1. President Choummaly ( left ) on Friday presents flowers to Lao Women's Union President Sisay Leudethmounsone to mark International Women's Day.
2. Mr Somsavat Lengsavad ( fifth left ), Mr Khamla Lingnasone ( fourth left ), Mr Guan Huabing ( fifth right ) and officials from Laos and China join the ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the beginning of work.
1. President calls on women to preserve Lao culture Party Secretary General and President of Laos Choummaly Sayasone has called on women across the country to safeguard Laos' fine culture so as to uphold the special qualities of the Lao people. More >>>
2. Work begins on highway from Luang Prabang to Oudomxay Oudomxay province : Reconstruction of Road No. 13 North between Oudomxay provincial capital to Pakmong in Luang Prabang province's Nambak district is underway following a stone-laying ceremony yesterday in Oudomxay. More >>>
3. Foreign diplomats urge action on wildlife trafficking syndicate The US$1 million reward to dismantle the transnational wildlife trafficking syndicate, known as the Xaysavang Network, was underscored at a press conference of foreign diplomats held in Vientiane last Thursday. More >>>
4. Tree planting planned for That Luang Marsh SEZ Government sectors and the Chinese developer have agreed to jointly plant trees at That Luang Marsh Specific Economic Zone (SEZ) in Vientiane to mark Arbor Day in June this year. More >>>
5. Overseas visitors making only short trips Laos has been unable to convince foreign visitors to spend more money here and provide a boost to the economy, despite a significant increase in the number of overseas visitors in recent years. More >>>
6. Laos welcomes comments on Don Sahong dam The government has made a strong commitment to address the concerns of environmentalists over the potential impacts of the Don Sahong Hydropower Project. More >>>
News
March 10, 2014 - Drug use on the rise The number of drug users in Vientiane is on the rise especially among groups of young people, leading to rising social problems in the capital.More >>>
- Doctors warn of dangers of unclean water The public is advised to boil water that is not sourced from the Water Supply Company to avoid stomach upsets caused by the bacteria to be found in untreated water. More >>>
- Public security staff brush up on human rights The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Public Security jointly hosted a Workshop on International Law and Human Rights for Public Security Officials in Vientiane recently with the support of the Australian Embassy. More >>>
- Phongsaly to improve student retention rates The student drop-out rate in Phongsaly province is an enduring problem, senior officials from the provincial Education and Sports Department have acknowledged. More >>>
- New road in Khamkeuth district nearing completion Local authorities in the town of Lak Xao in Khamkeuth district, Borikhamxay province, are trying to urge a local company to finish the asphalt surfacing of the 11km road before the next rainy season as the work has been delayed since 2013. More >>>
March 07, 2014
- US embassy partners in blood donation The National Blood Transfusion Centre and the US Embassy to Laos arranged a blood donation day in Vientiane yesterday to mark International Women's Day. . More >>>
- Lao, Chinese medics raise health standards in Saravan Mobile medical teams from Mittaphab Hospital and the Serve 2U organisation from Hong Kong, China and Laos joined with Saravan provincial doctors and nurses to provide free medical check-ups and treatment in Saravan. More >>>
- Govt asks private sector to assess viability of solar energy The govern ment has asked a private company to carry out a feasibility study of the development of solar energy, aiming to lower fuel imports.
