The Governor of Savannakhet province, Mr Bounchom Ubonpaseuth, and associated officials on Wednesday attend a ceremony to build a concrete road over a distance of 850 metres and a width of 7 metres, valued at 2.53 billion kip, from Nakae village to the 2nd Lao-Thai Friendship Bridge in Savannakhet province. Construction of the road is funded by Kaysone Phomvihane city, local residents, and various businesses. --Photo Pasaxon

Representatives of Champasak province’s Lao Youth Union on Wednesday provide educational supplies and offer 10 scholarships to children at Tomotha primary school in Pathoumphon district, which suffers from a lack of equipment and funds. --Photo Champamai newspaper

Attapeu province’s Labour and Social Welfare Department on Thursday holds a meeting to discuss job placement services and mull ways to resolve the labour shortage problem. The meeting was attended by officials from the department, five districts, and state-owned enterprises.    --Photo Pasaxon