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Laos: Assembly demands effective policy enforcement and coordination

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – National Assembly (NA) members yesterday continued their debate on the performance of the government, stressing that although the government has had several successes, it needs to ensure effective policy enforcement and coordination.In the grand meeting hall of the National Assembly, members ...

Ekaphone Phouthonesy

New chief appointed at Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Secretary General of the Party Central Committee of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party, Mr Bounnhang Vorachit, and Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith on Wednesday appointed the Head of the Party Central Committee’s Propaganda Training Board, Prof. Dr Kikeo Khaykhamphithoune, as Acting Minister ...

Sangkhomsay Bubphanouvong

Public service improvement high on Lao gov’t agenda

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government has vowed to continue its efforts to improve public services, with many citizens calling for government officials to be more conscientious with regard to service delivery.According to a media release from the government’s Public Relations Department issued at the ...

Ekaphone Phouthonesy
http://annx.asianews.network/content/public-service-improvement-high-lao-gov%E2%80%99t-agenda-103259

Lao PDR Developing Customs Capacities To Implement Authorized Economic Operators Programme

(KPL) The Customs Department, Ministry of Finance together with the World Customs Organization (WCO) on Aug 26 organized a training session on Authorized Economic Operators (AEO) Validation to develop the Lao PDR’s Custom Administrations’ capacities to effectively examine, validate and authorize the application for AEO ...

KPL News Desk
http://kpl.gov.la/En/Detail.aspx?id=47745

Lao PM visits Savannakhet province and Special Economic Zone to promote investment

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith and government officials last week visited the Savannakhet Dry Port and Savan Park to learn about their business operations and promote investment in these facilities.Mr Thongloun first viewed the operations of the Savannakhet Dry Port and also ...

News Desk
http://annx.asianews.network/content/lao-pm-visits-savannakhet-province-and-special-economic-zone-promote-investment-102228

Realise “Three-open” policy, Lao PM tells Savannakhet

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has told Savannakhet provincial authorities to work harder to realise the “Three-open” policy he initiated to attract local and foreign investment in the central province, one of the country’s economic hubs.He made the comment last week during ...

Souksakhone Vaenkeo
http://annx.asianews.network/content/realise-%E2%80%9Cthree-open%E2%80%9D-policy-lao-pm-tells-savannakhet-102226

Lao NA pushes for greater government accountability

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times) – The National Assembly has been playing a greater role in holding the Lao government accountable, which reflects positively on good governance, according to a report from the United Nations in Laos.The UN, which is one of the largest aid providers in ...

Ekaphone Phouthonesy
http://annx.asianews.network/content/na-pushes-greater-government-accountability-101858

World Bank approves loan for public finance management in Laos

A project titled Enhancing Public Finance Management through Information and Communication Technology and Skills (E-FITS) will be carried out in Laos to improve financial reporting and develop administrative capacity for revenue collection, public procurement, and budget execution.Laos will also benefit from the Public Financial Management ...

Times Reporters

Attapeu penalises, fires officials over misconduct

Attapeu’s provincial leadership has fired one official and is considering dismissing two others in cases of misconduct.Nine other officials have been warned and reprimanded concerning misconduct, the Socio-economic newspaper reported yesterday.More ...

Times Reporters

Govt may host its first video conference this year

The government plans to install a new communications system this year so the cabinet and provincial governors can hold video conferences.According to the National Socio-Economic Plan for 2019, the government plans to complete the installation of video conference facilities at the Prime Minister’s Office, ministries ...

Ekaphone Phouthonesy

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