May 22, 2013
- Lanith offers tourism scholarships to students
The award-winning Lao National Institute of Tourism and Hospitality (Lanith) is offering 60 scholarships to the top applicants for its two-year Diploma programme, opening at Vientiane's Pakpasak Technical College in September 2013. More >>>
- Laos, Australia work to combat transnational crime
Law enforcement officers from Laos and Australia will work in closer cooperation to combat transnational crime, with a specific focus on the suppression of trafficking in narcotics and other illicit substances. More >>>
- Lao student wins ‘Future Ambassadors' trophy
A student of the French high school Lycee Josue Hoffet in Vientiane, Ms Vissa Chanthaphasouk, last week won the final of the ‘Ambassadeurs en herbe' (Future Ambassadors) tournament which was held at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France. More >>>
- Lao educators to undertake study tour in Germany Fo
ur Lao education professionals will soon depart for Germany to undertake a study tour of how the education system operates there, how it differs from that in Laos and what they can learn from it. More >>>

May 21, 2013
- State audit officials get advice from Indonesia
The Indonesian Supreme Audit Institution is helping to train officials from the State Audit Organisation (SAO) of Laos at a two-day workshop in Vientiane. More >>>
- Ethnic community radio seeks sources of information
The Tataeng Ethnic Community Radio in Xekong province, which is supported by the United Nations Development Programme and its partner, is looking for fresh sources of information with which to entertain and educate listeners. More >>>
- Lack of quality teachers remains a challenge in Oudomxay
Finding quality teachers in rural areas remains a challenge, despite the efforts of Education and Sports Departments across the country. More >>>
- EU funds improved cook stoves in Laos
The European Union is funding the Improved Cook Stove Programme (ICS) in Laos to provide direct support for production of high quality stoves in the country. More >>>

May 20, 2013
- Trade union movement gains ground
The Lao Federation of Trade Unions is moving forward with efforts to set up trade union representative bodies in business units throughout the country, especially in factories, manufacturing companies and other areas of business. More >>>
- Luxembourg boosts prospects for Champassak heart patients
Luxembourg's Health Development Assistance (ADS) programme has boosted the chances of patient recovery at Champassak provincial Hospital by upgrading the Coronary Care Unit and installing modern equipment. More >>>
- Diarrhoea is main cause of illness among southerners
Diarrhoea has become the most prevalent of the top 10 illnesses in the southern provinces, where people of most ethnic groups habitually eat and drink unclean food and water. More >>>
- BCEL receives Platinum Technology Award
BCEL held a press conference on Friday to announce that it had received a Platinum Technology Award for Quality and Best Trade Name 2013 from Other Ways Association Management and Consulting of France. More >>>

May 17, 2013
- Rocket tragedy fuels debate over safety measures
Officials are advising the organisers of rocket festivals in Vientiane to keep detailed records of the people who make each rocket and the materials from which it is constructed. More >>>
- Germany awards scholarships to Lao students
Three Lao scholarship recipients will soon pursue their studies in German universities after they were awarded stipends by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). More >>>
- Donations needed for new monks' school
Construction of a three-storey school for the study of Buddhism and general subjects at Vat Sokpaluang temple in Sisattanak district, Vientiane, is set to begin later this month .More >>>
- KIS students lend a hand at Vientiane primary schools
Some 50 Kiettisack International School (KIS) Year 9 students and their teachers recently visited a primary school in Thakhek village in Hadxaifong district, Vientiane, on a charitable mission as part of their business studies course. More >>>

May 16, 2013
- Innovation key to keep keeping Lao tourism on top
Laos' top travel trade experts from the public and private sectors gathered to discuss innovative ways to maintain the country's position as a new and sustainable tourist destination during the 9th Lanith Symposium, held on May 10. More >>>
- Xayaboury-Luang Prabang bridge link delayed
Construction of a bridge across the Mekong River linking the northern provinces of Xayaboury and Luang Prabang has been delayed for several reasons, an official in charge said. More >>>
- Korea helps out with wastewater management planning
Officials from Laos and the Republic of Korea discussed water and wastewater management at a meeting held in Vientiane yesterday.
More >>>
- Italy helps boost skills of neonatal nurses
ANT Italy (Friends of Trento Neonatology) with financial support from the ‘Regione Trentino Alto Aidge' in collaboration with East Meets West and the Mother and Child Health Hospital in Vientiane is organising the second national conference on the Improvement of Quality Neonatal Services in Laos. More >>>

May 15, 2013
- Almost 10,000 people killed in road accidents over 22 years
Almost 10,000 people have died in road accidents in Laos over the past 22 years, according to a government report this week. More >>>
- Discotheques again warned of closure
Vientiane authorities have given discotheque operators 15 days to strictly comply with the regulations or face closure, a senior official has said. More >>>
- Work begins on new That Luang Trade Centre
Construction of the US$58.6 million That Luang Trade Centre in That Luang Tay village, Xaysettha district, Vientiane, has finally begun after delays resulting from contract changes. More >>>
- JICA vice president visits Laos
The governments of Laos and Japan are strengthening cooperation to boost Laos' socio-economic development as well as making improvements in the health sector. More >>>