- Women's Union, German foundation extend microfinance cooperation
The Lao Women's Union (LWU) signed an agreement yesterday to extend its cooperation with the German Savings Bank Foundation (SBFIC) for another year to support the Women and Family Development Fund (WFDF). More >>>
- Red Cross begins ambulance service for road accident victims
The Lao Red Cross now has an ambulance to transport Vientiane road accident victims to hospitals, Head of the Information and Fundraising Division Dr Kaviphone Soutty told media on Wednesday. More >>>
- Vets encourage livestock vaccination
As the weather heats up, vets at the National Animal Health Centre are advising the public to have their cattle and poultry vaccinated against animal diseases. More >>>
- Authorities mull 450 Year Road land zoning
Land on either side of the 450 Year Road in Vientiane is expected to go on sale by the middle of this year, a senior official from the central bank announced recently. More >>>
- Xayaboury eyes 9 percent economic growth
Xayaboury province has set an economic growth target of nine percent this year, provincial Governor Dr Lien Thikeo said yesterday. More >>>
- Businesses may be allowed to hire more foreign workers
Businesses operating in Laos may be given the right to employ more foreign workers if they cannot recruit domestic ones, as the government is keen to satisfy the needs of foreign investors. More >>>
- Vientiane Women's Union reviews legal awareness, life skills project
Vientiane Women's Union (VWU) officials and representatives of development partners met yesterday in Vientiane to evaluate the outcomes and future direction of the Legal Awareness and Life Skills for Women Project.
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- Japan funds schools in Luang Namtha, Savannakhet
The government of Japan will provide more than US$190,000 worth of grant assistance to build three lower secondary schools in Luang Namtha and Savannakhet provinces.
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- Service helps disabled jobseekers find work
A project to help people with disabilities find employment, called the Linking Employers and Employees with Disabilities (LEED) service, was officially taken over by the Lao Disabled People's Association (LDPA) on Monday.
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- Gender equality in the spotlight at comic book contest
As part of this year's International Women's Day celebrations, the Australian Embassy to Laos has organised a competition to design comic books centring on the theme ‘Gender Equality in My Family'. More >>>
- Fighting malnutrition in Laos
The Ministry of Health, US Embassy to Laos, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and World Food Programme (WFP) have pledged to cooperate closely on efforts to address the problem of malnutrition in children under five in Laos during 2012. More >>>
- Ministry plans hospital upgrades to meet MDGs
The Ministry of Health is encouraging all hospitals to modernise their treatment and service standards with the aim of reaching the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015. More >>>
- Eastern Star scholarships see students headed to Turkey
Vientiane's Eastern Star Bilingual School has awarded scholarships for study in Turkey to its four most outstanding secondary school students, and held a send off ceremony for the departing students yesterday. More >>>
- Civil society groups develop funding proposal skills
The European Union is working on a capacity building project for Lao non civil society organisations, to ensure they understand the application process for EU grant funding.
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- EU supports malaria control in southern Laos
The European Union has allocated 187,000 euros (almost 2 billion kip) to support the fight against malaria in southern Laos, according to a press release from the EU office in Vientiane. More >>>
- Rains spark start of dengue fever campaign
Doctors from the Vientiane Health Department have advised the public to clear undergrowth and turn over all water containers around their homes to prevent dengue fever in the upcoming rainy season. . More >>>
- Laos moves closer to development goals
Laos is slowly but surely moving towards elevation from the United Nations' list of least developed countries by 2020, with the goal of reducing the poverty rate to below 22 percent by the end of 2012. . More >>>
- Vice President receives Chinese delegation
Vice President Bounnhang Vorachit yesterday received a Communist Party of China (CPC) delegation led by the Secretary of northern China's Shanxi provincial CPC Committee, Mr Yuan Chunqing. . More >>>
- Devotees flock to Phone Stupa festival
Phone Stupa's annual festival officially opened on Saturday in Xayphouthong district, Savannakhet province, giving Buddhists the chance to pray and pay homage to Buddha.
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- Mini portable libraries established in Khammuan villages
When Australian Volunteer Karlee Taylor visited the Nakai Nam Theun National Protected Area, she saw first hand the need for education materials in the local communities.
