Disasters and emergency response

Non-governmental preparedness and response agencies

Committee claims accountable management of donated relief aid

The management of donated resources for disaster relief has been carried out transparently and with accountability as the responsible committee called on the public to report any related misconduct.More ...

Times Reporters

Korea’s Kumho E&G to build energy self-sufficient town in Laos

Kumho E&G Co., a South Korean energy management solution provider, will lead a development aid project to create an energy self-sufficient town in Laos as it tries to recover from a dam disaster that has devastated the country. More ...

Lee Young-wook and Kim Hyo-jin

Brunei Donates USD 100,000 To Aid Flood Victims In Laos

(KPL) On Sep 13, Brunei Ambassador to Laos, Mr Na’aim Salleh, presented USD 100,000 ​to the Lao government to help flood victims in Sanamxay district, Attapeu Province and other parts of the country.More ...

KPL

Germany provides 9.3b kip to improve blood donation system

The German government has provided more than 9.3 billion kip (EUR 950,000) through the German Red Cross to strengthen the blood donation project in target provinces of Laos, as well as to improve aspects of blood processing and supply.More ...

Times Reporters

Chifeng, New Owner Of Sepon Mine, Provides Rescue Tools To Savannakhet Province and Vilabouly District

(KPL) Chifeng Jilong Gold Mining, commonly known as Chifeng, the new owner of Lane Xang Mineral Limited’s Sepon mine on Aug 31 presented two ambulances and emergency rescue tools valued at US$100,000 to the Rescue Foundation of Savannakhet Province and the Vilabouly District Hospital.More ...

KPL

Malaysia Donates US$ 100,000 To Aid Flood Victims In Laos

(KPL) Malaysian Ambassador to the Lao PDR Mr. Mohd Aini Atan met with Minister of Labour and Social Welfare Dr. Khampheng Saysompheng to inform the minister that the Malaysian government has provided USD100,000 as relief aid for flood victims in Laos.More ...

KPL

Australia offers additional assistance for Attapeu flood victims

The Australian government will provide an additional AU$2.2 million of assistance for ongoing relief and early recovery in nutrition, education, child protection and UXO clearance for affected communities in Attapeu province.More ...

Times Reporters

Committee calls for enhanced flood and drought risk management

Building the capacity of stakeholders will be a long job for the Flood and Drought Risk and Mitigation (FDM) project in permanently improving the effective use of resources.More ...

Times Reporters

SK Group donates US$10 million for Attapeu flood relief 

The SK Group has donated US$10 million (about KRW 11.2 billion) to the Lao government as a contribution to the relief fund for the flood recovery effort in Sanamxay district, Attapeu province.More ...

Times Reporters

Singapore rescue team arrives to help Attapeu recovery efforts

 A 32-member Home Team contingent, comprising 14 officers from the Singapore Police Force (SPF), three victim recovery dogs from the SPF K9 Unit, and 18 Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) officers arrived in Laos on Monday on a Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) C-130 ...

Times Reporters

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