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Ministry outlines plans for new school year in Sanamxay
Teachers in Sanamxay district, Attapeu province, will receive an allowance of one million kip each and schoolchildren will be given new uniforms and educational supplies at the start of the new school year which officially begins on September 3. More ...
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Army switches focus to flood relief, recovery in Attapeu
Sanamxay district, Attapeu province: The Committee for Search and Rescue Operations under the supervision of the Lao People’s Army on Friday told reporters it would suspend its search and rescue operations and focus instead on relief and recovery.More ...
Visith Teppalath
Laos Is Second Most Expensive ASEAN Country to Buy Fuel
An official from the Ministry of Energy and Mines revealed that Laos placed second in the list of the most expensive ASEAN countries in which to buy fuel.More ...
The Laotian Times
Temporary classrooms to replace flooded schools
The government is working to renovate schools that have been damaged by floods around the country in preparation for a timely start to the new school year which officially begins on September 3.More ...
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PM calls on experts to reveal the truth behind dam collapse
Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has urged international experts to work closely with Lao officials to determine the real reason for the collapse of the dam in Attapeu province on July 23.More ...
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Govt stresses relief aid, shelter construction for flood victims
The government has stressed that grant aid must reach targeted communities and that everything possible must be done to accelerate the construction of shelters for flood-hit villagers.More ...
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Sanamxay flood victims in need of more donated supplies
Sanamxay district, Attapeu province: The storage management committee has called on organisations and individuals to continue to donate consumer goods and food for the several thousand people currently living in shelters here.More ...
Visith Teppalath
Govt, business workshop sparks electric vehicle interest
Government officials and senior executives from local and foreign companies shared ideas on the use of electric vehicles in Laos during a workshop held in the capital yesterday.More ...
Times Reporters
Maker of bamboo bags eyes larger market
Phai Exclusive brand, which deals in locally made bamboo handicrafts such as bags, has become increasingly popular among local and foreign buyers and is now hoping to expand its overseas market.More ...
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Xayaboury farmers wage war against insect plague
Xayaboury provincial authorities are battling white-backed planthoppers in Xienghon, Ngeun and Hongsa districts after the pests ravaged farmers’ rice fields. The insects have damaged more than 2,000 hectares of rice, causing losses amounting to billions of kip.More ...
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