Representatives of Phongsubthavy Group Sole Co., Ltd. and Agricultural Promotion Bank Co., Ltd. give 2.3 billion kip to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Thongsavan Phomvihane (fourth left), to support the 3rd Review Conference of the States Parties of the Convention on Cluster Munitions, taking place this week at the National Convention Centre in Vientiane.

Representatives of Chaleun Sekong Energy Co., Ltd. give a sum amounting to more than 2.2 billion kip to Mr Thongsavan Phomvihane (fourth left) to support the 3rd Review Conference of States Parties of the Convention on Cluster Munitions. 

Representatives of VS Advertising Sole Co., Ltd. give approximately 1.78 billion kip to Mr Thongsavan Phomvihane to support the 3rd Review Conference of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions.  

Representatives of Lao Telecommunication Public Company give 450 million kip to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Thongsavan Phomvihane, to help finance the cost of hosting the 3rd Review Conference of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions. Other companies also provided financial support for the conference.

Deputy Managing Director (Construction) of Luang Prabang Power Company Limited, Mr Kitpoat Srasomsub (left), gives medical equipment worth more than 800 million kip to the Director of Luang Prabang Provincial Hospital, Dr Phouvana Anoulackkham. The donated items included a foetal heart rate monitor, a tonsillectomy surgical instrument set, and an immunoassay analyser. The donation reflects the company’s desire to improve healthcare and support achievement of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal on Good Health and Well-being.

Luang Prabang hoteliers and other private sector tourism partners visited Malaysia to attend the Malaysian Association of Travel and Travel Agents (MATTA) Fair from September 4-6. The group set up a booth to promote tourist attractions in Laos and Luang Prabang in particular. The Lao Ambassador to Malaysia, Mr Thepthavone Sengmany, visited the booth, pictured here with Mr Sayasith Sanakeo, Managing Director of Mineral Water and the DSK Group, and Malaysian travel partners. --Photo Bounthong

Director General of the Debt Asset and Management State Sole Co., Ltd. (SAMC), Mrs Thipphavanh Chanthaphasouk, and senior officials stand with Mr Soulysak Thamnuvong (centre) during an event to celebrate the company’s third anniversary and its achievements to date. Established in August 2023, the SAMC was created as a separate state-owned legal entity under of the Bank of the Lao PDR to manage difficult-to-collect receivables and assets transferred from commercial banks.