Lao morning news for September 26

Lao morning news for September 26

Laos’ Economy Forecast To Moderate This Year Economic growth for the Lao PDR is forecast to moderate in 2019 and 2020 as expansion in the industry and services sectors softened in the first half of […]

Lao morning news for September 25

Lao morning news for September 25

Laos to boost trade, investment through Huanan tourism festival Deputy Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr Savankhone Razmountry led the delegation and was joined by ministry officials and Lao tour companies at the event […]

Lao morning news for September 24

Lao morning news for September 24

Laos to stop quality testing of electronic, electric appliances This has led to the rise in import procedures and the costs have increased, according to an update on the official website of the Ministry of […]

Lao morning news for September 23

Lao morning news for September 23

China Donates US$100,000 For Relief Efforts In Flood-hit Provinces The Chinese government has donated US$ 100,000 to support relief and recovery efforts in Khammuan, Savannakhet, Saravan, Xekong, Attapeu and Champassak which have been severely flooded. […]

Lao morning news for September 20

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 […]

Lao morning news for September 19

Lao morning news for September 19

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. — […]

Lao morning news for September 18

Lao morning news for September 18

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. — […]

Lao morning news for September 17

Lao morning news for September 17

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 […]

Lao morning news for September 16

Lao morning news for September 16

‘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 […]

Lao morning news for September 13

Lao morning news for September 13

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 […]

Lao morning news for September 12

Lao morning news for September 12

Floods lead to increase in prices of rice and pork in southern provinces The price of rice increased by about 500 kip to 1,000 kip a kg, while the price of pork rose by about […]

Lao morning news for September 11

Lao morning news for September 11

EU ARISE Project to Help Laos’s Export Competitiveness The European Union (EU) has launched its EUR 5 million (USD 5.5 million) ARISE project designed to boost Laos’s export competitiveness and integration in regional and global […]