Vientiane Times

Authorities in Xieng Khuang province are investigating more officials allegedly involved in taking bribes in connection with the illegal timber trade which has caused great damage to the nation.The provincial Governor, Mr Bounton Chanthaphone, told a news conference, which was held as part of a ...

The government has warned that it will revoke the licences of investors whose land concession projects have not made any development or progress.  The move follows a government inspection of more than 1,000 land concession projects, which found that 138 such projects covering a total of ...

The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications is currently hosting the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Expo in Vientiane from June 26-30 to showcase the latest in tech and digital innovation. Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith and Minister of Post and Telecommunications, Dr Thansamay Kommasith officially opened the ...

The government has announced that new State investment projects planned for this year will be postponed until 2020, a move aimed at maintaining the country’s financial liquidity.As a result of a revenue shortfall, the government has moved to concentrate on financing existing development projects and ...

The National Assembly yesterday approved the amendment of the Law on Court Fees to reflect the reality of the nation while ensuring transparency and accountability in fee collection and related expenses.The new amended law determines the principles and measures concerning the collection and payment of ...

Vangvieng district, Vientiane province: — A new tourism and hospitality practical training facility will soon run upgraded vocational education programmes in the popular visitor destination.The ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of the modern training facility was held at the Vangvieng campus of the Vientiane province Technical ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The United Kingdom government will provide grant aid worth 36 billion kip (US$4,274,709) for clearing Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) and developing capacity in the UXO sector of Laos. The funding will be provided to HALO Trust and Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) to support UXO ...

Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has urged Asean leaders to push for the translation of the Asean priorities into practice so regional community building can be realised.The Lao premier made the call to regional leaders while attending the 34th Asean Summit, which took place in Bangkok, ...

The Ministry of Finance believes the management of the public finance system will be more effective, transparent and auditable after two supporting reform projects were officially launched last Friday.The two-newly launched initiatives are the Enhancing Public Finance Management through Information and Communication Technology and Skills ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The governments of the United States and Norway and Fagforbundet will provide a grant of more than 243 billion kip (US$28,030,453) to support an unexploded ordnance (UXO) survey, clearance and capacity development activities in Laos.The funding will be provided to the ...