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 ...
Laos, Russian discuss border radio frequency coordination security
The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications is paying attention to radio frequency coordination along the borders, aiming to secure the frequencies and address national security matters. The MPT, in collaboration with the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communication of the Russian Federation, held a seminar ...
Vietnam firm eyes transferring sugar mill in Laos
Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group has finally confirmed it is negotiating with Thanh Thanh Cong to transfer its sugar mill in Laos to TTC – both companies are giants in their field, Vietnam’s local media reported this week. TTC is known as the leading player in ...
Ministry to closely monitor agri-business
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry will this year closely monitor domestic and foreign investment in this sector as it believes that many companies have not implemented the agreements made or complied with stipulated feasibility study methods. The ministry will strictly apply management measures to ...
ນັກຮຽນລາວຈະເຂົ້າຮ່ວມກິດຈະກຳວິທະຍາສາດໂຮງຮຽນນາໆຊາດທີ່ມາເລເຊຍ
ນັກຮຽນໂຮງຮຽນກຽດຕິສັກນາໆຊາດວຽງຈັນ 13 ຄົນຈະເດີນທາງໄປປະເທດມາເລເຊຍໃນອາທິໜ້າ ເພື່ອເຂົ້າຮ່ວມງານວາງສະແດງນະວັດະກຳນັກວິທະຍາສາດສາກົນ 2018 (IYSIE). ນອກຈາກການເຂົ້າຮ່ວມເພື່ອການຮຽນຮູ້ ແລະ ປະສົບການແລ້ວ ນ້ອງໆນັກຮຽນຍັງແອບຕັ້ງຄວາມຫວັງເລິກໆໃນການຄວ້າລາງວັນໃນເວທີດັ່ງກ່າວກັບບ້ານພ້ອມລາງວັນສູງສຸດ.ອ່ານຕໍ່ ...
ວຽງຈັນທາມສ໌
Progress made on SEZ in Luang Prabang
The developer of a US$1.2 billion special economic zone in Luang Prabang province is in the process of demarcating the project site and building an access road. The project, which is being developed by the Phousy Group, will comprise an area of 4,850 hectares in ...
Dry season rice plan under consideration
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is considering whether the figure for this year’s dry season rice plan should be revised downwards or remain stable after the last four harvests failed to reach the target. Last dry season, farmers planted only about 99,000 hectares or ...
Death by dam for the Mekong
The sleepy town of Pak Beng, best known as a stopover for slow boats connecting the Laos-Thailand border to the ancient Lao capital of Luang Prabang, will be transformed later this year by the launch of a third major hydro-dam on the lower Mekong River.Only ...
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Laos to build first vehicle quality inspection centre
Laos plans to construct the nation’s first vehicle quality inspection centre aiming to scrutinise and ensure the safety of road transport in the country. Officially known as Project construction of vehicle quality inspection centre in Vientiane, it will focus on developing a facility that inspects ...
Vientiane dengue fever rates higher this year: authorities
Health authorities in the capital have admitted that the outbreak of dengue fever is higher this year compared to the same period in 2016. From January 1-24 this year, 70 dengue fever infections have been recorded in Vientiane, while in the same period last year ...
Over 300 business people, academia to attend ABIS 2016
More than 300 business people, academia, and speakers from institutes in and out of ASEAN are expected to attend the ASEAN Business and Investment Summit 2016 next month. The number was reported by the Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry on August 23. According to LNCCI, ...
ສປປ ລາວ ເລິ່ມສັກວັກຊິນໃຫ້ບັນດາພະນັກງານແພດໝໍກ່ວາ 600 ຄົນ
ສປປ ລາວ ເລິ່ມສັກວັກຊິນໃຫ້ບັນດາບັນດາພະນັກງານແພດໝໍກ່ວາ 600 ຄົນ, ຊຶ່ງນຳໂດຍທ່ານ ຮອງນາຍົກ ແລະ ລັດຖະມົນຕີກະຊວງສາທາລະນະສຸກວັນ. ອີງຕາມການລາຍງານຈາກວິທະຍຸກະຈາຍສຽງແຫ່ງຊາດລາວ, ບັນດາພະນັກງານແພດຈຳນວນ 600 ຄົນ ແລະ ແພດໝໍທີ່ຢູ່ແນວໜ້າຜູ້ທີ່ຢູ່ໃນກຸ່ມສ່ຽງໄດ້ເລິ່ມຮັບການສັກວັກຊິນເພື່ອປ້ອງກັນພະຍາດໂຄວິດ-19. ການດຳເນີນການໄດ້ມີຂື້ນທີ່ໂຮງໝໍມິດຕະພາບ ແລະ ໂຮງໝໍໄຊເສດຖາທິລາດ, ນະຄອນຫຼວງວຽງຈັນ ໂດຍການເຂົ້າຮ່ວມຂອງທ່ານ ສົມດີ ດວງດີ, ຮອງນາຍົກ ແລະ ທ່ານ ດຣ. ບຸນກອງ ສີຫາວົງ, ລັດຖະມົນຕີກະຊວງສາທາລະນະສຸກ. ສືບຕໍ່ອ່ານທີ່ ...
