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NA urges decisive govt action against undesirable practices
National Assembly (NA) members have urged the government to use decisive measures to tackle chronic undesirable conduct by penalising offenders in line with the law.Members said that harmful practices such as drug dealing were on the rise and were damaging to society.More ...
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NA’s Members Urge Addressing Illegal Marriages
(KPL) Members of the National Assembly have urged the government and its authorities to address social issues, including illegal marriages between Lao women and foreigners as this kind of crimes has made Lao women fall victim to human trafficking.More ...
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Visit Laos Year arrivals likely to fall short of target
The number of overseas visitors to Laos is expected to reach just 4 million this year, well short of the government’s Visit Laos Year 2018 target of 5 million visitors, according to officials tracking the numbers.An official with the Tourism Research and Administration Division, Ministry ...
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Laos, China strengthen ties in tourism, investment
Ten northern areas of Laos will further strengthen business cooperation with China’s Yunnan province, especially in the fields of tourism, trade, economics, and investment.Ahead of Visit Laos-China Year 2019, the Laos-China Cooperation Committee is meeting in China so that business operators from the two sides ...
Souksamai Boulom
NA member asks for clearer development objectives
The government must decide whether it wants to encourage industries other than tourism in a certain area, and should not allow the growth of industries that do not sustain local people’s livelihoods.More ...
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Alarming Crackdown on a Group of Hmong Individuals in Laos
For over a month now, a group of Hmong individuals residing in the jungle of Northern Laos has been living under attacks by the Lao military forces. The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) has been sharing updates about their struggle daily on its Hmong Timeline, ...
UNPO editor
Quang Binh enhances border defence-security cooperation with Lao province
Quang Binh (VNA) – Delegations of the central border province of Quang Binh and Laos’ Khammouane province on November 22 held talks and inked a comprehensive friendship cooperation agreement between the two localities.More ...
VNA editor
Laos, Myanmar join forces to battle corruption
The agencies responsible for tackling corruption in Laos and Myanmar yesterday met in Vientiane to share their experiences in the field during a visit by members of Myanmar’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).More ...
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Chinese company keen to invest in solar power in Laos
Hangzhou Safefound Technology Co., Ltd., a China-based company, is keen to develop solar energy in Laos because the country has the perfect geographical location for almost year-round sunlight.The company is now expected to conduct a feasibility study on a solar energy development project on the ...
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Time-honoured wax castle procession pays homage to That Luang stupa
Thousands of Buddhists decorated their colourful pasaatpheung (wax castles) with candles, flowers, money and incense as they joined the annual procession yesterday to pay homage to the That Luang stupa.The wax castle procession left from Vat Simeuang temple to wait at Vieng Chalern Road while residents of ...
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