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Govt turns off pumps for new fuel importers, exporters
The government will not consider new investment proposals from businesses wanting to set up fuel import/export operations, a senior official at the Ministry of Industry and Commerce official has said.More ...
Times Reporters
Floods claim more lives
The body of a man was recovered from Huaythahao Lake in Kaenghaed village, Xaybouly district, Savannakhet province, on Sunday, while another man is still missing and presumed drowned.More ...
Times Reporters
Sanamxay District Students Set for September School Return
Students at schools across Laos have been heading back to hit the books, but those young scholars in Attapeu’s Sanamxay district are facing more hurdles than most in returning to regular educational routines.More ...
The Laotian Times
Social welfare fund, donated aid ‘solely for victim assistance’
The State Social Welfare Fund and aid donated by various parties will be used solely to help the victims of disasters, authorities in charge have announced.More ...
Souksakhone Vaenkeo
DPM advises Luang Prabang authorities on disaster response
Deputy Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone yesterday told local authorities in Luang Prabang province that monitoring, vigilance, and sufficient warning were essential for warding off natural disasters.More ...
Times Reporters
Germany provides 9.3b kip to improve blood donation system
The German government has provided more than 9.3 billion kip (EUR 950,000) through the German Red Cross to strengthen the blood donation project in target provinces of Laos, as well as to improve aspects of blood processing and supply.More ...
Times Reporters
Malaysia Holds “Study In Malaysia Education Fair 2018”
(KPL) The Embassy of Malaysia in Vientiane, the Lao PDR in collaboration with Education Malaysia held the “Study in Malaysia Education Fair 2018” at Vientiane High School on Sep 8, 2018. More than 400 guests and visitors comprising of Lao officials, headmasters, college directors, student counsellors, ...
KPL
IFC Continues To Support Lao PDR To Improve Investment Climate, Promote Sustainable And Inclusive Growth
(KPL) IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is accelerating its support to the Lao government in improving the climate for investment and doing business in the country. A more predictable and transparent business environment will help attract more foreign direct investment (FDI), generate ...
KPL
UK Renews Its Support For UXO Clearance In Laos
(Mark Field, Minister for Asia and the Pacific of the United Kingdom)(KPL) During my very recent first visit to Laos, I was briefed by the Mine Action Group (MAG) and The Halo Trust (HALO) about the state of UXO clearance in Laos, and I spent ...
KPL
Laos suspends import of pigs, pork products from China
VIENTIANE — Imports of all pork products made in China, as well as live pigs and piglets, have been temporarily suspended following an outbreak of African swine fever in Liaoning province in north-east China. The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry last week issued a notice banning ...
Vientiane Times/Asia News Network
