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New scheme brings business on board in battle against malnutrition
Laos launched a new nutrition network last Thursday, aiming to ensure food security and reduce levels of malnutrition. The initiative is known as the Scaling up Nutrition (SUN) Business Network. The Sun Business Network (SBN) is part of the global Scaling Up Nutrition Network.More ...
Vientiane Times
First Approval Certification for Money and Cryptocurrency Transactions in Laos
Vientiane Exchange Money will become the first international currency exchange provider that has been certified to allow cryptocurrency transactions. This is considered a momentous occasion and the importance of how new technology will play a role in peoples’ lives, offering new experiences and opportunities in ...
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Laos unable to rise above LDC status by 2020: PM
Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith told the National Assembly on Friday that Laos is unable to graduate from the United Nations’ Least Developed Country (LDC) list by 2020 as targeted. The premier was responding to questions raised by members of parliament at the ongoing 5th ordinary ...
Vientiane Times
Teacher shortage continues as govt quota declines
Schools throughout the country have put in requests for an additional 2,979 teachers, while the government has provided a quota of just 1,850 civil servant teachers to the Ministry of Education and Sports this year. Minister of Education and Sports Ms Sengdeuane Lachanthaboun reported the ...
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Lao drug traffickers arrested near border with Vietnam
Dien Bien (VNA) – Three Lao nationals were caught red-handed trafficking 10 bricks of heroin, 31,000 meth pills, 2 kg of opium and four guns near the shared border with Vietnam on June 11.More ...
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Govt announces 268-hectare botanical conservation area
The government has announced the establishment of the Huaynhang forestry conservation area in Dongmakkhai village, Xaythany district, Vientiane, with the aim of creating a protected forest area free from encroachment.A ceremony to officially announce the 268-hectare Dongmakkhai Botanical Garden took place in the village on ...
Vientiane Times
Attapeu revolutionary area being developed as memorial, historical site
Attapeu province will develop a revolutionary area used during the Indochina war in Oudomxay village, Sanamxay district, as a memorial to President Khamtay Siphandone and a tourist attraction.More ...
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Power company launches development fund for Nakai villagers
Khammuan province and the Nam Theun 2 Power Company (NTPC) have teamed up to launch the Nam Theun 2 Development Fund, an innovative community development fund for the post-resettlement period on the Nakai Plateau in Nakai district. The agreement was signed recently in Khammuan province by ...
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Government pauses the development of all small-scale (<15 MW) hydropower plants
The Minister of Energy and Mines, Mr Khammany Inthilath has issued the order No 1167, dated 28 May 2018 to all capital, provincial governors, Minister of Planning and Investment, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Minister of Finance, pertaining to pending the approval of all ...
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Poverty Reduction Fund extends support for rural development
The Poverty Reduction Fund is carrying out over 300 sub-projects this year, spending 94 billion kip to improve rural infrastructure, strengthen communities, and boost household livelihoods.More ...
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