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Xekong floods wreak havoc, affecting over 5,000 families
Damage to property in four districts of Xekong province has been estimated at over 60 billion kip after more than 5,000 families were affected by recent floods. Heavy rain lashed the districts of Dakcheung, Lamam, Thataeng and Kaleum, where a total of 5,584 families suffered varying ...
Times Reporters
Typhoon, tropical storm tracking towards Laos
The north and central regions of the country have been put on alert for heavy downpours after weather forecasters warned that Typhoon Mangkhut and Tropical Storm Barijat are expected to pass over Laos from September 17-18.More ...
Times Reporters
Laos to conduct next population census in 2020
Laos will conduct a population census in 2020 to provide updated information for indicators, baselines and targets to be incorporated in the 2021-2025 National Socio-economic Development Plan. The population census is used to set targets in national development plans, and directly contributes to efforts to ensure ...
Phetphoxay Sengpaseuth
Agriculture ministry seeking funds to repair damaged irrigation systems
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry will accelerate cooperation with provincial officials in seeking funding to repair flood-affected irrigation systems and help farmers plant dry season crops. Almost 600 irrigation projects have been affected by heavy flooding that resulted from tropical storms Son-tinh and Bebinca last ...
Times Reporters
Foreigners Married to Lao Citizens Now Entitled to Spouse Visa
The Government of Laos will now be issuing foreign spouse visas to foreigners who hold a valid Lao certificate of marriage with a Lao citizen.More ...
RDK GROUP
ADB Support to Improve Water Supply, Sanitation in 6 More Towns in Lao PDR
VIENTIANE, LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC (14 September 2018) — The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Board of Directors has approved an additional financing of $30.5 million, in the form of a grant, to help the government improve water supply and sanitation in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic ...
ADB
Development of hydropower ‘must be safe’, PM tells World Economic Forum
Hanoi, Vietnam: Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith told the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Wednesday that the development of hydroelectricity dams in Laos must be safe and environmentally friendly.More ...
Khamphanh & Souksakhone
Lao Party delegation visits DPRK for 70th anniversary celebrations
A delegation from the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) visited the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) this week to attend the celebrations to mark the 70th anniversary of the country’s founding on National Day.More ...
Times Reporters
Laos’ PM Thongloun Confirms Hydropower Policy at WEF on ASEAN
International experts continue investigative efforts alongside Lao regulators looking into the causes of the fatal Xe Pian Xe Nam Noy dam collapse in Attapeu province on July 23, Laos’ PM Thongloun on Wednesday confirmed to an audience of delegates from the ASEAN region and beyond in Vietnam’s ...
The Laotian Times
Laos, Cambodia agree to withdraw troops from border area
Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith and his counterpart Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen agreed at a meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam, today to officially withdraw troops from a disputed area between Attapeu province in Laos and Stung Treng province in Cambodia.More ...
Souknilundon Southivongnorath
