Vientiane Times
Govt to inspect all dam standards, shelve new hydro projects
The government has announced it will examine the safety standards applied to the construction of hydropower dams across the country following the deadly disaster caused by the collapse of a dam in Attapeu province.More ...
Souksakhone Vaenkeo
Minister outlines four main areas of assistance for Attapeu
The government has said it will immediately focus on four main areas of assistance for people affected by the flood caused by the dam failure in Attapeu province’s Sanamxay district. More ...
Somsack Pongkhao
Volunteers needed to sort clothing donated for Attapeu
About 300 people a day are needed in Vientiane to sort through clothing and other items donated by the public for distribution to people left homeless by the flooding in Attapeu. But, at present, only 100 volunteers More ...
Phetphoxay Sengpaseuth
Disasters claim 108 lives, cause 466 trillion kip losses in eight years
Various disasters have claimed 108 lives and caused more than 466 trillion kip in infrastructure losses and property damage across the country from 2010 to date, a new report has revealed. The disasters recorded in Laos included storms, storm-caused flooding, drought, fires, disease outbreaks and insect ...
Souksakhone Vaenkeo
Environment project spreads forest preservation message
The Human Resources Development for Protected Area and Wildlife Management Project has been successful in studying these areas and monitoring the wildlife they contain. This year the project has produced some textbooks for use by students taking bachelor degree courses at the Faculty of Forestry, ...
Sangkhomsay Bubphanouvong
Three injured people die, bringing Sanamxay flood death toll to 34
Three people who were seriously injured when a flash flood hit Sanamxay district, Attapeu province, have died in hospital, bringing the death toll from the disaster to 34 as of August 5.More ...
Souksakhone Vaenkeo
Poverty rate may increase in the wake of flooding
The number of poor families could be revised up this year in the wake of flooding that has ravaged many parts of Laos, claiming many lives and a huge amount of property. Thousands of people who were previously lifted above the poverty line could be re-classified ...
Somsack Pongkhao
New ambassadors appointed to overseas missions
President Bounnhang Vorachit on Friday appointed two new Lao ambassadors to head the diplomatic missions in Cambodia and Germany.More ...
Times Reporters
Start of school year may be postponed in flooded areas: officials
Some 13 schools and 55 teachers have been affected by the disastrous dam failure which unleashed a torrent of water and ravaged Attapeu province’s Sanamxay district on July 23. Of the 13 schools, one was swept away by the flood,More ...
Somsack Pongkhao
Committee announces cash donation for flood victims
The National Ad Hoc Committee says the government will give 500,000 kip to each family affected by the flood in Attapeu as emergency assistance in keeping with people’s needs.More ...
Phetphoxay Sengpaseuth
