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Severe Floods Hit Southern Laos, Salavanh in Need of Urgent Assistance
The southern region of Laos been devastated by severe floods after two consecutive tropical storms hit the region.Affected areas include Champasack, Salavanh, Sekong, Attapeu, and Savannakhet provinces. Residents of these regions are have been completely devastated and are desperately trying to defend their homes, livestock, ...
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https://laotiantimes.com/2019/09/04/severe-floods-hit-southern-laos-salavanh-in-need-of-urgent-assistance/
Laos to Tighten Management of Exchange Rates
The Lao government has stressed the need to tighten the management of currency exchange rates amid the widening gap between the official and market rates.In a media release issued at the end of the cabinet’s monthly meeting on August 19, the government said the increasing ...
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https://laotiantimes.com/2019/09/02/laos-to-tighten-management-of-exchange-rates/
Lao Securities Exchange Calls Out Firm for Failing Discloser
The Lao Securities Exchange (LSX) has designated Phousy Construction and Development Public Company (PCD) as an “Unfaithful Disclosure” Corporation, after PDC failed to disclose its semi-annual and annual 2018 reports via LSX disclosure portal.The “Unfaithful Disclosure” warning signal will be displayed on the symbol of ...
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https://laotiantimes.com/2019/08/30/lao-securities-exchange-calls-out-firm/
Can Laos Benefit from Farming Duckweed?
Duckweed, locally known as “Phuck Nae” is not new to many people in Laos where it is consumed as a food supplement. What people might not be aware of is, however, is that it has global commercial value.Duckweed is a species of plant with small ...
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https://laotiantimes.com/2019/08/29/can-laos-benefit-from-farming-duckweed/
Laos Gives Official Statement on Cambodian Border Tension
On the morning of August 27, at the Lao Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Anousith Khattignarath, Deputy Head of the National Boundary Committee, gave the following statement to the press on the situation at the Lao-Cambodian border.“Misinformation has been spread among social media last week ...
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https://laotiantimes.com/2019/08/27/laos-gives-official-statement-on-cambodian-border-tension/
India to Include Laos in Planned Global Electricity Grid
India is poised to include Laos in plans for a global electricity grid, in response to an evolving energy security architecture.The country will present proposals for the grid at the second general assembly of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) to be held in New Delhi from October ...
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https://laotiantimes.com/2019/08/27/india-include-laos-global-power-grid/
Laos to Join Regional Electric Vehicle Boom
Laos has launched a new electric vehicle project, joining its neighbors in Southeast Asia where the growth of the EV market is set to boom.Electricite du Laos (EDL) and Vientiane-based EV Lao Company have teamed up for the project, which is designed to compare operating costs between ...
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https://laotiantimes.com/2019/08/26/laos-to-join-regional-electric-vehicle-boom/
Laos Wins Case Against Foreign Investors in Casino Arbitration
Laos has won over foreign investors in the latest arbitration of an international court case involving the casino industry.The International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) tribunal has dismissed a case lodged by Dutch firm Lao Holdings NV (LHNV) against the Lao government ...
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https://laotiantimes.com/2019/08/23/laos-wins-case-against-foreign-investors-in-casino-arbitration/
Vientiane City Bus Moves Toward Cashless Payment
Vientiane Capital State Bus Enterprise (VSCBE,) which operates Vientiane City Bus Service, is implementing a cashless electronic payment system for some of its routes in the capital.Passengers on the Airport line and ITECC line are now able to pay for their journey via the LDB trust service, ...
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https://laotiantimes.com/2019/08/22/vientiane-city-bus-moves-toward-cashless-payment/
Could Edible Insects be The Next Big Industry for Laos?
Edible insects first sparked international attention in 2013 when the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) published a reportreferring to them as one way to solve the global food shortage.At that time, FAO noted that insects as food and feed emerge as an especially relevant issue in ...
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https://laotiantimes.com/2019/08/15/could-edible-insects-be-the-next-big-industry-for-laos/
