Land

Residents of 18 villages in two districts of Laos’ capital Vientiane have refused to accept state compensation for loss of land to a local toll expressway project, saying that the amount offered is much lower than market value.Officials are offering the nearly 160 families from ...

The Lao National Unexploded Ordnance Programme (UXO Lao) and Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) have completed their first exchange training programme.The four-week programme under South-South Cooperation with support from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) came to an end last week.The programme began this year ...

Vientiane authorities have warned that officials who knowingly issue duplicate land titles will face strong disciplinary action, with land disputes continuing to persist.Violators will be charged with producing fake documents under Article 364 of the Criminal Law, Director of the Vientiane Natural Resource and Environment ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government has set a target to remove and destroy unexploded ordnance on 93,362 hectares of land, of which 9,179 hectares has already been cleared.The target was reported on Friday at a press conference held to mark the 9th anniversary on ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times) – The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) in the United States has provided over 4 billion kip (US$500,000) for MAG’s UXO operations in Khammuan province.A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the project was signed in Vientiane on Friday between the National ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government of the United Kingdom will provide grant aid worth more than 9 billion kip (US$1,078,253) for long-term commitment to supporting the Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) clearance activities in Laos implemented by Norwegian People’s Aid.The funding will be provided to support ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – A senior official in charge of the Vangtao-Phonthong economic zone in Champassak province has said work on the project is on track and expects that both domestic and foreign investors will want to invest in the zone.An official ground-breaking ceremony to ...

The government has warned that it will revoke the licences of investors whose land concession projects have not made any development or progress.  The move follows a government inspection of more than 1,000 land concession projects, which found that 138 such projects covering a total of ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The United Kingdom government will provide grant aid worth 36 billion kip (US$4,274,709) for clearing Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) and developing capacity in the UXO sector of Laos. The funding will be provided to HALO Trust and Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) to support UXO ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – National Assembly members supported the amendment of the land law but expressed concerns about the continuing loss of state lands and conversion of agricultural land into other classifications.During the debate at the ongoing session, members learned about many state lands under ...