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“Space data offers instant clues to cause of deadly Laos dam disaster”: Stanford Professor
Space data gleaned from satellites has been used to create a hypothesis on the cause of the collapse of the saddle dam D at the Xe Pian Xe Namnoy project in Attepeu province.Bangkok-based professor Richard Meehan from Stanford University in the United States’ has been investigating the dam’s ...
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Underweight Kids On Road To Recovery with Nutrition, Ante-Natal Efforts
Nutrition is still an issue in developing countries including Laos. Causing delayed growth and resulting in long-term impairments if not addressed, is both a result and cause of poverty in rural areas including Savannakhet’s Xepon.More ...
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Tourism Access, Urban Services Improvements Attract $US125.5 Million Boost via ADB in Laos
Better roads to ease access to tourist hotspots, improved urban water supplies and sewage treatment are among the sweeteners revealed in the announcement of funds totalling $125.5 million for three projects in the tourism and urban sectors announced by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Lao Government.More ...
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World Day Against Death Penalty: EU Notes “de facto moratorium” in Laos
The European Union has restated a commitment to work with all countries including Laos to encourage moves toward achieving a global abolition of the death penalty, a government-sanctioned practice whereby a person is killed by the state as a punishment for a crime.More ...
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Fortunate Escape For 66 Folk? Search for Missing Flood Victims in Attapeu Officially Ends
Sixty-six fortunate folk have been located alive as the Lao government task force headed by the Deputy PM reported 34 confirmed dead, 31 missing and another six post-flood disaster-related fatalities in Attapeu in final figures cited by to the nation’s news media Thursday.The search for the remains of victims from the ...
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Laos’ economic growth rate revised to 6.6%, floods dampen prospects
Anyone who has been flicking on screens to news of floods in Laos, extreme weather-related disasters in the region and trade frictions beyond will not be surprised to hear that such developments have subdued economic growth somewhat.More ...
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Counting the Costs: Disaster Needs in Laos Accumulate as Gov, UN, EU, WB Calculate Impacts
The tragic loss of life and heavy impacts on livelihoods amid disaster triggered by pounding rains and rushing waters means there is no doubt 2018 has proved a challenging and heartbreaking one for too many people in Laos.More ...
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AccorHotels Supports Attapeu Disaster Relief Efforts
In response to the devastation caused by the dam collapse in Attapeu, AccorHotels donated US$10,000 to the Lao Red Cross to support immediate disaster relief efforts and to assist with emergency measures in the areas affected by the dam collapse.More ...
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Centara to Open Three More Hotels in Laos in 2020
Centara, Thailand’s leading hospitality group led by Suthikiati Chirathivat, Chairman of the Board, has inked a management MOU with Asia Investment, Development & Construction Sole Co., Ltd (AIDC), a well-established investment and construction company in Laos. The agreement paves the way for Centara to enter into management agreements for three ...
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Railway Cuts Through, Belt & Road Reviewed At China-ASEAN Meet
Travelers, tourists and residents in Laos can expect to be able to ride the rails to traverse some of the country’s key destinations and onward to China’s Yunnan province and beyond by the end of 2021, and eventually, in the other direction to Bangkok, a major strategic dialogue meeting ...
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