Rights Group Demands Transparency in Case Against 10 Lao Villagers Jailed Over Land Dispute
A civil society organization (CSO) in Laos has called on the government to proceed with its case against ten villagers jailed for more than a year over a land dispute in a transparent manner and demanded an update on their health conditions in prison.In July ...
Ounkeo Souksavanh
Dashboard: Essential information on COVID-19 in Laos
This dashboard is a summary of an essential information relating to The COVID-19 pandemic in Laos including hotline services, the contacts of mental health support, public measurements, educational virtualization, regular updated on case numbers and their information and so on view full dashboard >>> ...
Counting the Costs: Disaster Needs in Laos Accumulate as Gov, UN, EU, WB Calculate Impacts
The tragic loss of life and heavy impacts on livelihoods amid disaster triggered by pounding rains and rushing waters means there is no doubt 2018 has proved a challenging and heartbreaking one for too many people in Laos.More ...
The Laotian Times
Open Development Laos publishes a new topic on SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
Open Development Laos (ODL) publishes a new topic page on Sustainable Development Goal#3 -Good Health and Well-being, available in Lao and English. The topic explores the localization of SDG 3 into the national plan and implementation. Also progress and challenges faced in the implementation process ...
U.S. Supports the Lao Bar Association to Increase Free Legal Access for Vulnerable Populations
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) provided a grant of over LAK 525 million (equivalent to US$54,768) to the Lao Bar Association (LBA). LBA will use the grant to operate 17 Legal Aid Clinics, opened with support from USAID, in Vientiane and other ...
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MRC’s Paperless Initiative to Make It One of the First Paperless Organizations in Laos
The Mekong River Commission has vowed to become one of the first paperless organizations in Laos as part of its efforts to protect environment and promote regional sustainable growth.More ...
The Laotian Times
Pöyry awarded with owner's engineering services assignment for Nam Kong 3 Hydro Power Plant in Laos
The Chaleun Sekong Energy Co Ltd (CSE) has awarded Pöyry with the owner’s engineering services assignment for the Nam Kong 3 Hydro Power Plant (NK3 HPP) project located in Attapue, Laos. The 54 MW green fields project is expected to be completed by May 2020. []This ...
Videos [Lao]: The Ordinary Sessions of National Assembly's 8th Legislature
the 10th Session of NA’s 8th legislature will approve several issues (October 27 to November 17)the 10th Session of NA’s 8th legislature from October 27 to November 17Govt achieved 10 key development tasks in 2019PM stressed Govt bodies to be transparent and sincere to support ...
Victims of Xe Pian-Xe Namnoy dam collapse in Laos languish in shelters as aid, supplies dry up
Even six months after the collapse of the Xe Pian-Xe Namnoy hydropower dam, which washed away numerous homes in southern Laos, the victims are still having to live in temporary shelters with no certainty about their future. The camp residents are suffering from a severe ...
Syan Mining Project latest: deal struck with Laos PDR government and location for forthcoming cryptocurrency mining facility identified
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 ...
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LNCCI, banks sign agreement to improve access to finance
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LNCCI) has signed an agreement with eight commercial banks to support efforts to strengthen business operators in Laos through access to finance.The cooperation agreement was signed recently in Vientiane between LNCCI and representatives ...
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Mekong Women in Data: Understanding barriers to women’s access to open data in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Vietnam
Gender inequality underscores the lives of women all over the world. At the Open Development Initiative, we wanted to understand how this impacted women in the Mekong countries of Cambodia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Myanmar, and Vietnam (CLMV) in their access to open data. In ...
Open Development Laos publishes 2 new topic pages on 'SDG 15 Life on land' and 'Ethnic minorities and indigenous people'
Open Development Laos (ODL) publishes tw0 new topic pages on ‘Sustainable Development Goal#15 -Life on land’ and ‘Ethnic minorities and indigenous people’, which are available in Lao and English. The former explores the localization of SDG 15 into national policies along with the implementation. Meanwhile, ...
New page on "Land" and "Land transfers and public land leases"
Open Development Laos published new topic pages on Land affairs in Lao PDR. Those two topics can be found as the following links below:(1) “Land“(2) “Land transfer and public land leases” in Lao PDR. ...
Tour operators call for chronic problems to be addressed
Authorities should address issues that are a source of annoyance for tour operators and tourists, to ensure better conditions for visitors during Visit Laos-China Year 2019 and beyond, tour operators say.Lao and Chinese authorities have agreed to launch the Visit Laos-China Year 2019 programme following ...
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