Member of the Party Central Committee of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party, and Head of the Commission for External Relations of the Party Central Committee, Mr Bounleua Phandanouvong (centre), joins officials from the Commission and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for a group photo following a ceremony to reshuffle Director-General personnel within the Commission. The ceremony took place on May 5 at the Commission’s Office.

Representatives from Vangtat Mining Group Co., Ltd. on Monday give 16 computers and document processing equipment worth more than 200 million kip to Xekong province authorities for office use.                                                               --Photo Pathetlao

Ministry of Health officals, Thai Ambassador to Laos Ms Krongkanit Rakcharoen, monks, Mittaphab Hospital staff, and other individuals on Monday attend the opening ceremony of a knee and hip replacement programme for the underprivileged. --Photo Pasaxon

Officials from Xepon district, the Savannakhet provincial Agriculture and Environment Department and other entities attend a ceremony marking the start of registration and the issuance of land titles in 15 villages in Xepon district.                 --Photo Pathetlao

Champasak authorities on Monday celebrate the success of schoolchildren from the province after they achieved top marks in a national examination held in Vientiane last month. The Grade 4 and 7 secondary school pupils took tests in Lao language and literature, maths, physics and chemistry. --Photo Champamai newspaper