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Laos speeding up education reform to wipe out illiteracy
Laos is working towards its target to wipe out illiteracy by planning for everyone aged 15-35 to complete the equivalent of lower secondary schooling by 2020, with a focus on development and higher enrolment in primary and lower secondary schools.More ...
Times Reporters
First Lao Chevening scholar awarded place at Oxford
This year eight Lao scholars were selected to study in the United Kingdom for a master’s degree, supported by funding from the UK government through the Chevening Scholarship programme for 2018-19. The scholars will take courses in international business, tourism, psychology and education at world-famous ...
Times Reporters
Laos launches website to promote and preserve traditional food and farming
KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Restaurateurs and entrepreneurs can now tap into Laos’ rich food and farming culture, with the launch of a website dedicated to preserving traditional recipes and agricultural practices before they die out.More ...
Michael Taylor
German govt to provide 51.7 million euros for Lao development
The German government has agreed to provide a grant of 51.7 million euros to support development projects in Laos during the 2018-2019 fiscal year.More ...
Times Reporters
PM issues advice in wake of Nam Ngum floods
Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith yesterday stressed the safety of local people when he visited flood-hit areas alongside the Nam Ngum River in Vientiane province.More ...
Times Reporters
Govt expresses sympathy with Myanmar
Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has sent a message of deepest sympathy to Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi over the collapse of an irrigation dam in the Bago Region.More ...
Times Reporters
ANZ Laos Holds Food, Beverage and Agriculture Forum
Improved domestic cross-border transport and logistics, coupled with widening and deepening demand for clean, green vegetables and fruit both in neighboring China and across the emerging economies of Asia presents a host of potential niche opportunities for Laos to capitalize upon, an audience in Vientiane ...
The Laotian Times
Gov’t Officials Have English Skills Enriched Thanks To Singaporean Government Funding
(KPL) The Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs funded a three-week training course on “Basic English Language and Communication Skills” for 31 Lao government officials from 13 to 31 August 2018.More ...
Laos’ Government Commits To Tackle Illegal Wildlife Trade During Greater Mekong Transboundary Meeting
(KPL) WWF today (September 6) congratulated the Government of Laos for hosting a key regional meeting on transboundary illegal wildlife trade and for its commitment to tackling wildlife crime that threatens endangered species such as the elephants, tigers, bears and pangolin.More ...
KPL
Commerce ministry postpones new business registration system
The Ministry of Industry and Commerce has postponed the implementation of a new business registration system which Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith had requested in February.More ...
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