) member countries will meet at its 8th Summit in Bangkok, Thailand from June 15-16 to review the economic cooperation strategy. on the same occasion, the leaders will also meet at the 9th Cambodia, Laos, ...
Vientiane Times
Japan farewells Lao scholars, celebrates programme anniversary
Some 20 Lao students will start their advanced learning and research in Japan, supported by the Japan Human Resource Development Scholarships (JDS) and the Young Leaders Programme (YLP).A reception for students and alumni of the JDS and YLP was held in Vientiane on Tuesday to ...
Keoviengkhone Bounviseth
Lao, Swedish agreement boosts diplomatic cooperation
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Laos and the Ministry For Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Sweden last week signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that aimed to enhance cooperation between the two ministries and countries.Lao Ambassador to Sweden, Mr Bounpheng Saykanya represented Laos ...
Times Reporters
Two-party talks on new NEC law move forward
Negotiators for the ruling CPP and opposition CNRP say they have hammered out several details of a new law governing the National Election Committee (NEC) after talks on Monday and expect to have the draft finished as early as the end of the month. The opposition ...
Kuch Naren and Zsombor Peter
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/two-party-talks-on-new-nec-law-move-forward-67802/
Drive to create new digital hub takes on urgency
As the digital drive gains steam during the pandemic, Thailand must capitalise by turning into a global tech hub, says Digital Council of Thailand (DCT) president Suphachai Chearavanont.Mr Suphachai, chief executive of Charoen Pokphand (CP) Group, said the world is likely to recover fast after ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Authorities join forces to prevent spread of HIV
The committee to combat HIV/AIDS is encouraging people who are at risk of HIV infections to test their blood and those living with the disease to get anti-retroviral treatment to prevent the spread of the virus.People who want to check their status can get free ...
Keoviengkhone Bounviseth
Japan-Cambodia cultural festival begins tonight
During the 10th annual Japan-Cambodia Kizuna Festival, the focus will be on the “kizuna,” or bond in Japanese, between the two countries. The opening ceremony begins at 6 p.m. tonight, and the festival runs until Sunday evening. Admission is free, and more than 10,000 people are ...
Emily Wilkins
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/japan-cambodia-cultural-festival-begins-tonight-52722/
Order calls halt to hunting listed rare aquatic birds, wildlife
Authorities have warned local poachers to stop hunting aquatic animals and wildlife listed as conservation after learning a number of endangered animals are being hunted despite a poaching ban. Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Dr Lien Thikeo issued a Ministerial Order recently to reinForce the ...
Huaphan roadwork slowly uncoiling bends
The winding road between Xieng Khuang and Huaphan provinces in the northern part of the country is steadily being straightened and widened, an official confirmed. An official from the Huaphan provincial Public Works and Transport Department Mr Ounchay Sisaengchan, told Vientiane times on 1 December that each ...
Flash floods kill two, severely affect residents of Oudomxay
Two villagers were reportedly killed by flash flooding in the country’s northern Oudomxay province and more households severely impacted as heavy rain lashed multiple districts over the weekend, a provincial senior official said yesterday. A heavy downpour that began on Friday midnight and continued until ...
Workshop upgrading study of microprocessors in robot design
Lecturers and students from the National University of Laos (NUOL) and colleges in Vientiane and Luang Prabang province are attending a workshop on the use of microprocessors in robot design.Lecturers and students will use their newly acquired knowledge and skills to develop and perfect their ...
Sangkhomsay Bubphanouvong
1,285 people involved in corruption with 999 billion kip lost in Laos
Some 1,285 people have been found to be involved in corrupt practices, defrauding the government of 999 billion kip, a government inspection carried out in 2018 revealed.Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith delivered the news to the National Assembly (NA) on Friday after the Government Inspection Authority ...
Souksakhone Vaenkeo
Laos, Brunei further bilateral cooperation
Laos and Brunei have agreed to further strengthen bilateral relations, including in the fields of human resource development, air transport, drug control, labour, cultural exchange, and women’s development. The two sides also agreed to a plan to share information on money laundering and provide mutual support ...
Vientiane Times
Lao Justice ministry to upgrade sentencing enforcement officials
The Ministry of Justice plans to train and supply more legal specialists to assist local authorities in the enforcement of court sentences, according to a senior ministry official.Speaking at the Lao National Conference yesterday, Minister of Justice, Mr Xaysi Santivong said the ministry will continue ...
Ekaphone Phouthonesy
Attapeu’s Sanamxay district saddle dam flood victims need support
Thousands of households in Sanamxay district of Attapeu province are in dire need of assistance since their homes were hit by flash flooding after a saddle dam at Xe Pian Xe Namnoy hydropower reservoir partially collapsed on Monday night. The incident occurred at about 8 ...
Vientiane Times
Tourism development an uphill battle in Xaysomboun
Xaysomboun province is still facing many challenges to get tourist attractions up to speed and attract more visitors to the province. Tourist attraction development has faced challenges from insufficient infrastructure, especially poor roads linking towns to districts, districts to villages and villages to tourism sites, ...
Viendavanh Banphahaksa
Luang Prabang sees unexpected dip in tourism growth
Director of the Luang Prabang provincial Department of Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr onechan Souvannalit, said on 25 May that much more needs to be done in terms of marketing and creating confidence among international tourists, to encourage them to visit the World Heritage town. Tourists mainly ...
‘Dialogues’ set for provinces
They can’t talk in the National Assembly, and they can’t talk in the provinces – at least at the parliamentarian level – but a new round of local dialogues held by the National Democratic Institute will see the ruling party and the opposition face off ...
Laignee Barron
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/%E2%80%98dialogues%E2%80%99-set-provinces