Minister of Agriculture and Environment, Dr Linkham Douangsavanh, and his officials on Monday give 60 million kip and drinking water to representatives of Vientiane and the provinces of Vientiane, Xaysomboun and Bolikhamxay to support personnel working to extinguish fires in the Phou Khao Khuay and Phou Phanang National Protected Areas. --Photo Pasaxon

Members of the Luang Prabang Provincial People’s Council, officials from the provincial Education and Sports Department, representatives of the Vietnamese Consul General in northern Laos and other individuals on Monday share in a groundbreaking ceremony to kick off construction of Vangngeun Vocational Normal School. The construction cost of 50 billion dong is funded by Quang Ninh province in Vietnam. The school is scheduled for completion in March 2028.   --Photo Pathetlao

Minister of Education and Sports, Associate Prof. Dr Thongsalith Mangnomek (second right), and Deputy Minister of Education and Sports Mr Kingmano Phommahaxay (far right) give 15 million kip to the President of the Lao Football Federation, Mr Viphet Sihachakr (second from left), to support the Lao U-17 football team’s continuation in the ASEAN U-17 Boys’ Championship in Indonesia. --Photo Lao Football Federation

Secretary of the Xaysomboun Provincial Party Committee, Mr Phoykham Houngbounnhuang, and his colleagues on Monday deliver blankets, drinking water and other supplies to Longxan district authorities for distribution to 72 families who suffered losses during a storm that lashed the area on April 18.   --Photo Vientiane Mai