Govt asks parliament to lower growth targets
On October 24, the government asked the National Assembly to lower economic growth targets over the next four years after encountering difficulties that resulted in failure to meet the target set for last fiscal year. Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith presented the proposal at the second ordinary ...
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(ຂປລ) ລັດຖະບານຫຼາຍປະເທດໄດ້ເພີ່ມການຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອ ທັງສັນຍາຈະເພີ່ມທະວີການຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອບັນເທົາທຸກ ສຳລັບຜູ້ປະສົບເຄາະໄພນ້ຳຖ້ວມທີ່ແຂວງອັດຕະປື ພາກໃຕ້ຂອງລາວ.ອ່ານຕໍ່ ...
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Construction of Laos-China railway kicks off
Construction of the Laos-China railway to link Vientiane with the Chinese border will finally get underway following an official ceremony held in Luang Prabang province on December 25. In his remarks at the ceremony, Minister of Public Works and Transport Dr Bounchanh Sinthavong said actual ...
ກຸ່ມແມ່ຍິງໜຸ່ມລາວສີ່ຄົນທີ່ຖືກຂາຍໄປຈີນ ໄດ້ຮັບການຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອ, ສ່ວນອີກກຸ່ມໜຶ່ງຍັງຄົງຫາຍສາບສູນມາເປັນເວລາສາມປີ
ເຈົ້າໜ້າທີ່ແຂວງຈຳປາສັກໄດ້ໃຫ້ການຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອກຸ່ມແມ່ຍິງ ແລະ ເດັກຍິງລາວສີ່ຄົນທີ່ຖືກຂາຍໄປຈີນ, ໃນຂະນະທີ່ກຸ່ມແມ່ຍິງລາວອີກສີ່ຄົນຈາກພາກອື່ນຂອງລາວຍັງຄົງຫາຍສາຍສູນ, ຕາມການລາຍງານຈາກແຫຼ່ງຂ່າວຂອງໜ່ວຍຂ່າວ RFA ລາວຫຼ້າສຸດ.ກຸ່ມໄວລຸ້ນ ແລະ ຍິງໜຸ່ມ ເຊິ່ງປະຈຸບັນອາຍຸປະມານ 16 ເຖິງ 21 ປີ ໄດ້ຮັບການຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອໃນເດືອນສິງຫາ. ຫຼາຍປີຜ່ານມາ ພວກເຂົາໄດ້ຖືກຫຼອກລວງໂດຍນາຍໜ້າຄົນລາວທີ່ສາມາດເວົ້າພາສາຈີນ ວ່າຈະໃຫ້້ໄປແຕ່ງດອງກັບຜູ້ຊາຍຈີນ, ເຈົ້າໜ້າທີ່ສະຫະພັນແມ່ຍິງແຂວງຈຳປາສັກ ເປີດເຜີຍຕໍ່ໜ່ວຍຂ່າວ RFA ໃນວັນທີ 29 ຕຸລາທີ່ຜ່ານມາ.ອ່ານຕໍ່ ...
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Laos, China agree to strengthen border security
Laos and China have reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthen cooperation in the maintenance of security along their shared border with the signing of a new agreement. The agreement was signed by the Head of the National Boundary Committee Office of the Ministry of Foreign ...
Japan to help transform Laos
Japan and Laos have agreed on a joint plan to spur development in the landlocked Southeast Asian country during a meeting between their leaders. At their meeting held on the sidelines of the ASEAN summits here this week, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Lao ...
ສະຫະລັດອາເມລິກາ ໃຫ້ທຶນຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອການບູລະນະໂຮງຮຽນທີ່ແຂວງສາລະວັນ
ປະຊາຊົນຊາວເມືອງຄົງເຊໂດນ ແລະ ພື້ນທີ່ໃກ້ຄຽງແຂວງສາລະວັນ ຈະໄດ້ຮັບໂອກາດທີ່ດີຂື້ນໃນເລື່ອງການດູແລສຸຂະພາບ ແລະ ການເບິ່ງແຍງຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອທາງການແພດ ທີ່ໄດ້ຮັບຈາກການຊຸກຍູ້ຈາກລັດຖະບານສະຫະລັດອາເມລິກາ ໃນການບູລະນະໂຄງໝໍເມືອງຄົງເຊໂດນ. ພິທີທາງການດັ່ງກ່າວ ໄດ້ເປີດຂື້ນໃນວັນພະຫັດ ຊຶ່ງນຳໂດຍທ່ານ ດຣ. ປີເຕີ ໄຮມອນ, ເອກອັກຄະລັດຖະທູດອາເມລິກາປະຈຳລາວ, ທ່ານ ສົມໃຈ ອຸ່ນຈິດ, ຮອງເຈົ້າເມືອງ ແລະ ທ່ານ ອາຄົມ ລຳວິຈິດ, ຫົວໜ້າຫ້ອງວ່າການແຂວງສາລະວັນ. ສືບຕໍ່ອ່ານ ...
