Water and sanitation

The government of Japan has agreed to provide 97 million yen (US$880,201) to expand the water supply system in the city of Luang Prabang.The project will be carried out from June 1, 2019, to October 10, 2022.The Japan International Cooperation Agency in Laos on Tuesday ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Drilling a well in Laos will no longer be as simple as it used to be now that the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has stepped in to regulate these operations.The Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Mr Sommad Pholsena, ...

Laos joined other countries and development partners at the Sector Ministers’ Meeting (SMM) which was convened by the Sanitation and Water for All partnership in San Jose, Costa Rica on April 4-5. Topics at the meeting centred on supporting the achievement of the water, sanitation and ...

VIENTIANE, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) — A water supply project, built by the China North Industries Group Corporation Limited (NORINCO), has been completed and handed over to the owner in Lao capital Vientiane Wednesday.The handover ceremony for water pipe system extension project of Sandin Water Supply ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government will invest more funds to expand the Chinaimo water supply facility so that a sufficient amount of clean water is available to Vientiane residents. The project is now undergoing the final detailing after the government of Japan agreed to approve ...

THE TAP-WATER business in Laos’ top tourist destination Luang Prabang has enormous potential for growth due to the rapid expansion of tourism, a high-speed rail project in the works and high demand for water utilities across the country, according to Exim Bank and Thai investors ...

The government will ask Japan to provide additional financial and technical assistance to improve the Vientiane Water Supply State Enterprise so that more people have access to clean water.More ...

(KPL) Increasing awareness and understanding about the importance of handwashing with soap is an effective and affordable way to prevent diseases and save lives.Therefore, the Ministry of Education and Sports has celebrated the Global Handwashing Day 2018 at Thadeua Primary School in Hadxayfong district of ...

VIENTIANE, LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC (14 September 2018) — The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Board of Directors has approved an additional financing of $30.5 million, in the form of a grant, to help the government improve water supply and sanitation in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic ...

In remote villages of Laos, considered the most bombed country in history where one-third of the population was killed during a 20-year civil war, lack of access to clean water is both a health problem and a barrier to education for many children.The village of ...