Wives of Party and state leaders, led by the wife of President Thongloun Sisoulith, Mrs Naly Sisoulith, deliver supplies worth more than 2 billion kip for distribution to families in Sikottabong and Naxaithong districts who suffered losses during a severe hailstorm on March 22.   --Photo Pasaxon

Lao Development Bank staff (right) donate 200 million kip to Ministry of National Defence personnel to assist to help cover the cost of restoration work after military facilities were damaged during a hailstorm two weeks ago.     --Photo Lao People’s Army News

Banque pour le Commerce Exterieur Lao Public officials (right) give more than 100 million kip to Vientiane officials to help people in Sikhottabong and Naxaithong districts recover after their houses were damaged when a freak hailstorm passed through the area on March 22. --Photo Vientiane Mai

The Bank of the Lao PDR officials (right) give 100 million kip to Vientiane officials to assist residents of Sikottabong and Naxaithong districts, whose houses were damaged by a violent hailstorm on March 22. --Photo Vientiane Mai

UN-HABITAT staff (right) give 100 million kip to Vientiane officials to help pay water and sanitation costs in Sikhottabong and Naxaithong districts, where utilities were disrupted when a storm lashed the area at the end of last month. --Photo Vientiane Mai

Deputy Head of the Commission for Information and Education of the Central Committee, Mr Sakhone Phommalath, last Friday received a Russian delegation led by Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation, Mr Alexander Shoitov. Joining the meeting were the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia to Laos, Mr Sergei Zhestkii, senior officials from the commission, and representatives of media outlets from Laos and Russia Today TV. The two sides discussed several areas of cooperation and agreed to continue strengthening collaboration in the future.

Government officials and students gather at Patuxay Park on Saturday morning before riding their bikes through the city as part of Road Safety Week, reminding other road users of the need for caution and responsible behaviour under the slogan “Drive with Care, Drunk Don’t Drive”.  --Photo Lao National Radio

The Lao Media Sports football team on Friday celebrate their win in the Lao Brewery Company Ltd. Cup. The final of the friendly tournament, which was played in Vientiane, saw the media squad beat the Hadxaifong district team 7-6 in a nail-biting penalty shootout after the match ended in a 1-1 draw at full time. In the playoff for third and fourth places, the Lao Restaurant Business Association beat the Lao Brewery Company 7-6. The tournament takes places every year, funded by Lao Brewery Company Ltd.