Lao Morning News For March 19
Laos placed 110th on UN’s ranking of world’s happiest nations Laos has been placed 110th out of 156 countries in the United Nations’ ranking of the world’s happiest nations, coming in behind several other Asean […]
Lao Morning News For March 16
Corruption ‘Worse’ in Laos Last Year, Sources in Country Say Corruption in Laos, thought last year to be coming under control, grew worse in 2017 despite widely publicized government efforts to rein in profiteering officials […]
Lao Morning News For March 15
One trillion kip in state assets misappropriated in past year Over 1 trillion kip was siphoned off last year in the implementation of development projects through the violation of laws and financial disciplines by government […]
Lao Morning News For March 14
Japan’s education aid to Laos boosts human resource development Education assistance provided by the government of Japan has contributed significantly to human resource development in Laos. Japanese Ambassador to Laos Takeshi Hikihara told Vientiane Times […]
Lao Morning News For March 13
WHO to provide 20 billion kip for health sector improvement The World Health Organisation (WHO) has agreed to provide 20 billion kip (US$2.4 million) this year to strengthen the health sector, particularly in the fields […]
Lao Morning News For March 12
Laos Pushes E-Commerce Initiative, Seeks To Reduce Internet Costs The Lao Ministry of Post and Telecommunications has named the development of e-commerce as one of its core strategic goals over the next ten years, Vientiane […]
Lao Morning News For March 9
Over 200 people killed in road accidents so far this year A total of 212 people died in road accidents around the country from January to February this year, with many of the crashes attributed […]
Lao Morning News For March 8
Bananas from Laos obtain export permission for China According to news from the Jiangsu Office for Quality Supervision, Inspection, and Quarantine, the Chinese General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, published an online report […]
Lao Morning News For March 7
Banpu ordered to compensate TLL 2.6 billion baht by Supreme Court The Supreme Court on Tuesday (Mar 6) ordered Banpu, one of Asia’s largest coal producers, to pay Thai-Lao Lignite Co (TLL) 1.5 billion baht […]
Lao Morning News For March 6
Most Residents of Laos’ Xiangkhouang Province Contaminated by Agricultural Chemicals: Officials The majority of residents of northeast Laos’ Xiangkhouang province likely contain residue from pesticides or herbicides in their blood, officials confirmed recently, adding that […]
Lao Morning News For March 5
New software to help with collection of climate data The use of Kobo toolbox software will enable officials to make more effective decisions regarding the planning and implementation of climate-resilient infrastructure development projects. — Vientiane […]
Lao Morning News For March 2
Ministry, JICA bolster guidelines on management of urban environments The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) are revising the Environmentally Sustainable City guidelines to improve the management of […]