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UK delegation’s visit to Laos highlights collaboration
Laos and the United Kingdom (UK) have strengthened cooperation in various areas to help Laos graduate from Least Developed Country status into an era of sustainable development.More ...
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Handicraft maker suffers from shortage of bamboo
“It’s getting harder to expand the bamboo handicraft market because of a shortage of raw material,” said the owner of a business that is feeling the effects, the Phai Exclusive brand.More ...
Souksamai Boulom
Schools responsible for setting fees: ministry
The setting of fees at both state and private schools is up to individual institutions and will not be dictated by the government, a top education official has said.More ...
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Attapeu flood victims get cholera vaccine
Sanamxay district, Attapeu province: The Ministry of Health has been distributing cholera vaccine to the thousands of people living in crowded shelters here, in a bid to prevent the onset of this potentially fatal disease.More ...
Visith Teppalath
Officials discuss continued assistance for Sanamxay flood victims
The National Disaster Prevention and Control Committee and officials from the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare and other ministries met in Vientiane last week to discuss the assistance being provided to flood victims in Sanamxay district, Attapeu province.More ...
Phetphoxay Sengpaseuth
PM orders top officials to ramp up economic growth
Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has ordered ministers, the Vientiane mayor and provincial governors to implement eight measures to stimulate economic growth. The measures have been designed to boost socio-economic development over the rest of the year and in 2019, amid budgetary tension.More ...
Somsack Pongkhao
Ministry outlines plans for new school year in Sanamxay
Teachers in Sanamxay district, Attapeu province, will receive an allowance of one million kip each and schoolchildren will be given new uniforms and educational supplies at the start of the new school year which officially begins on September 3. More ...
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Army switches focus to flood relief, recovery in Attapeu
Sanamxay district, Attapeu province: The Committee for Search and Rescue Operations under the supervision of the Lao People’s Army on Friday told reporters it would suspend its search and rescue operations and focus instead on relief and recovery.More ...
Visith Teppalath
Laos Is Second Most Expensive ASEAN Country to Buy Fuel
An official from the Ministry of Energy and Mines revealed that Laos placed second in the list of the most expensive ASEAN countries in which to buy fuel.More ...
The Laotian Times
Temporary classrooms to replace flooded schools
The government is working to renovate schools that have been damaged by floods around the country in preparation for a timely start to the new school year which officially begins on September 3.More ...
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