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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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
ນັກຮຽນລາວຈະເຂົ້າຮ່ວມກິດຈະກຳວິທະຍາສາດໂຮງຮຽນນາໆຊາດທີ່ມາເລເຊຍ
ນັກຮຽນໂຮງຮຽນກຽດຕິສັກນາໆຊາດວຽງຈັນ 13 ຄົນຈະເດີນທາງໄປປະເທດມາເລເຊຍໃນອາທິໜ້າ ເພື່ອເຂົ້າຮ່ວມງານວາງສະແດງນະວັດະກຳນັກວິທະຍາສາດສາກົນ 2018 (IYSIE). ນອກຈາກການເຂົ້າຮ່ວມເພື່ອການຮຽນຮູ້ ແລະ ປະສົບການແລ້ວ ນ້ອງໆນັກຮຽນຍັງແອບຕັ້ງຄວາມຫວັງເລິກໆໃນການຄວ້າລາງວັນໃນເວທີດັ່ງກ່າວກັບບ້ານພ້ອມລາງວັນສູງສຸດ.ອ່ານຕໍ່ ...
ວຽງຈັນທາມສ໌
ສານໄທຕັດສີນຄະດີ 10 ປີຕ້ານເຂື່ອນໄຊຍະບູລີໃນລາວ
ສານປົກຄອງສູງສຸດຂອງໄທ ໄດ້ຍົກຟ້ອງຄະດີທີ່ແກ່ຍາວເປັນເວລາ 10 ທົດສະວັດ ຂອງນັກເຄື່ອນໄຫວ ທີ່ອ້າງການຊື້ກະແສໄຟຟ້າ ໂດຍອົງການການຜະລິດໄຟຟ້າຂອງໄທ (EGAT) ຈາກເຂື່ອນໄຊຍະບູຣີ ຂອງລາວ ໄດ້ສ້າງຄວາມເສຍຫາຍຢ່າງໃຫຍ່ຫຼວງຕໍ່ສິ່ງແວດລ້ອມ ແລະ ຊີວິດການເປັນຢູ່ຂອງປະຊາຊົນ ທີ່ອາໃສຢູ່ຕາມລຳແມ່ນ້ຳຂອງ. ໂຈດຍັງໄດ້ກ່າວໃນຄໍາຮ້ອງຟ້ອງຂອງພວກເຂົາວ່າການປະຕິບັດຄຳຮ້ອງຟ້ອງບໍ່ໄດ້ຖືກປະຕິບັດຕາມຂັ້ນຕອນການອະນຸມັດ ແລະ ທ້ອງຖິ່ນບໍ່ໄດ້ຖືກປຶກສາຫາລືເພື່ອເຂົ້າໃຈຜົນກະທົບຂອງສັນຍາອໍານາດດັ່ງກ່າວ.ອ່ານເພິ່ມເຕີມ ...
ອາມະລິຕາ ພໍ
New border crossings between Laos, Cambodia to boost trade and investment
Laos and Cambodia have agreed to open new border crossings to link the two nations more closely and enhance trade and investment cooperation. The plans were agreed to during Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith’s meeting with his Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen in Phnom Penh in June. ...
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, ...
