Plain of Jars could receive World Heritage status in July
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Good news is expected for Laos’ Plain of Jars (Thong Hai Hin) in July when Unesco’s World Heritage Committee meets to make a decision on the site’s status, a government official said last week.More ...
Keoxomphou Sakdavong
Climate mitigation initiative yields fruit
A completed initiative to protect the climate has contributed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, improving livelihoods, and conserving precious and fragile biodiversity, a report has revealed. Initiated in 2011, the Climate Protection through Avoided Deforestation Programme (CliPAD), which ends this year, aimed to address the loss ...
Times Reporters
Tourism planners eye potential of Mekong as visitor attraction
Government officials and partners will continue cooperation to improve the quality of tourism products on the Mekong River in Laos.A workshop to review tourism activities on the Mekong took place in Pakbaeng district, Oudomxay province, on December 17-18 with the support of the RELATED Project ...
Times Reporters
New Data Reveals Progress On Nutritional Status of Children
(KPL) New data on the progress on the nutritional status of children was shared today, Dec 9, in Vientiane using the National Information Platforms for Nutrition (NIPN), which aims at strengthening information systems for nutrition to prevent malnutrition and its consequences, showing advancement on implementing ...
KPL News Desk
Unearthed artefacts in Laos promise to be huge draw for tourists
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The recent unearthing of a mine in Savannakhet province’s Vilabouly district promises to be an attractive site for tourists and will hopefully generate more income for the local community.Officials from both government and private sectors expressed hope in their address at ...
Somxay Sengdara
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Self-sustaining, pushing nation’s performance, PM calls business
The private sector is a key bulwark for the government’s efforts and achievements in performing its task as a facilitator for business and socio-economic development, Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith told members of the business community at the 11th Lao Business Forum yesterday. The Prime Minister ...
Vientiane Times
Korean association provides 10 billion kip for rural students
The Sharing Culture Arts Association of Korea has provided assistance including clothing, shoes, desks and chairs worth over 10 billion kip (US$1.3 million) to benefit disadvantaged students.The donation aims to help students in rural areas who have suffered as a result of natural disasters and ...
Phetphoxay Sengpaseuth
1,000 Chinese on visit to Laos to promote tourism year
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – A group of 1,000 Chinese tourists including 50 officials arrived in Vientiane on Saturday, in support of efforts by the Lao and Chinese governments to boost tourism during Visit Laos-China Year 2019.The Lao government hosted a welcome ceremony for the group in ...
Keoviengkhone Bounviseth
UK provides over 9 billion kip for UXO clearance in Laos
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government of the United Kingdom will provide grant aid worth more than 9 billion kip (US$1,078,253) for long-term commitment to supporting the Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) clearance activities in Laos implemented by Norwegian People’s Aid.The funding will be provided to support ...
Phomphong Laoin
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Arson suspected as cause of fire in Laos’ National Protected Area
BOKEO, Laos (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Arson caused the destruction of almost 1,000 hectares of forest after a fire raged through the Nam Kan National Protected Area in Bokeo province.An official from the protected area, Mr Khamlek Senkhamvang, told Vientiane Times that fires have destroyed almost ...
Phomphong Laoin
Lao govt asks NA to consider incentives for future BOT investments
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has asked members of the National Assembly (NA) to consider the use of incentives to entice private business investment for public infrastructure projects.The government wants to encourage investments that are licensed under a Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) model in ...
Souksakhone Vaenkeo
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Xieng Khuang promoting native cattle exports
Xieng Khuang province plans to expand the breeding of native cattle for domestic and overseas sales with the province already exporting almost 10,000 head per year. The province has promoted health programmes with vaccinations to protect local breeds from diseases and ensured that sufficient pasture ...
Landscapes and Livelihoods Project launch in Vientiane
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and the World Bank launched a US$57 million Lao Landscapes and Livelihoods Project in Vientiane on Thursday, August 5. The project that will generate jobs and income in rural areas by promoting investment in environmentally sustainable and socially-responsible forest ...
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Over 1,000 Human Trafficking Victims Get Assistance from Bokeo Police
During a meeting on Monday, the Deputy Director General of the Police Department at the Ministry of Public Security, Major General Kanchanh Phommachack provided an update on the issue.Mr. Kanchanh mentioned the processes in place for victims of human trafficking to receive assistance through police forces at ...
Phontham Visapra
Laos, Vietnam sign key documents
Vietnam and Laos signed a series of vital agreements on Wednesday, pledging to boost co-operation between the two governments and countries.Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen XuanPhuc and his Lao counterpart Thongloun Sisoulith–who co-chaired the 39th meeting of the Vietnam-Laos Intergovernmental Committee in Hanoi on Wednesday –witnessed ...
Historic cross-border passenger trains travel between Vientiane and Kunming
The first train (named Lane Xang) making a direct journey from Vientiane to Kunming in China on the Laos-China railway left the Lao capital on Thursday morning. The launch of the direct cross-border service took place in Vientiane and at the Boten border checkpoint in ...
Times Reporters
Policy makers call for recognition of inherited lands
Policy makers have called for recognition of lands which local people have inherited from their parents, despite land titles having not been issued for those lands. They made the calls as policy makers from various organisations shared opinions to improve and finalise the Draft National Land ...
Bokeo airport upgrade likely to be delayed
Much-needed improvements to Bokeo airport may have to wait a few years more because the government cannot afford to pay for the upgrade of this provincial facility. Minister of Public Works and Transport Dr Bounchan Sinthavong last week informed Assembly members of the situation when speaking ...
Laos, Cambodia to benefit from new border checkpoint
A new international border checkpoint linking between the Nong Nok Khiene area in Khong district of Champasak province and the Trapeang Kriel area in Cambodia’s Stung Treng province is scheduled to officially open next month. In fact the border checkpoint has been open to the public ...
Major deals signed as Vietnam PM visits
Laos and Vietnam have inked deals worth multi-millions of US dollars during a two-day official visit by Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc from April 26-27 that concludes today. The bilateral agreements were signed by respective high ranking officials of both sides in Vientiane yesterday, ...