Vientiane Times

 Authorities in Viengxay district, Huaphan province, are calling for contributions of cash and materials to help with the recovery effort after 18 villages suffered from flooding and landslides.Heavy rain has affected the area since August 3 and seven people are still missing after a landslide.The ...

The People’s Supreme Court in partnership with the Institute for Legal Support and Technical Assistance (ILSTA) this week held a consultation workshop on the draft of a presidential decree on administrative case proceedings. The meeting took place in Pakxe on August 5-6. The high-level workshop brought together ...

The city of Luang Prabang will hold its annual boat racing festival this month, with huge crowds expected to cheer on the crews at the much-anticipated event.Luang Prabang city governor, Mr Chansouk Phandolak, told Vientiane Times yesterday the festival will take place over four days.The first race ...

Savannakhet provincial authorities last week stopped a container truck being driven by a Vietnamese national through Phin district into Vietnam, and confiscated illegally harvested timber stored inside the vehicle.Acting Director of the province’s Forestry Inspection Office, Mr Laty Phengsithai, told Vientiane Times that forest inspection officials stopped ...

Xaythany district has chalked up the largest number of dengue fever infections in Vientiane, as more cases surface in the capital.  As of July 8, 4,846 people had been diagnosed with dengue fever in Vientiane and 13 people have died from the virus.In Xaythany district, 1,469 ...

The owner of a barber shop in Vientiane could be the first Lao woman to publicly declare competition with the growing number of foreign-owned hair stylists.Ms Saphavanh Chanthalack, who owns the Phontong barber shop in Chanthabouly district, displays a colourful banner at the front of ...

The National University of Laos in Vientiane will accept about 8,100 students to study across its 13 faculties in the coming academic year, after they pass the entrance exams.The exams took place at the university on Saturday, with the Deputy Minister of Education and Sports, ...

Health officials and medical staff have been advised to make sure that all dengue patients closely follow the treatment plan provided by doctors to ensure that they recover from the illness.President of the Paediatrics Association of Laos, and a member of the dengue control and ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Ministry of Energy and Mines and the World Bank on Thursday signed an Emission Reduction Purchase Agreement for the Lao Clean Cook Stove Initiative to support the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.The project will be complemented by carbon finance capacity ...

The Sharing Culture Arts Association of Korea has provided assistance including clothing, shoes, desks and chairs worth over 10 billion kip (US$1.3 million) to benefit disadvantaged students.The donation aims to help students in rural areas who have suffered as a result of natural disasters and ...