Disasters and emergency response
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 ...
The Laotian Times
Committee claims accountable management of donated relief aid
The management of donated resources for disaster relief has been carried out transparently and with accountability as the responsible committee called on the public to report any related misconduct.More ...
Times Reporters
Taxes, fees temporarily cut in govt’s flood recovery plan
The government has agreed to cut various taxes and fees in flood-stricken areas in order to promote greater production during the coming dry-season to compensate damage by this year’s devastating floods.More ...
Souksakhone Vaenkeo
Finance ministry asked to consider land tax suspension for flood-hit areas
(KPL) The second ordinary meeting between the cabinet and provincial governors for 2018 has asked sectors and local authorities to create favourable conditions for the dry season production to compensate for the damages caused by disasters.More ...
KPL
Typhoon Mangkhut-induced flash floods claim Xayaboury woman’s life
A 50-year-old woman was killed by flash flooding in Khop district, Xayaboury province on early Tuesday morning following torrential rain whipped up by Typhoon Mangkhut.More ...
Times Reporters
Korea’s Kumho E&G to build energy self-sufficient town in Laos
Kumho E&G Co., a South Korean energy management solution provider, will lead a development aid project to create an energy self-sufficient town in Laos as it tries to recover from a dam disaster that has devastated the country. More ...
Lee Young-wook and Kim Hyo-jin
Bokeo families struggling to recover from storm damage
Families who have lost property, crops and livestock during hailstorms and squalls that lashed Bokeo province recently are still in need of assistance to restore their homes and livelihoods.More ...
Times Reporters
Brunei Donates USD 100,000 To Aid Flood Victims In Laos
(KPL) On Sep 13, Brunei Ambassador to Laos, Mr Na’aim Salleh, presented USD 100,000 to the Lao government to help flood victims in Sanamxay district, Attapeu Province and other parts of the country.More ...
KPL
Xekong floods wreak havoc, affecting over 5,000 families
Damage to property in four districts of Xekong province has been estimated at over 60 billion kip after more than 5,000 families were affected by recent floods. Heavy rain lashed the districts of Dakcheung, Lamam, Thataeng and Kaleum, where a total of 5,584 families suffered varying ...
Times Reporters
Typhoon, tropical storm tracking towards Laos
The north and central regions of the country have been put on alert for heavy downpours after weather forecasters warned that Typhoon Mangkhut and Tropical Storm Barijat are expected to pass over Laos from September 17-18.More ...
Times Reporters
