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Laos asks Japan for further support in improving water supply
The government will ask Japan to provide additional financial and technical assistance to improve the Vientiane Water Supply State Enterprise so that more people have access to clean water.More ...
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Wet season rice production down in Laos due to flood
VIENTIANE, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) — Wet season rice production in Laos is expected to be reduced by about 300,000 tons after widespread flooding this year that affected many parts of the country.The Lao government, especially the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, has encouraged farmers around ...
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INTERPOL Launches A Project Designed To Strengthen Capacity Of Law Enforcement Agencies
(KPL) The iTWIN-JAPAN/LAOS Project, which aims to strengthen the capacity of law enforcement and border security agencies, was launched by INTERPOL on Thursday.More ...
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EDL-Gen And GE Sign MOU To Develop Hydropower Digital Pilot Project
(KPL) On November 8, 2018 the American company GE signed a Memorandum of Understanding with EDL-Gen to host a Digital Industrial Workshop with energy officials and to further develop energy infrastructure in the Lao PDR. More ...
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Myanmar-Laos border gate receives international status
The border gate between Myanmar and Laos has been upgraded and given international status, according to the Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population.The ministry has upgraded the Wan Pong check point in Tachilek, Shan State, making it an international border entry point for Myanmar and ...
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Russian Army Engineers Defuse Over 100 Cluster Munitions In Laos - Defense Ministry
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik – 07th November, 2018) Russian mine clearance specialists have defused over 100 cluster munitions in Laos, which remained on the country’s territory since the US bombardments of 1964-1973, the Russian Defense Ministry said Wednesday.More ...
Fahad Shabbir
Rights Group Demands Transparency in Case Against 10 Lao Villagers Jailed Over Land Dispute
A civil society organization (CSO) in Laos has called on the government to proceed with its case against ten villagers jailed for more than a year over a land dispute in a transparent manner and demanded an update on their health conditions in prison.In July ...
Ounkeo Souksavanh
Turkey Inaugurates Embassy In Laos
ANKARA, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News, app – 7th Nov, 2018): Turkey on Wednesday inaugurated its embassy in the capital of Lao People’s Democratic Republic.More ...
Faizan Hashmi
Committee promises prompt delivery of agriculture census results
The committee in charge has postponed the third nationwide agriculture survey, known as the Laos Census Agriculture 3 (LCA3), but has promised that the results of the survey will be made known before the Ninth National Socio-Economic Development Plan (NSEDP) is drawn up.More ...
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Neighbouring nations to launch Visit Laos-China Year 2019
Laos and China have agreed to launch Visit Laos-China Year 2019 to boost tourist arrivals between the two neighbours, the Lao Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said.More ...
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