Announcements

A new first of its kind atlas detailing data on changes in agricultural production across the country was launched in Vientiane on Thursday. The ‘Atlas of Agriculture in the Lao PDR – Patterns and Trends between 1999 and 2011’ is intended to serve in planning, decision-making, ...

The Vientiane Department of Public Works and Transport issued a notice temporarily banning the excavation and transportion of soil and sand throughout the capital throughout the rainy season, from 15 June to 15 October 2018.More ...

Notice 245/BOL was issued on 21 June 2018 to all Lao people to be cautious when receiving or making payments with US dollar notes. According to local authorities, there are a group of foreigners who had begun circulating counterfeit currency in the northern provinces of ...

The Luang Prabang Film Festival (LPFF) has announced that its ninth annual event will take place on 7-12 December 2018. The festival, which celebrates Southeast Asian cinema every December in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Luang Prabang, Laos, will feature a range of feature film ...

June 21 to July 1, 2018Deadline on June 17, 2018The 10-day environmental film project will be held in Faculty of architecture, NUOL. and Na Hoi village in Sangthong district. Get 18 young people to learn about movies and produce six short films about environmental conservation ...

Young people can now access the Japanese agriculture labour market, Laos’ Employment Service Centre under the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare announced this week. Director of the Employment Service Centre, Mr Khamsene Xayavong, spoke to Vientiane Times about the details of the scheme, noting that applicants ...

To welcome Climate Diplomacy Week 2018 (18-24 June), come and join ‘YOU BIKE = TREE PLANTED’! Every five participants, the European Union in Laos will donate one tree! In partnership with the Faculty of Forestry of the National University of Laos, these trees will be planted ...

PM Thongloun Sisoulith issued an order to tighten the regulations against the hunting and smuggling of protected wildlife. Any officials who breach the order are to be deposed and prosecuted.More ...

Invitation for a free training course of “community developers for sustainable development”Find more details here.  ...

Good news for amateur and professional filmmakers. You can send your self-directed short film and documentary for Short Film Competition under the topic of “The beauty of my homeland”, open from now until 31 August 2018 for all Lao people nationwideMore ...