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Basic education quality project underway in Luang Prabang
The Ministry of Education and Sports and Save the Children are jointly implementing the Basic Education Quality and Access Project in Nambak district, Luang Prabang province. The two year project worth more than 4 billion kip (US$493,812) is being funded by the Australian government and EU ...
PM urges Lao-Thai business, public sectors to boost investment
Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has urged the business and public sectors in Laos and Thailand to open their hearts to investment and cooperation. He made the comment at the Lao-Thai Business Forum 2017 in Vientiane on January 16, organised by the Lao National Chamber of ...
Poor quality rice mills limit exports to China
Only the IDP Rice Mill in Savannakhet province is able to produce rice of sufficient quality to meet the standard required by Chinese buyers. There are many rice mills around the country but they are inefficient and the finished product is of low quality. Based on ...
Oudomxay eyes development of tourist sites
About 100 tourist sites in Oudomxay province await development so that visitors can fully enjoy them in comfort. The Oudomxay Tourism Office says there are 106 officially designated tourist sites in the province. An official at the office, Mr Van Mingboupha, told Vientiane Times on ...
Govt secures World Bank loan for nationwide road upgrades
The government has secured a loan of US$25 million from the World Bank to further strengthen road maintenance and improve road connectivity throughout the country. The Ministry of Finance signed the loan agreement with the World Bank on February 7, with the two parties represented ...
Child Fund Australia supports children in Xieng Khuang
Child Fund Australia has provided more than US$1.1 million to support development outcomes relating to health, education, water, sanitation and nutrition for children in Khoun district, Xieng Khuang province. Funds will also go to support the continued need for improvements in education access and quality, targeting ...
ADB supports sustainable biodiversity management
The Asian Development Bank has approved US$12.8 million in additional financing for the ongoing Biodiversity Conservation Corridors Project in Laos. The grant assistance is sourced from ADB’s Strategic Climate Fund, Forest Investment Programme. The grant agreement was signed in Vientiane on October 18, inked by Deputy Minister ...
Construction, consultancy firms sign on for Laos-China railway
Five Chinese construction companies and six consultancy firms have been selected for engagement in the Laos-China Railway Project, with construction expected to start in December. Agreements with the companies were signed in Vientiane on October 24 in the presence of Vientiane Mayor Dr Bounchan Sinthavong, Chinese Ambassador ...
World Bank funds environmental protection projects
The Environment Protection Fund and the World Bank recently provided funding for the second phase of four environmental and social protection sub-projects in Laos at a cost of more than US$4 million. The first sub-project named Capacity Building for Pollution Control, Waste and Hazardous Chemicals Management ...
Govt proceeds with planned Mekong hydro project
The government has informed the Mekong River Commission that it will proceed with the planned development of a new Mekong hydropower project in Pakbaeng district, Oudomxay province. The MRC Secretariat said on its website that it has received notification from the Lao government that Laos ...
Pak Beng Hydropower project looks set to move forward
The construction of the Pak Beng Hydropower Project is expected to begin at the end of this year after reaching agreement among Lower Mekong countries. A group of technical officials from the Ministry of Energy and Mines, Lao National Mekong Committee Secretariat and media organisations ...
Lao businesses join efforts to fight malnutrition
The European Union Delegation and World Food Programme hosted a business leaders networking cocktail night to establish the Scaling Up Nutrition Business Network at the country level in Laos. Vice-Minister, Ministry of Health and Chair of the National Nutrition Committee, Assoc. Prof. Dr Phouthone Moungpak, European ...
Rice cooperatives still held back by marketing
Lao rice cooperatives have made good progress in terms of their rice production efforts but marketing and sales deficiencies are still causing problems for the co-ops. Agricultural officials and representatives from model cooperatives in the provinces of Xayaboury, Khammuan, Savannakhet and Vientiane are currently meeting ...
