(KPL) Flash flood hit five villages in Sing district and four villages in Long district, northern province of Luang Namtha, due to a prolonged heavy rainfall between 25 and 28 August. The heavy rainfall was caused by a storm passing through the northern part of the country. This has left many rice farms, sugarcane farms, [...]
Residents of several villages alongside the Xebangfai River in central Khammuan province have been warned of a flood risk and some villages have already been flooded. The Meteorology and Hydrology Department yesterday advised the rest of the villages to remain vigilant of the situation, as further flooding could occur at any time along the Mekong [...]
Students and parents around the country are preparing for the new school year by buying new clothes and school supplies, but what are parents planning to do to improve their children’s education and what should students do to reduce their parents’ expenses for the new term? A resident of Phonsinon village, Ms Tui Vilayhong: This [...]
Lao Press in Foreign Languages and the Asean-Laos National Committee on Culture and Information (COCI) hosted a two week training course on Public Relations and Media Marketing for the Young Generation in Vientiane from August 1-24. The workshop provided an opportunity for 25 young students from various education institutions in Vientiane to expand their knowledge [...]
Luang Prabang town is preparing for its 15th anniversary as a World Heritage site, after it was formally added to the UN Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation’s list of protected areas in 1995. “Our organising committee is preparing to celebrate the 15th anniversary of Luang Prabang as a World Heritage site. We aim to have [...]
Members of the public are concerned about the rapid spread of dengue fever across the country, with hundreds of cases occurring each month. Immediate assistance is required from the government and relevant ministries to overcome the threat of all infectious diseases. Four members of the public share their thoughts on the topic. A medical student, [...]
(KPL) The”Ban Khong Lao” (house of Laos) Project has donated education equipment and sports gears, worth 6.5 million kip, to the Intellectual Disable Group (IDG), Lao People with Disabilities-Association. The handover ceremony of the assistance took place yesterday at the IDG’s office, Chanthaboury district, Vientiane Capital. The package was presented by Director of the “Ban [...]
(KPL) More than 9,000 people in 21 villages of the districts of Ta-oy and Samuoy of Saravan province and Samakhixay, Sanxay and Saysettha districts of Attapeu province will receive rice donated by the Government of Japan to the Government of the Lao PDR through East Asia Emergency Rice Reserve Pilot Project. The Government of Japan [...]
(KPL) A stone-laying ceremony for the installation of the statue of King Anouvong, a heroic king of the Lane Xang Kingdom, was held at the King Anouvong Park, on 23 August. Chao Anouvong was a heroic king and an unyielding marshal of the Lao nation with a strong sense of patriotism, in fighting against aggressive [...]
August 23 was Uprising Day, marking the seizure of power by the ordinary people after the country had been administrated by foreign nations at different times for over a century. Despite the liberation, the Lao people still need to help each other to develop the nation and move out of poverty. An office worker, Ms [...]
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