Government of Laos Dissolves Ministry of Science and Technology
The government of Laos has dissolved the Ministry of Science and Technology, transferring its departments to various different ministries.
According to a notice issued by the Politburo of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party, the Ministry of Science and Technology has been dissolved, leaving Laos with just 16 ministries.
Departments under the ministry will be transferred, along with all public servants, to five departments under existing ministries including the Ministry of Education and Sports, Ministry of Post, Telecom and Communications, Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, and the Ministry of Energy and Mines.
Phayboune Thanabouasy
