The Government of Lao PDR’s 8th Five-Year Plan (2016-2020) is a continuation of the 7th Five-Year Plan. The Plan is regarded as a measure for achieving socio-economic development, industrialization and modernization towards the year 2020. To view a copy of this 8th plan, click here.   ...

(KPL) Interplast Australia & New Zealand (Interplast) will visit the Mahosot General Hospital, Vientiane from Sunday 17 to Friday 22 February and the Lao Friends Hospital for Children, Luang Prabang from Sunday 24 February to Friday 1 March 2019 to provide plastic and reconstructive surgical ...

Lao PDR ranks 162 in the Open Data Inventory 2018 with an overall score of 22%. The overall score is a combination of a data coverage subscore of 25% and a data openness subscore of 20%.More ...

The Mekong River Commission (MRC) will hold its second Regional Stakeholder Forum on the hydropower development at Pak Beng in northern Laos. The forum will be held on May 5, 2017 in Vientiane. The MRC has called for public comment on the consultation process for ...

The Center for People and Forests (RECOFTC) has launched a new five-year, EU-supported project ‘Voices for Mekong Forests’ (V4MF) in Phnom Penh, aiming to “strengthen the voices of non-state actors (NSA), including civil society, Indigenous Peoples and local community groups, to improve forest governance, sustainable ...

People who are out of work or employers seeking new recruits can now register on the www.lmi.molws.gov.la website, which has been set up by the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare.The site will assist people to find work with private companies in Laos or in ...

SUMERNET is inviting research organizations and other relevant institutions to submit expressions of interest (EOIs) on works that help to understand how can we sustainably use and manage groundwater resources while reducing water insecurity for all in the Mekong Region. These works will granted under ...

In coordination with the International Open Data Day, Open Development Mekong, in collaboration with the Faculty of Forestry Science, National University of Laos, is hosting an event in Vientiane to begin to build a community of open data* enthusiasts among students, researchers, professors, and civil ...

The Lao government has notified the Mekong River Commission (MRC) that it will seek the the MRC’s prior consultation on the Pak Beng hydropower project in Oudomxay province. See the full release below, and at the MRC’s website. —Vientiane, Lao PDR, 7 November 2016 – The ...

Good news for amateur and professional filmmakers. You can send your self-directed short film and documentary for Short Film Competition under the topic of “The beauty of my homeland”, open from now until 31 August 2018 for all Lao people nationwideMore ...

Village Focus International (VFI) with the support from GLTN/UN-Habitat is organizing a webinar session, topic: “Improving customary land tenure for smallholder farmers in Laos”  to present the experiences and outcomes from the BMZ funded project – Secure Access to Land and Resources (SALaR) project in ...

According to the Social Welfare Department of Lao PDR, emergency response teams from the military, police, and health sectors, equipped with trucks, boats, vehicles, helicopters, tools, and other equipment, have been deployed to the affected provinces for emergency response.National Government leaders of Lao PDR visited ...

Syan Technologies of Hong Kong have struck a deal with the government of Laos PDR to begin preparations regarding the deployment of a hydroelectric-powered cryptocurrency mining facility on the Mekong River, close to the border with neighbouring Thailand.Discussions have been underway now for a number ...

a. On 29 August (Thursday) and 02 September (Monday) 2019, the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology (DMH), Ministry of Natural Resources, Lao PDR reported potential affected areas in the central and southern part of Lao PDR due to the existence of a Low Pressure Area ...

MRLG and IPD published Discussion Note on “Contract farming in Laos: Responding to a rising agricultural trend”. This discussion note presents common practices of contract farming (CF) in Laos, analyze the benefits and challenges of CF from the perspectives of farmers, investors and government agencies, to ...

Save the Mekong, a coalition of non-government organizations, community-based groups and concerned citizens within the Mekong region, wish to express our shock and concern at the recent collapse of the Xe Pian – Xe Nam Noy hydropower project in Laos, and our deep condolences to ...

A photo exhibition themed “The Art of Light: Lao Contemporary Photography Exhibition (LCPE)” was launched on Dec 16 at Vientiane Center, Vientiane to promote Lao contemporary photography.The exhibition is open to the public for free from Dec 17-22.More information    ...

The Canada-ASEAN Scholarships and Educational Exchanges for Development (SEED) program aims to reduce poverty in the developing countries of ASEAN and to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Scholarships and educational exchanges will contribute towards all Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including Goal 5 (Achieve gender ...

VIENTIANE (28 March 2019) – Lao PDR has pursued a top-down approach to economic growth and poverty alleviation that is all too often counterproductive, leading to impoverishment and jeopardising the rights of the poor and marginalised, according to a UN expert. “Despite important progress in reducing ...

Date: June 8, 2018 Venue: Vientiane, Lao PDR Myanmar’s Hydropower Developers’ Working Group (HDWG) will hold a business meeting to discuss updates from sub-committees working on issues related to Concession Agreements and Power Purchase Agreements, procurement and environmental and social issues. Members will also hear from a representative from ...