Lao morning news for August 28

Lao morning news for August 28
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Govt, FAO review indicators on path to sustainable development of agriculture
Government officials and FAO officials are meeting in Vientiane to discuss agriculture, nutrition, and land holding and use in support of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
— Vientiane Times (paywall)

Lao Migrants Fleeing Poverty Defy Dangers to Work in Thailand
Lao workers, many of them young and some still in their teens, have poured in growing numbers this year into neighboring Thailand, braving exploitation and unsafe work conditions in search of employment to help support families back home, sources in the Southeast Asian nation say.
— RFA

Lao’s first digital forensics lab opens
The country’s first digital forensics laboratory opened on Friday at the General Police Department of the Ministry of Public Security.The opening ceremony was attended by members of the police force and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime’s (UNODC) Global Programme on Cybercrime.
— ANN/Vientiane Times

More investment needed for Laos to reap profits from agriculture
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Dr Bounkhuang Khambounheuang recently stressed the need for Laos to attract investment in agriculture in order to strengthen the export market.
— ANN/Vientiane Times

Ministry corrects Laos-Cambodia border situation report restive
The situation regarding military confrontation in the unsettled border area of Laos and Cambodia is fake news, according to a senior official from the National Boundary Committee Office.
— Vientiane Times (paywall)

Cambodia, Laos, VN officials meet
The technical commissions of the National Assemblies of Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos met on Tuesday in Phnom Penh to discuss strengthening the development of information exchange and finding solutions to cross-border crime and security issues.
— The Phnom Penh Post

Phichita Phonevilay crowned Miss Universe Laos 2019
Phichitta, who stands 176 cm tall, is a student at the Faculty of Architecture, National University of Laos. Her stage presentation as she donned outfits including traditional costume, evening gown, and swimwear, along with her grace and confidence, enamoured the judges.
— ANN/Vientiane Times

Hairdressing training a cut above for Lao youth
The Lao-Korea Skills Development Institute under the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare has opened a training course for budding young hairdressers as a pathway out of poverty.
— Vientiane Times (paywall)

Laos Gives Official Statement on Cambodian Border Tension
On the morning of August 27, at the Lao Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Anousith Khattignarath, Deputy Head of the National Boundary Committee, gave the following statement to the press on the situation at the Lao-Cambodian border.
— The Laotian Times

Business training seeks to boost Lao productivity
Since 2016, more than 500 participants from various companies in Laos have been professionally trained under the project, organised by the Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LNCCI) and the Technology Promotion Association (Thailand-Japan).
— ANN/Vientiane Times

India to Include Laos in Planned Global Electricity Grid
India is poised to include Laos in plans for a global electricity grid, in response to an evolving energy security architecture.
— The laotian Times

Laos-Cambodia Border Issue Is Not Like What Going Viral On Social Media
Laos-Cambodia border issue is not like what going viral on social media which is groundless and intended to create misunderstandings between Laos and Cambodia, the Office of the National Boundary Committee, Ministry of Foreign Affairs said today.
— KPL

CP Laos supports Laos government to preserve Buddhist traditions
r.Khampheng Saysompheng, Minister of Labour and Social Welfare of Lao PDR, and Mr.Kiattikhun Chartprasert, Ambassador of Thailand to the Lao PDR presided over the robe offering ceremony at Tad Thong Temple in Si Khod Tabong of Vientiane.
— Bangkok Post

Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia seek to foster defence-security bonds
Head of the NA Defence and Security Committee of Vietnam Vo Trong Viet attended the event.
— Nhan Dan

 

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This week’s Lao morning news feature photo focuses on International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances,  August 30.

 

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