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- Japan donates textbooks to flood hit schools More than 13,000 textbooks and 843 teacher handbooks worth 194 million kip have this week been donated by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to primary and secondary schools in Saravan and Champassak provinces. . More >>>
March 06, 2014 - Vaccination helps boost cattle production in Luang Prabang The people of Hadpang village in Luang Prabang province recently brought their buffaloes and cattle for vaccinations as part of a Laos-Australia livestock project. More >>>
- Vientiane assesses maternal and child health scheme The Vientiane Health Department will make an evaluation of the free medical service scheme in Sangthong and Pakngum districts it started three years ago. More >>>
- Vientiane court sentences drug traffickers to death The Vientiane People's Court on Tuesday sentenced a couple to death for drug trafficking after they were intercepted with 54,000 amphetamine pills in their possession. More >>>
- Aid agencies help fund water supply project Good People International (GPI) and Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) have given support to a project to provide water and improve the school environment in Xamkhone, Phonlao and Khonvat villages in Longxan district, Xaysomboun province. More >>>
March 05, 2014
- Ministry reshuffles department heads
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reshuffled several postings of department director generals, and office heads on Monday to suit the new requirements in foreign affairs. More >>>
- Japanese NGO supports training in woodworking
The non-governmental organisation IV-Japan recently agreed to support a new woodworking vocational training project in the Lao PDR. More >>>
- Card player poisoned, dumped in canal
Vientiane Police Office has cautioned members of the public to be more wary of people they don't know too well, their warning coming in the wake of a poisoning murder among a group of card players recently. More >>>
- Lao and foreigners give blood to mark Blood Donation Day
United Nations Volunteers and the Lao Red Cross partnered for the 13th Blood Donation Day in Vientiane on Tuesday. More >>>
March 04, 2014 - Ministry sets plan for maternal, child health promotion
The Ministry of Health continues to develop and expand the basic health system by promoting model health village schemes, aimed at maternal and child health endorsement. More >>>
- Women's day focuses on sports activities
Sports activities were the main focus of celebrations in the country for the approaching International Women's Day in order to encourage more members of public to join in. More >>>
- Security guard gets 13 years for murder
Huaphan People's Court recently sentenced a Xam Neua man to 13 years in prison for the murder of a married woman. More >>>
- Govt funds cave restoration in Huaphan
A cave in Viengxay district of Huaphan province used by members of the Lao Front for National Construction during the war will soon be restored in a bid to promote solidarity amongst the new generation of multiethnic people. More >>>
March 03, 2014 - Laos to attend global tourism fair in Berlin The Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism and Tourism Alliance will attend the largest global tourism fair in Berlin, Germany from March 5-9. More >>>
- Khoun district is declared free from poverty Luang Prabang provincial authorities are expected to declare more districts to have wiped out poverty by 2015 after announcing Khoun district to be free from poverty recently. More >>>
- Singapore, Germany promote private sector development The Embassy of the Republic of Singapore in Vientiane and the Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) co-organised a second run of an investment development and promotion course for Lao government officials. More >>>
- Lao cooking stoves competitive once AEC established Lao stove manufacturers believe their products will be able to compete with those from neighbouring countries once the Asean Economic Community is established. More >>>
Lao Skyway keeps flying high National charter and airline operator, Lao Skyway, announces the opening of three new routes this month and a further new route next month after experiencing increasing air travel within the country. More >>>
Entertainment
Lao Fashion Week dazzles with innovative design The two days of Lao Fashion Week at the Settha Palace Hotel in Vientiane last week won plaudits from both locals and foreigners as the show sought to promote Lao fashion and design and raise the profile of Laos on the international stage. More >>>
Feature
From teaching to selling souvenirs Many people go to university or college in the belief that they will have a better job after they finish school but as it often happens they end up doing something else unrelated to their studies. .... More >>>
Is it a good idea for UNESCO to list the Plain of Jars as a world heritage site? The government is submitting a request to UNESCO to list the Plain of Jars in Xieng Khuang province as Laos' third world heritage site. Vientiane Times reporters asked members of the public what it might mean for Xieng Khuang if the proposal is accepted. More >>>
Sport
Laos rewards SEA Games medalists with cash prizes Lao government officials on Friday presented cash prizes totaling more than 1.5 billion kip to the winners of gold, silver and bronze medals at the 27th SEA Games held in Myanmar in December. More >>>
Travel
Thai supermarkets top the list for Lao visitors The big supermarkets in Nong Khai and Udon Thani provinces of Thailand are more of a tourist attraction for Lao people than historical, cultural and natural sites in the area. .
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Poverty Eradication
Savannakhet women benefit from new community water supply Acommunity water supply system is very important for use in daily life, especially for women in remote areas as every day they must go to fetch water from streams or other outlets that are far from their homes.
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Arts & Culture
Sharing culture through Baci ceremony Awhite string fastened around the wrists of foreign visitors at a Baci ceremony explains the meaning of Lao culture even when hosts and guests can't understand each other's language very well. More >>>
Education
Citizen science We live in a demanding world where we are surrounded by rapidly changing technology, ever new industrial developments and an environment that is under threat from climate change. Some people find this threatening or confusing
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Health
Sunstroke can sap your strength As temperatures start to soar, it's important that we change our habits to adjust to a more extreme environment, including not doing manual labour or exercising in the middle of the day to avoid heatstroke or sunstroke. .. . . ... More >>>
Lifestyle
A tolerant woman steadily leaves poverty behind In the southernmost part of Laos, on a rural island in Khong district, Champassak province, Khamaophoumeo village is now famous for the noodles it produces. . More >>>
