Vientiane Times
Authorities prepare to crack down on illegally-imported vehicles
The Customs Department is in the process of enforcing a notice issued by the Ministry of Finance on June 27 regarding a resolution on illegal vehicles imports from abroad.More ...
Somsack Pongkhao
Disaster management risk tackled with Caritas Luxembourg
Disaster risk reduction efforts in target districts of Xieng Khuang province have saw the launch of a new Luxembourg-backed project in cooperation with the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare on Monday.More ...
Phetphoxay Sengpaseuth
Oudomxai to add waterfall to tourist attraction list
A waterfall in Houn district of Oudomxai province has caught the eye of provincial tourism authorities who hope it will do the same for more visitors.More ...
Vientiane Times
National Road 13 to be improved, maintained with WB support
More than 500,000 people living in the adjacent sections of National Road 13 will benefit from improvements planned in the area.More ...
Vientiane Times
Flash flooding kills one, damages homes, farmland in provinces
Flash flooding has killed at least one villager in central Borikhamxay province and damaged houses, infrastructure such as roads and inundated hundreds of hectares of farmland in numerous provinces.More ...
Souksakhone Vaenkeo
People's council seeks progress on Nongchan Bus Station construction
Authorities submitted a request for the Vientiane People’s Council to consider measures to resolve the status of the Nongchan Bus Station project in central Vientiane where construction has stopped. The project plans to upgrade the existing bus station into a modern facility involving a six-storey ...
Vientiane Times
Luang Namtha urged to step-up measures boosting labour market access
Provincial authorities must continue their efforts to increase access to the labour market for Luang Namtha people in line with the nation’s labour policy.More ...
Phetphoxay Sengpaseuth
Laos supports Asean-India maritime cooperation
Laos supports the strengthening of maritime cooperation between Asean and India to drive socio-economic cooperation between both sides and beyond, the country’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs has said.More ...
Vientiane Times
Lao-Thai cooperation developing Mahasot’s hearing loss treatment
Mahosot Hospital is cooperating with experts from Asean countries including Thailand aiming to improve treatment for patients with hearing loss. This included cochlear surgery training for local medical personnel on Friday which was conducted by Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) surgeon from Trang Hospital in ...
Phetphoxay Sengpaseuth
Authorities eye harsher fines for drunk, speeding drivers
Vientiane authorities have proposed a 10 to 20 times increase in the fines issued to drunk and speeding motorists, to be implemented in four stages, after raising the matter at the Vientiane People’s Council.More ...
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