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VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Vientiane authorities have ordered all district departments to continue registering foreign workers and issuing them with work permits to ensure they comply with regulations for seeking employment in Laos.Labour authorities held a meeting in the capital on Friday to consider the ...

Vientiane authorities say that almost everyone who will be affected by the Vientiane Expressway No. 1 project supports its construction, as they recognise the benefits it will bring.The 15.3 km expressway will run from the Thatluang Marsh Specific Economic Zone to Dongmakkhai and will be ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government has acknowledged that it needs to be well prepared to provide transit services in an effort to benefit from the Laos-China railway.Minister of Planning and Investment Dr Souphan Keomixay told Vientiane Times recently that the government is encouraging private enterprises to develop ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on Saturday added the Plain of Jars in Xieng Khuang province to its list of World Heritage Sites.The inscription of the megalithic jar sites on this prestigious list is a great success ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government believes that Laos’ socio-economic development micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) play an equally crucial role along with macro-economic measures in the nation’s economic development.Various initiatives are being taken to encourage the private sector to diversify their businesses, including ...

Travelling across Asean is likely to get easier thanks to the Lao government’s plan to build an expressway and three motorways covering more than 1,700 kilometres which will link the country with China and Vietnam.The country needs at least 283 billion baht to fulfil its ...

On 26th June 2019, the news agency “KPL” posted on their Facebook page that the Public Relations Department from Prime Minister’s office informed that the Facebook page entitled “Support Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith” is not linked to Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith himself.Official from Public Relations Department ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Some 89 households were moved to higher ground after heavy rainfall over several hours caused flash flooding to dwellings and routes in Sanamxay district, Attapeu province on July 2-3.Sanamxay district Governor Bounhom Phommasane told Vientiane Times yesterday that “Authorities did not ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Ministry of Planning and Investment in cooperation with development partners is making progress in disaster risk management under a regional project.Objectives of the Southeast Asia Disaster Risk Management Project (SADRMP) for Laos include reducing the impact of flooding in Meuang ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Xieng Khuang provincial authorities have announced plans to approve all investment project proposals within two weeks without any delays.The provincial Governor, Mr Bounton Chanthaphone, told Vientiane Times recently that the province’s investment committee will no longer delay any investment projects that ...