Social development
Overcoming a government crackdown on social media in Laos
Vientiane, Laos – Inside a packed lecture hall at the American Centre in the capital Vientiane, 60 National University of Laos students sit surrounded by framed posters featuring inspirational quotes by American icons Martin Luther King Jr, Maya Angelou and Steve Jobs.On the screen at the ...
Adam Bemma
Awareness of dangers of rabies raised
Laos has joined other countries to raise public awareness about the dangers of rabies, which kills approximately 59,000 people globally every year. More ...
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Germany provides 1 million euros for new technical college
The German government will support Laos by providing half the cost to construct the second 2-million euro Lao-German Technical College in Vientiane. Work on the facility is set to start at the end of this year, and the Ministry of Education and Sports has selected a ...
Khonesavanh Latsaphao
Hongsa Power Supports Development Of Local Polytechnic Students
(KPL) Hongsa Power Company, operator of the 1,878-mw mine-mouth thermal power plant in Hongsa, Xayaboury province has signed an MoU with Polytechnic College to help train its students.More ...
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Korean group offers material support to poverty alleviation efforts
The Sharing Culture Arts Association of Korea has donated clothes, shoes, desks, chairs, two ambulances, two fire engines and other relief materials worth more than 32 billion kip (US$3,818,000) to support efforts to alleviate poverty in Laos.More ...
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Ministry bans teachers caught aiding cheating students
The Ministry of Education and Sports has banned four teachers who were involved in providing answers for students during the upper secondary level exams for the 2017-2018 academic year. More ...
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Nation won’t face rice shortage, Minister says
The nation will not face serious rice shortages but will encounter temporary difficulties in supplying the staple grain, according to the National Ad Hoc Committee in charge of the post-disaster response.More ...
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Laos Tests Proven Approach To Tackle Malnutrition
(KPL) The Lao PDR will test a new cross-cutting and evidence-based approach to reducing stunting in four northern provinces with support from the World Bank.Representatives from the Ministries of Planning and Investment, Agriculture, Public Works and Transport, and Health, together with the World Bank, met ...
KPL
Cooperation urged to reduce country’s malnutrition rate
Nutrition officials under the Ministry of Health have been advised to boost cooperation with development partners and local administrations to reduce the malnutrition rate in the country.More ...
Phetphoxay Sengpaseuth
Child’s Dream Foundation gives 26.5 billion kip boost to education
The Child’s Dream Foundation of Switzerland has provided more than 26.5 billion kip (US$3,137,600) for the development of education in Laos.More ...
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