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PM calls on experts to reveal the truth behind dam collapse
Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has urged international experts to work closely with Lao officials to determine the real reason for the collapse of the dam in Attapeu province on July 23.More ...
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Govt stresses relief aid, shelter construction for flood victims
The government has stressed that grant aid must reach targeted communities and that everything possible must be done to accelerate the construction of shelters for flood-hit villagers.More ...
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Sanamxay flood victims in need of more donated supplies
Sanamxay district, Attapeu province: The storage management committee has called on organisations and individuals to continue to donate consumer goods and food for the several thousand people currently living in shelters here.More ...
Visith Teppalath
Govt, business workshop sparks electric vehicle interest
Government officials and senior executives from local and foreign companies shared ideas on the use of electric vehicles in Laos during a workshop held in the capital yesterday.More ...
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Maker of bamboo bags eyes larger market
Phai Exclusive brand, which deals in locally made bamboo handicrafts such as bags, has become increasingly popular among local and foreign buyers and is now hoping to expand its overseas market.More ...
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Xayaboury farmers wage war against insect plague
Xayaboury provincial authorities are battling white-backed planthoppers in Xienghon, Ngeun and Hongsa districts after the pests ravaged farmers’ rice fields. The insects have damaged more than 2,000 hectares of rice, causing losses amounting to billions of kip.More ...
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Medics on alert for disease outbreaks in Sanamxay
Sanamxay district, Attapeu province: Doctors are working with officials in various fields as they continue to monitor for disease outbreaks in this flood-hit district.More ...
Visith Teppalath
Work on Laos-China railway powers on, despite rain
Construction of the almost-US$6 billion railway linking Vientiane to the Chinese border is making good progress despite the torrential rains, floods and landslides afflicting the north of the country.More ...
Somsack Pongkhao
Committee calls for enhanced flood and drought risk management
Building the capacity of stakeholders will be a long job for the Flood and Drought Risk and Mitigation (FDM) project in permanently improving the effective use of resources.More ...
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Military return to Attapeu command centre after floodwaters recede
Sanamxay district, Attapeu province: Army personnel yesterday returned to the site of their command centre in Mai village as they prepare to resume their search and rescue mission, after being forced out of the centre on August 15 when floodwaters rose.More ...
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