The Governor of Attapeu province, Lieutenant General Vanthong Kongmany, members of the Lao Statistics Bureau and other officials on Tuesday announce the start of the 5th Population and Housing Census, which will be carried out nationwide. --Photo Pathetlao

Officials from Champasak province’s Agriculture and Environment Department on Tuesday release a 2-metre-long boa constrictor into the wild. The snake was captured by department staff after eating three hens and some eggs in Huaxae village in Bachiengchaleunsouk district.      --Photo Champamai newspaper

Floodwater inundates houses in Namphang village, Thathom district, Xaysomboun province, on Wednesday, when some roads were cut off following torrential rainfall. District authorities are advising people in the area to be on the alert and prepare for more flooding as the rainy season continues, causing rivers to burst their banks. --Lao Youth Radio