Social development

MAF and WWF-Laos Commit to Long-Term Collaboration on Counter Wildlife Trafficking

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF), represented by the Department of Forest Inspection (DoFI) signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the World Wide Fund for Nature Laos Office (WWF-Laos) today at an event at the Vientiane Plaza Hotel.The MoU was signed by ...

Latsamy Phonevilay

NUOL begins PhD programme in education management

The National University of Laos (NUOL) is offering a new PhD programme on education management to train educators to assume leadership positions in the sector.The programme will be taught at the Faculty of Education and aims to meet international and Asean standards. The university will ...

Times Reporters

Pheuksa Garden hosts Hmong New Year event

Pheuksa Garden hosted an event last week to celebrate the Hmong’s New Year and provide an attraction as part of the Lao Visit Laos (Lao Thiao Lao) tourism promotion campaign. The event took place over three days from December 11-13 at Pheuksa Garden in Danxy ...

Souksamai Boulom

Human Rights, Equality and Participation: Turning the COVID-19 Crisis into an Opportunity

Every year on 10 December, the world celebrates Human Rights Day, acknowledging the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948.The UDHR is a milestone in the evolution of human civilization that sets out a broad ...

KPL

Japan Supports Improving Basic Education for Ethnic Minority Children in Oudomxay

(KPL) The Government of Japan has provided grant assistance worth over USD 514,000 to support basic education for ethnic minority children in the northern province of Oudomxay.The project entitled “Basic Education for Ethnic Minority Children in Oudomxay Province” aims to improve the quality of basic ...

KPL

Dengue fever cases hit 7,928 in Laos with 12 deaths

Xinhua– Cases of dengue fever in Laos have reached 7,928 since January, including 12 deaths, according to Lao Ministry of Health.According to a report from Center of Information and Education for Health under Lao Ministry of Health on Thursday, the highest number of dengue patients ...

huaxia

Laos joins global celebrations to increase awareness about antimicrobial resistance

(KPL) To mark World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2020 (Nov 18-24), representatives of the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Health Organization (WHO) and ...

KPL

Laos NA secures funding for human resource development

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The National Assembly (NA) has issued a resolution that endorses a government plan to secure a large amount of funding for the education and health sectors, aimed at improving the quality of human resources.According to the Assembly’s resolution on the state ...

Ekaphone Phouthonesy

EU reaffirms support for govt’s education, nutrition initiatives

The Delegation of the European Union to Laos (EU) has reiterated its support for the government’s ongoing efforts to develop and improve the education system and nutrition in all areas of the country.This includes financial and technical assistance for initiatives such as the Basic Education ...

Sangkhomsay Bubphanouvong

Japan grants support for school, water supply projects in Laos’ poor communities

(KPL) The government of Japan is providing grant assistance worth over US$159,000 for two education related projects in Bokeo and Xekong Provinces and one water supply system project in Xayabouly Province through its Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP).Grant contracts were signed at ...

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