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- Youth forum mulls human trafficking issues
A Youth Forum to gather information on human trafficking, safe migration and children's rights to be presented at the Greater Mekong Sub-Region (GMS) meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam, was held in Vientiane on Thursday. More >>>
- Red Cross seeks to boost knowledge of first aid
Compared to other Asian countries, first aid practices in Laos do not rank very highly and only about 0.5 percent of the population has a good understanding of standard procedures. More >>>
- JICA guides Lao energy sector study
Laos' total energy demand for 2009 was 2.3 million tonnes of oil equivalent, an annual increment of 3 to 4 percent in keeping with firm economic growth, according to information reported at the Meeting of the Energy Sector Study in Laos Project held last week in Vientiane. More >>>
- UXO clearance pilot project revs up in Xieng Khuang
The Japan Mine Action Service (JMAS) will begin using a specialised UXO clearance vehicle in Xieng Khuang province this week, in hopes of accelerating the pace of munitions clearance. More >>>
- NA President visits priority development area in Savannakhet
National Assembly President Ms Pany Yathortou took an official trip to Savannakhet province on February 2 to visit the administrative authority and locals in the Tangalay-labaeng area of Nong district . More >>>
- Propaganda and Training Board addresses human resources shortage
The Propaganda and Training Board of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee has called on all authorities to bolster human resources in the field of propaganda and training. More >>>
- Health centre repairs seen as shot in the arm for Xieng Khuang
Rural residents of Xieng Khuang province can look forward to better health services after officials signed an agreement last week to build and repair healthcare centres in rural areas. More >>>
- Donekoy residents take road repairs into their own hands
Some 5km of roads in Donekoy village, Sisattanak district, were repaired and upgraded last month and the village plans to lay more than one kilometre of asphalt this year. More >>>
- Bokeo officials discuss gender equality, child protection
Plan International's Lao office conducted a training facilitation workshop on “Gender Equality and Child Protection” for government officials in Bokeo province from January 28 to 30.
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- Rehab centre marks 10 years of work
The Treatment and Vocational Training Centre of Drug Users marked its 10th anniversary yesterday, reviewing the past achievements of the centre and setting a path forward.
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- US Embassy supports Lao teachers of English
The National University of Laos is hosting the 9th Annual Lao Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) conference, with the support of the US Embassy to Laos. More >>>
- Programme urges hospital births, hepatitis B immunisation
The National Centre for Mother and Child Health's Expanded Programme of Immunisation is calling on all mothers to give birth at hospitals or healthcare centres so newborns can be vaccinated against hepatitis B, a virus which can lead to liver cancer. More >>>
- Lao web entrepreneur delivers talk on social networking
The US Embassy to Laos on Monday hosted a presentation on social networking tools by Mr Sounay Photisane, a 27 year old blogger, web designer, and lecturer at Mahasarakham University in Thailand. More >>>
- ADB, Norway back Lao efforts to address climate change
T he Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Nordic Development Fund (NDF) yesterday reviewed their assistance to Laos in building capacity to cope with climate change. More >>>
- Foreign ministry identifies origins
Government officials met recently to try to identify the actual date that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was established.
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- Rice farmers in Vientiane province facing water shortages
Vientiane province's rice farmers are confronting water shortages after irrigation schem es in 134 locations were damaged by tropical storms Haima and Nock-Ten last year, which will impact significantly on the dry season crop.
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- Blood transfusion centre reports on campaign success
The National Blood Transfusion Centre held a meeting in Vientiane yesterday to review the achievements of last year's blood donation campaign and discuss the future implementation of its policies. More >>>
- Japan gives further support to vocational training
The government of Japan will provide grant assistance of US$121,497 for the NGO IV-Japan to carry out the second phase of an income generation programme for women and youth in Naxaithong district, Vientiane. More >>>
- Borikhamxay villages get clean water on tap
Some 868 households in Thabok, Palai and Oudomxay villages of Thaphabath district in Borikhamxay province now have access to clean water through the Small Scale Water Supply Programme (MIREP Programme). More >>>
- Ministry gears up to cope with natural disasters
Laos has suffered from natural disasters such as flooding, landslides and pest infestations, as well as disease outbreaks caused by viruses such as the highly pathogenic H5N1 virus that produces Avian Influenza. More >>>
- 54 years of Lao-German diplomatic relations celebrated
The 54th anniversary of Lao-German diplomatic relations on Tuesday was marked with a dinner hosted by the Lao-German Friendship Association (LGFA) at the Rungroj Restaurant in Vientiane. More >>>