Lao morning news for February 25
Govt vows to keep Laos free from Covid-19 The government’s monthly meeting last week agreed to keep strict measures in place to ensure Laos remains free from the new Covid-19 virus, which is spreading around […]
Govt vows to keep Laos free from Covid-19 The government’s monthly meeting last week agreed to keep strict measures in place to ensure Laos remains free from the new Covid-19 virus, which is spreading around […]
PM Hun Sen and ASEAN Leaders to Hold Bilateral Meeting with President Trump (Video inside) Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said ASEAN leaders will meet bilaterally with American President Donald Trump at the ASEAN-US Summit, […]
Laos Plans to Build Sixth Large-Scale Mekong River Mainstream Dam A Thai hydropower company has plans to build what would be Laos’ sixth large-scale Mekong river dam, the latest cog in Laos’ ambitious plan to […]
CDC: All Passengers from Westerdam Cruise Ship Tested Negative of COVID-19, including 83-year-old American Woman After chaos for a cruise ship of passengers and crew, an 83-year-old American woman who was said to have tested […]
Special ASEAN-China Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on COVID-19 held The Special ASEAN-China Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) was hosted this morning in Vientiane, Lao PDR, and co-chaired by Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teodoro […]
TOP NEWS: 1,580 Passengers and Crews of Westerdam Tested “Negative” Cambodia’s Ministry of Health announced Thursday that 1,580 passengers and crews on Westerdam ship were tested “negative” of Covid-19. — Fresh News PM Hun Sen […]
PM calls on Party and state inspection bodies to better suppress, prevent corruption Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has called on the Party Central Committee’s Inspection Committee and the State Inspection Authority to better fulfill their […]
Coronavirus: How did Cambodia’s cruise ship welcome go wrong? A former passenger on the cruise ship MS Westerdam who tested positive for the Covid-19 coronavirus in Malaysia having left the vessel has led to fears […]
Laos to Experience Electricity Shortage During Hot Season Electricity generation will not be sufficient to supply all areas in Laos during times of peak consumption from March to June, according to authorities, who are urging […]
Cambodia’s carelessness over coronavirus could bring disaster When passengers from the MS Westerdam disembarked in Sihanoukville, Cambodia on Valentine’s Day last week, it was smiles and handshakes all around, as Prime minister Hun Sen greeted […]
State auditing body uncovers more cases of financial irregularity The State Audit Organisation (SAO) inspected 104 state-funded projects and government bodies in 2019, exceeding its plan of 99, as financial irregularities continue to be detected. […]
Cruise passengers scatter, take Cambodia bus tours despite virus fears A scramble intensified on Monday to trace passengers from a US cruise liner allowed to disembark in Cambodia despite at least one traveller later being […]