Deputy Minister of Health Dr Phayvanh Keopaseuth, together with members of the Lao Traditional Medicine Preservation Association and other entities, meet on Tuesday to discuss the management and conservation of medicinal plants.    --Photo Vientiane Mai

Xayabouly province authorities inspect the construction of a concrete road in Namphou village covering a total distance of 700 metres. To date, concrete has been laid on 540 metres, with the cost of the project estimated at about 201 million kip. --Photo Pasaxon

The Party Secretary of Khammuan province, Mr Xaysana Khotphouthone, and his colleagues last week monitor the construction of a school for ethnic children in Mahaxay district. They also viewed construction of an Unknown Soldier Monument in Phanang village, and a similar monument in Nongping village, Bualapha district. Work on the monuments began at the end of 2025 and is scheduled for completion by mid-2027. --Photo Pasaxon

Personnel involved in Singapore University’s Clean Drinking Water Project, represented by the Ministry of Health officials, on Tuesday donate a water purifier to the Xekong provincial Health Department for use at Thataeng district hospital.     --Photo Pathetlao