- Section II of Lao-Thai railway set for completion in December
Phase II of the Lao-Thai Railway Construction Project (Section II) is now 70 percent complete and is scheduled for full completion at the end of this year, with the goal of improving regional logistics services.
A progress report was provided last week when Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Planning and Investment, Dr Sonexay Siphandone, and other officials visited the Vientiane station in Khamsavath village, Xaysettha district.
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- Lao, Chinese medics provide free cataract surgery
Chinese and Lao ophthalmologists are providing free cataract surgery to enable impoverished people with poor eyesight to improve their vision. The procedures are being performed under the China-Laos Friendship Cataract Surgery Programme, with support from China’s GX Foundation. People in Vientiane and nearby provinces who have cataract problems will receive treatment at the National Ophthalmology Centre in Vientiane.....More >>>

- Laos, Australia further partnership in teacher development 
Laos and Australia are finding solutions to the production of teacher training videos during the Covid-19 lockdown.
Deputy Director General of the Research Institute of Educational Sciences, Mr Outhit Thipmany, said “Primary teachers and trainers use the videos for self-learning on the new curriculum teaching techniques and on active learning. With the new Grade 3 curriculum to be implemented in September, it was important that we found a way to continue the production of the videos during lockdown...More >>>

- Champassak, Oudomxay, Borikhamxay beef up Covid controls
Several provinces are stepping up measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19 despite the overall drop in case numbers because infections are still being recorded in some communities. In Oudomxay, authorities have extended the lockdown until June 19 and are intensifying virus prevention measures because the province is a gateway to the northern provinces. In addition, Oudomxay is a transit route for people travelling north and south. With cases still occurring in Vientiane and in other hotspots, there is a high risk that people passing through Oudomxay could carry the virus and transmit it locally.....More >>>

- Bokeo monitors selling alcohol to children in targeted villages
Authorities in Bokeo province are preparing to establish  a team to monitor and implement the  measures to prohibit the sale of alcoholic beverages to children under 18 years old in eight targeted villages. The Department of Information, Culture and Tourism of Bokeo Province, in collaboration with the CB-DAC Project discussed recently to establish a monitoring team to implement measures to prevent the purchase and sale of alcoholic beverages to children under the age of 18 and to make the authorities of eight villages in the provincial capital aware of the rules for controlling this issue...More >>>