President of the National Paralympic Committee of Laos, Mrs Khanthaly Siliphongphan, and Director General of the Department of Sports for All Physical and Art Education, Mr Vilavanh Bounsoukthay, sports federation officials, trainers, and competitors on Tuesday gather at the President Kaysone Phomvihane Museum in Vientiane after returning from the ASEAN Para Games in Thailand.

President of the Lao Disabled Shooting Federation, Mr Sitpakone Phommavongsa, and his officials on Tuesday, present an award to Xaysavanh Mahaxay, who won a gold medal at the ASEAN Para Games in the men’s 50-metre shooting event.

Officials from the Department of Agriculture’s Clean Agriculture Centre, part of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, including the Centre’s Deputy Director Mr Seangkeo Xayyavong (seated centre), last week attend a two-day workshop on efficient ways to handle vegetable crops such as tomatoes, peppers, cabbage, and spring onions. The workshop was organised by the World Vegetable Centre and the Clean Agriculture Centre to help reduce the 30 percent postharvest loss currently depleting the nation’s vegetable supply chain.