ໄພບຸນ ທະນາບົວສີ
ການລົງທຶນໃສ່ຂະແໜງແພດພະດຸງຄັນຂອງຄົນຊົນເຜົ່າເພື່ອປົກປ້ອງສຸຂະພາບແມ່, ໂຄງການ UNFPA
ນາງ ວີດາ ເປັນແພດພະດຸງຄັນ, ອາຍຸ 28 ປີ ຈາກຊົນເຜົ່າອາຄາ ມີຄວາມພາກພູມໃຈໃນບົດບາດຂອງລາວ ໃນການຮັບປະກັນໃຫ້ແມ່ຍິງໃນ ສປປ ລາວ ໄດ້ຮັບຜົນດີຕໍ່ສຸຂະພາບແມ່. ຢູ່ທີ່ໂຮງໝໍເມືອງລອງ ແຂວງຫຼວງນ້ຳທາ, ແພດຄົນນີ້ຮຽນຈົບຈາກໂຄງການອຸປະຖໍາແຂວງ ອຸດົມໄຊ UNFPA-MOH ທີ່ໄດ້ຮັບການສະໜັບສະໜູນໃນປີ 2017.ຢູ່ໃນລາວ, ການສະໜັບສະໜູນການຝຶກອົບຮົມ ແລະ ການຈັດຫາແພດຜະດຸງຄັນຈາກບັນດາກຸ່ມຊົນເຜົ່າແມ່ນເປັນອົງປະກອບຫຼັກຂອງການມີສ່ວນພົວພັນອັນກ້ວາງຂວາງຂອງ UNFPA ໃນໂຄງການຜະດຸງຄັນທີ່ຮັບຮູ້ເຖິງບົດບາດອັນສຳຄັນຂອງຜະດຸງຄັນໃນການຊ່ວຍຊີວິດ ແລະ ການປ່ຽນແປງມາດຕະຖານທີ່ເປັນອັນຕະລາຍ, ວຽກງານດັ່ງກ່າວແມ່ນໄດ້ຮັບຄວາມທ້າທາຍຫຼາຍດ້ານເກີດຈາກຜົນຂອງພະຍາດລະບາດ COVID-19 ໃນການບໍລິການດ້ານສາທາລະນະສຸກ.ອ່ານເພິ່ມເຕີມ ...
ມະນີພອນ ວົງພະຈັນ
Agricultural research in remote areas to be extended
The National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute and National University of Laos will continue a collaborative research project for the improvement of the livelihoods of small-scale farmers in semi-mountainous areas. The two parties will continue to work at the Japan International Research Centre for Agricultural ...
ສານໄທຕັດສີນຄະດີ 10 ປີຕ້ານເຂື່ອນໄຊຍະບູລີໃນລາວ
ສານປົກຄອງສູງສຸດຂອງໄທ ໄດ້ຍົກຟ້ອງຄະດີທີ່ແກ່ຍາວເປັນເວລາ 10 ທົດສະວັດ ຂອງນັກເຄື່ອນໄຫວ ທີ່ອ້າງການຊື້ກະແສໄຟຟ້າ ໂດຍອົງການການຜະລິດໄຟຟ້າຂອງໄທ (EGAT) ຈາກເຂື່ອນໄຊຍະບູຣີ ຂອງລາວ ໄດ້ສ້າງຄວາມເສຍຫາຍຢ່າງໃຫຍ່ຫຼວງຕໍ່ສິ່ງແວດລ້ອມ ແລະ ຊີວິດການເປັນຢູ່ຂອງປະຊາຊົນ ທີ່ອາໃສຢູ່ຕາມລຳແມ່ນ້ຳຂອງ. ໂຈດຍັງໄດ້ກ່າວໃນຄໍາຮ້ອງຟ້ອງຂອງພວກເຂົາວ່າການປະຕິບັດຄຳຮ້ອງຟ້ອງບໍ່ໄດ້ຖືກປະຕິບັດຕາມຂັ້ນຕອນການອະນຸມັດ ແລະ ທ້ອງຖິ່ນບໍ່ໄດ້ຖືກປຶກສາຫາລືເພື່ອເຂົ້າໃຈຜົນກະທົບຂອງສັນຍາອໍານາດດັ່ງກ່າວ.ອ່ານເພິ່ມເຕີມ ...
ອາມະລິຕາ ພໍ
PM pushes ministry on governance, administration
Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has called on the Ministry of Home Affairs to adhere to scientific ways in the development of governance and administration, with their strong roots developed from an early stage. Mr Thongloun made the call on December 7 in his address at the ...
China to buy 20,000 tonnes of organic rice from Laos
China has approved the purchase of 20,000 tonnes of organic rice a year from Laos, according to Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith. Mr Thongloun said in talks with Khong district authorities in Champassak province last week that Chinese premier Li Keqiang had agreed to the deal. The ...
Students gather for second model ASEAN meeting
Over 80 student delegates from ten ASEAN member states gathered in Vientiane yesterday for the Second ASEAN Foundation Model ASEAN Meeting to deliberate on issues related to labour immigration in the context of the ASEAN decision-making processes. The meeting was organised by the ASEAN Foundation in ...
Revenue shortfall drives budget deficit abnormally high
Revenue collection for this fiscal year reached only 95 percent of the annual plan, driving the budget deficit to 6.9 percent of gross domestic product, higher than the maximum of five percent usually adopted by the government. Economists have warned that such high deficits will increase ...
Minister vows action against out-of-date, contaminated foods
Action has been and will continue to be taken to prevent the sale of out-of-date and contaminated foods as well as the provision of unfair services that continue to surface, a minister told the National Assembly recently. Minister of Industry and Commerce, Ms Khemmani Pholsena, ...
