Vice President visits Xiengkhouang to see socio-economic development
(KPL) Mr Bounnhang Vorachit, Vice-President of the republic, paid a working visit to Xiengkhouang province on 17-18 November, where he was reported about the socio-economic development plan of the Phou Moungmeuang village, Khoune district.
The report focused on the expansion of rice cultivation and pasture for cattle.
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Ho Chi Minh Memorial to be built in Khammouane
(KPL) The Party Central Committee Secretariat has decided to construct Ho Chi Minh Memorial in Xiengvang Village, Nongbok district, Khammouane province.
The memorial will be constructed on an area of 8,200 square metres by the Vietnam Airport Construction Co (ACC).
A ground-breaking ceremony for the construction was held in this central province on
November 18.
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Women, central role to cope with climate change
(KPL) The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Laos in cooperation with the International Cooperation Department, Ministry of Planning and Investment, launched the State of the World Population Report 2009 “Facing a Changing World: Women, Population and Climate”.The meeting, taking place at the Ministry of Planning and Investment on November 19,
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Wattana Hospital Group presents MoH with ambulance for SEA Games
(KPL) The Wattana Hospital Group (Nongkhai and Udon Thani) presented one ambulance and medical equipment, totally worth 306 million kip, to the Ministry of Public Health to support the service of Lao medical officials during the 25th SEA Games, to be held in Vientiane on 9-18 December.
The handover of the package was held on 19 November at the Ministry of Public Health in Vientiane Capital
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Lao-Thai companies to set up biogas factory in Laos
(KPL) The Lao Indochina Group (LIG) signed last Friday an agreement of the venture cooperative investment with Thai Biogas Energy Company (TBEC) to set up a biogas factory in Park Ngum district of Vientiane Capital.
An agreement for Build-Own-Operate-Transfer (BOOT) was signed between Director General of LIG Mr. Sengmaly Sengvathana and Managing Director of TBEC,
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Lao Ambassador presents credentials to Governor General of Commonwealth of New Zealand
(KPL) H.E Rangsy Kongsaisy on 12 November presented his credentials as ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Lao PDR to the Commonwealth of New Zealand to the Governor General Anand Satyanand of New Zealand.
On this occasion, the Lao ambassador conveyed the Lao President’s best
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Travel agent uses gamut of tactics to cater to SEA Games tourists
The travel agencies in Vientiane were not able to reserve any room from any of the four and five-star hotels here, so that they could not entertain the requests from the big groups of SEA Games tourists who demanded to be housed in such high-end hotels.
This is because the SEA Games organising committee had “blocked” or reserved all such rooms for their VIP guests.
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National Assembly to have new Office in 2011
(KPL) The construction of the new National Assembly’s Office is projected to be completed in October 2011 with a financial assistance from the Vietnamese government, according to Mr. Le Quang Vu, Deputy Head of the Vietnamese National Assembly’s Office.
Mr. Le informed the preparation for the construction of the new office to the Head of the Lao National Assembly’s Office, Mr. Thongteun Sayasen,
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A (H1N1) familiarisation for health workers in Borikhamsay
(KPL) A workshop on raising awareness on A (H1N1) for local health workers in Borikhamsay province was held last Wednesday in this central province.
The National Avian and Human Influenza Coordination Office (NAHICO) and an international organisation organised the workshop.
The participants learned about preventive measures on A (H1N1) and the treatment of patients of the disease.
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SEA Games football schedules released
(KPL) This year’s SEA Games see four teams in Group B and five in Group A as following:
Group A: Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Timor Leste, and Cambodia
Group B: Laos, Myanmar, Singapore, and Indonesia
The football matches will be held at two stadiums: the former national stadium in Vientiane downtown now renamed as “Chao Anouvong Stadium”, and the new stadium at Km 16, Saythany district, Vientiane Capital.
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30 million kip donated for flood victims
(KPL) The Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare on Tuesday received a donation of 30 million kip for the relief of the flood victims in the three southern provinces who have been affected by typhoon Ketsana in September.
Mr. Visaykone Vannachomchan, a member of the National Assembly and Head of the Constituency Five in Bokeo province, presented the donation to Mr. Laoly
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Champassak tackles poverty
(KPL) Champassak province is determined to achieve its goal of poverty reduction in 2010 by means of rural development, job creation, promotion of production with high returns, and setting up development funds for communities.
“Champassak province has 19,000 families who were living below poverty line in 2000 but nine years later the number decreased and only 3,117 families
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Find beggars dial 21 26 09
(KPL) Vientiane Labour and Social Welfare Service has assigned direct call numbers for tracing beggars to ensure keeping orderliness within Vientiane capital during the 25th SEA Games which will fall on 9-18 December this year.
“Individuals can inform village authorities, security officers stationed in nearby village clusters or dial 021 21 26 09 or 020 57 22 073 and 56 17 044 if they see beggars
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Panco gives transformers to Saravane
(KPL) The Panco Group presented three transformers, totally worth 57.5 million kip, to Saravane province to contribute to the province’s efforts in rehabilitating the living condition of local people who have suffered from typhoon Ketsana.
The handover of the transformers was performed between President of PANCO
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(KPL) Mr. Khammy Sayavong, President of the Lao People’s Supreme Court, presented a revised version of the law on people’s court to the 8th ordinary session of the National Assembly’s Sixth Legislature last Thursday. The version drew much attention and hot debate among lawmakers. 
