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VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Bank of the Lao PDR has announced that it will issue a 2015 version of the 500 kip banknote. It is giving advance notice of the circulation of the new banknote in a bid to prevent doubts about the validity ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government is targeting more international visitor arrivals until the end of this year with numerous incentives, a promotional tourism campaign, and policy updates.The move follows the recent release of the new Asian Development Bank (ADB) forecast which showed the country’s ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Savannakhet provincial authorities have announced the removal of all inspection checkpoints along main roads to speed the transport of freight and exports.Provincial governor Santiphab Phomvihane last week issued an executive order to remove the checkpoints – the latest move to improve ...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Ministry of Health and representatives of United Nations agencies gathered last week to vaccinate pets against rabies, to mark World Rabies Day which falls on September 28.The vaccinations, under the theme of this year’s global event “Rabies: Vaccinate to ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The second Sustainable Tourism Solutions Expo opened in Vientiane on Friday, following on from last year’s well received inaugural event in Luang Prabang province.The expo is the region’s leading specialised fair for the tourism industry to celebrate, explore, and exhibit the latest ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Germany has agreed to support all-year access to remote rural villages, bolster income generation, and improve the socio-economic conditions of people in Khammuan and Attapeu provinces.Funding for the two rural development projects will see the construction and renovation of rural roads ...

Media personnel from newspapers, radio and television were briefed in Vientiane yesterday on publicising the Law on Social Security to the public in the interests of promoting healthcare equality.Under the Law on Social Security, critically injured or sick insured people are entitled to admission for ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The government has approved the sale of 2,000 tonnes of stockpiled rice to bring down the high market price after a shortage of supply meant the price of rice rose by over 20 percent above normal.The move is aimed at cutting ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Some 582 schools in nine provinces have received new classrooms and clean water and sanitation facilities from Australia in partnership with the EU, through the Basic Education Quality and Access in Laos (BEQUAL) programme.A handover ceremony for the school facilities held ...

Lao and Malaysian student volunteers will be serving the community in Laos for two weeks under the 7th Joint Students Volunteer Mission conducted by the Yayasan Sukarelawan Siswa (YSS) Student Volunteers Foundation.Under the project, 70 Malaysian student volunteers from higher learning institutions in Malaysia and ...