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Railway tunnel engineers seek ways to prevent salt damage
LUANG NAMTHA, Laos (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Construction of a railway tunnel at the Laos-China border in Luang Namtha province will require the use of materials that are resistant to salt damage, so the track is not affected by the large salt deposits in the ground.Chinese ...
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Employ more Lao to help build railway: President
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – President Bounnhang Vorachit called for more Lao workers to be employed by the Laos-China Railway Project when he visited a section of the railway under construction in Vientiane on Friday. According to project reports, about 16,000 people are employed in the construction of ...
Khonesavanh Latsaphao
Asean members bolster cooperation in airline passenger protection
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – More than 30 delegates from nine Asean member states, the European Union (EU), European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and air transport experts met in Vientiane recently to discuss issues related to passenger protection, review air transport practices, and brainstorm possible solutions.The ...
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Luang Namtha folk make way for Laos-China railway
LUANG NAMTHA, Laos (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Families living in Luang Namtha province, through which the under-construction Laos-China railway will pass, are united in their approval of the project and are ready to embrace the development opportunities that will come their way.People here understand that the ...
Khonesavanh Lathsaphao
Chinese Investors Scrambling to Buy Into Laos’ Boten SEZ Ahead of Railway
Laos’ Boten Specific Economic Zone (SEZ) is enjoying strong interest from Chinese investors as the Lao-China railway nears completion, but local villagers are fearful of the rapid change. They say that the development will be good for the Chinese, but not for the Laotians who ...
RFA’s Lao Service
Scoot launches Laos-Singapore flights
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Scoot, the low-cost arm of Singapore Airlines, on Monday launched an inaugural flight from Laos to Singapore, marking the start of its three weekly flights from Luang Prabang and Vientiane to Singapore.The flights will connect to Laos from Singapore departing at ...
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EIB to help protect 1,400km roads in rural Lao PDR from climate change
Earlier today (April 1) Mr. Luca Lazzarolli, Director General of the European Investment Bank, formally agreed new support to improve 1,400km of currently unpaved roads in six provinces. This will enable parts of the national road network most vulnerable to a changing climate to be paved, ...
EIB
Laos-China railway project progressing ahead of schedule
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Work on the Laos-China railway line is progressing ahead of schedule, with the project on track to be completed by 2021, a senior government official has said. Director General of the Planning and Cooperation Department under the Ministry of Public Works and ...
Souksakhone Vaenkeo
Laos-China Railway: Almost Half Of Affected Families Compensatedf
(KPL) Relevant authorities have paid over 76 billion kip as compensation for families affected by the Laos-China Railway Project in Luang Namtha. The amount equals 47 % of planned compensation.“Right now, the authorities have completed compensating 144 out of 317 families in four villages including Boten, Tintok, Bopeak and Natea which ...
KPL
Lao ministry told to address high cost, low-quality roads and bridges
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The public works and transport sector has been told to address the longstanding issue of many roads and bridges having been built and repaired at high cost but to low quality standards.Speaking at the national meeting of the sector that ended ...
Souksakhone Vaenkeo