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Inspection ordered as road toll bites in Champassak
Champassak provincial authorities will soon order an inspection of Road No. 16 including accurate details on the construction budget as the government contemplates plans to purchase the project rights from the private construction company. The government signed a concession with Duangdy Bridge-Road Construction Company allowing ...
Vientiane Times
World Population Day marked amid nation’s progress
The Ministry of Planning and Investment and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to Laos yesterday held a joint workshop to celebrate the World Population Day 2018. This year, the celebration of World Population Day with the theme “Family Planning for everyone”, sees more people exercise ...
Vientiane Times
Propose law to promote public private partnerships, NA instructs
The National Assembly (NA) has told the government to formulate legislation to manage and attract more investment in the form of public-private partnerships (PPP), and Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) projects to drive development.More ...
Souksakhone Vaenkeo
KUST support RIEM on personnel training
Kunming University of Science and Technology (KUST) of Yunnan province in China has inked a cooperation deal with Lao Research Institute for Energy and Mines (RIEM) under the Ministry of Energy and Mines for capacity building on personnel training.More ...
Vientiane Times
Luang Prabang‘s six tourist sites generated over 11 billion this year
According to the provincial finance department, by the end of June 2018 technologies have been applied to manage fees at tourist sites in Luang Pranbang, either at provincial, city or district levels in cooperation with the department of taxationMore ...
Phetsakhone Simmaving
US to Cease Issuing Visas to Laos Citizens Following Deportation Row
The Trump administration has ordered suspension of the issuance of certain visas to citizens of Laos after the country refused to take back its persons deported from the United States.More ...
The Laotian Times
Expressway corridor linking China, Laos, Thailand earmarked
A road corridor has been assigned for the planned Boten-Huayxai Expressway connecting China to Thailand via Laos. The Ministry of Public Works and Transport held a meeting on Friday and approved the selection of 181 km “Corridor K” to traverse Lao lands.More ...
Souksakhone Vaenkeo
Japan backs Mekong fish friendly irrigation scheme
The Japanese government has pledged to continue its support for the Mekong River Commission (MRC) to implement a regional project to promote the installation of fish passages in irrigation facilities in the Mekong basin.More ...
Ekaphone Phouthonesy
Luxembourg backs hospital in Borikhamxay
Patients will have more confidence in treatments after the opening of a new modern hospital yesterday in Borikhamxay province as part of an overhaul to raise health services to international standards in central and southern provinces in Laos. This new hospital is the second supported by ...
Phetphoxay Sengpaseuth
Vacationers vital for tranquil Mekong jewel Vat Phou
The World Heritage Site of Vat Phou in Champassak province in southern Laos is a stunning testament to ancient culture and ingenuity of the country’s ancestors, yet remains relatively quiet with just a trickle of local and foreign visitors compared to its potential appeal. More ...
Vientiane Times
