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Store water for household use, local residents advised
Vientiane residents are being advised to store sufficient water for household use as the capital’s water treatment plants struggle to process the increasingly turbid water sourced from the swollen Mekong River.More ...
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Two dead, three people missing in new floods
Flooding has struck more areas of Laos after recent torrential rain, killing two people in Huaphan and Luang Prabang provinces, while another three people are still missing in Luang Prabang.More ...
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Chifeng, New Owner Of Sepon Mine, Provides Rescue Tools To Savannakhet Province and Vilabouly District
(KPL) Chifeng Jilong Gold Mining, commonly known as Chifeng, the new owner of Lane Xang Mineral Limited’s Sepon mine on Aug 31 presented two ambulances and emergency rescue tools valued at US$100,000 to the Rescue Foundation of Savannakhet Province and the Vilabouly District Hospital.More ...
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French Cooperation Remains Deeply Involved In French Speaking Bilingual Classes
(KPL) The summer of 2018 will have been very eventful for teachers and students in the French-speaking bilingual sector: animation, meetings, training and departure in France for 10 of them thanks to the linguistic internship scholarships of the French Embassy.More ...
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IFC starts pilot assessment in Lao PDR river basin
World Bank Group member IFC is working with the Government of Lao PDR on a basin-wide Cumulative Impact Assessment (CIA) of renewable energy development in the Sekong River Basin. It is the first ever CIA to be conducted according to the draft CIA Guidelines for ...
Water power magazine
River communities battle ongoing flooding
Many villages along the nation’s major rivers will continue to experience flooding after weather and water level warnings were issued for at-risk areas. The main rivers will continue to rise to risky and dangerous levels following more rain across the country in recent days, according ...
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Labour ministry, partners address worker health and safety
Officials from the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare and development partners met in Vientiane recently to discuss ongoing efforts to address occupational safety and health in Laos.More ...
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Govt awards friendship medal to outgoing French ambassador
The government has awarded a Friendship Medal to the outgoing French Ambassador to Laos, Mrs Claudine Ledoux, in recognition of her achievements during her mission in Laos.More ...
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Malaysia Donates US$ 100,000 To Aid Flood Victims In Laos
(KPL) Malaysian Ambassador to the Lao PDR Mr. Mohd Aini Atan met with Minister of Labour and Social Welfare Dr. Khampheng Saysompheng to inform the minister that the Malaysian government has provided USD100,000 as relief aid for flood victims in Laos.More ...
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More effort needed to raise standard of education: PM
Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has called for education administrators to do more to improve the standard of education to meet the country’s development needs.The premier made the comment in advance of the new academic year, which begins this month.More ...
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