Lao morning news for September 20

Flooding in Laos’ Southern Provinces Displaces 100,000, Kills at Least 28 More than 580,000 people have been impacted and at least 28 have died in floods caused by heavy rains over the past two weeks […]

Flooding in Laos’ Southern Provinces Displaces 100,000, Kills at Least 28 More than 580,000 people have been impacted and at least 28 have died in floods caused by heavy rains over the past two weeks […]

Law on Trade Unions amendment sent to Council of Ministers Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training spokesman Heng Sour said the Supreme Consultation Council supported its decision to submit the amendment of the Law on […]

Lao govt decides on measures to address flood impact Measures to address this year’s flood disaster were approved by the government at its meeting on Monday, with Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith presiding over discussions. — […]

Ministry issues flood warning for 11 provinces The Water Resources and Meteorology Ministry yesterday warned that 11 provinces risk flooding from heavy rainfall until next week. — Khmer Times Cambodia-US Trade Volume Reaches $3B in […]

Nation’s south speeds up school damage appraisal after flooding Authorities are speeding up their assessment of the damage and losses caused after Tropical Storm Podul hit infrastructure including school buildings in the nation’s south. — […]

Twelve Dead, More Than 10,000 Families Evacuated Amid Flooding Twelve people, including six children, have died and more than 10,000 families evacuated across seven provinces in the past two weeks due to severe flooding, officials […]

Laos Suffers Rice Shortage, Price Hikes Rice prices began to soar in June as a series of recent floods affected many areas in the country, especially the country’s central and southern provinces, which results in […]

Two more provinces hit by deadly floods Two more provinces were hit by floods on Friday and Saturday and one more person died, bringing the recent death toll to 12. — Khmer Times CRF: Rice […]

‘No proof’ in jailing of engineer in Laos Lawyers are calling for the immediate release of a Thai engineer who has been detained in a Lao detention centre for over 10 months after being accused […]

Floods kill 11 in four provinces Flooding since early this month have caused the deaths of 11 people and injured two others in four of five affected provinces. — Khmer Times Monitor ex-CNRP activists, says […]

Hundreds of southern schools closed after widespread flooding A large number of students are still waiting to take their classes while local officials speed up efforts to repair affected school buildings and provide new educational […]

Cambodia, EAEU to negotiate FTA Cambodian officials will next month embark on a visit to Russia to discuss a free trade agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union, a bloc of countries in central and northern […]