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Public Private Mix Network Expanded to Improve Malaria Control in Laos
(KPL) The Lao PDR Centre for Malaria, Parasitology, and Entomology’s (CMPE) 2016-2020 National Strategy to control and eliminate malaria, the fifth such strategy to eliminate malaria in Lao PDR, aims to eliminate and control malaria in northern and southern provinces where malaria can be found.More ...
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KBank ready to tap Lao mobile bank
KASIKORNBANK Plc (KBank) plans to boost its business in Laos by applying for a new licence for mobile banking and digital platform to drive its year-on-year growth to 15 per cent in 2019, Pattanapong Tansomboon, KBank’s first senior vice president, said recently.More ...
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Govt assesses relief funding received following floods
The government has received over 20 billion kip, more than 93 million Thai baht and over US$14 million from donors in Laos and other countries, to support relief and recovery efforts in the wake of severe flooding.More ...
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Diplomatic corps offers best wishes to Laos for National Day
Members of the diplomatic corps in Laos yesterday gathered to extend their best wishes to Lao leaders and people on the 43rd anniversary of the proclamation of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and the upcoming New Year 2019.More ...
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Switzerland provides 5.5b kip to support BioTrade in Laos
The Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) has provided more than 5.5 billion kip (US$651,293) to implement a project in Laos in support of regional BioTrade.The overall objective of the project is to contribute to the socio-economic development of Laos through the conservation of ...
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Thousands Of People Vaccinated Against Typhoid In Sanamxay
(KPL) Health workers have vaccinated more than 9,100 people aged 6 months to 45 years against typhoid in Attapeu’s Sanamxay district. The district was hit by deadly flooding in late July.More ...
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Chinese firm launches road upgrading project in central Laos
VIENTIANE – China North Industries Group Corporation Limited (NORINCO) has launched an upgrading project for a Savanakhet road in central Laos.Dong Jifeng, assistant general manager of NORINCO International, the business sector of its parent company NORINCO, said at a ceremony on Saturday at the project ...
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KBank eyes business expansion in Laos
As part of the key strategy to expand businesses within AEC+3, KBank is now ready to tap into Lao PDR through numerous services and local partnership arrangements, the company said in a press release issued on Friday.For 2019, targets have been set to bolster loans ...
The Nation
Restructure the economy, expert advises
To ensure steady economic growth, Laos would be well advised to restructure the economy with a view to stability and sustainability and in ways that reverse the current slowdown, a top analyst has advised.More ...
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PM calls for collective action to end violence against women, girls
Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has called for everyone to join together in ending violence against women and girls, saying that this kind of pernicious violence continues to exist.The premier issued his message when joining other countries around the world in marking International Day for the ...
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