Vientiane medical staff and rescue teams have been undertaking rescue drills to improve their emergency response, particularly with a view to any potential call outs during the upcoming ASEAN summits in Vientiane.
Savannakhet to Issue Land Titles in Computer System
Savannakhet province will strive to issue land titles for some 12,000 land plots within the year after the province was selected to implement a pilot project for a computerised land measurement and registration system.
New Australian Funding for Poverty Alleviation
The Australian Embassy is calling for applications for its 2017 small grants programme to deliver community-level projects that contribute to poverty alleviation in Laos.
Poor Household Prevalence Drops as Poverty Reduction Push Persists
The extent of poor families in Laos has continued to decrease after the government and partners mobilised significant funding and efforts to infrastructure development for poverty reduction in priority districts.
Two Houses Burn Down in Donpamai Village
Two houses burned down in Donpamai village, Sisattanak district, Vientiane, on Wednesday, with resulting damages estimated at some 900 million kip.
BMW Asia, Auto Lao Support Asean Summits
The government has accepted an offer of support vehicles from BMW Asia and Auto Lao to service the 28th and 29th ASEAN Summits and associated meetings in Vientiane next week.
Synthetic Drug Market in East and Southeast Asia Continues to Expand
The synthetic drug market in East and Southeast Asia is continuing to expand, accounting for a large and growing proportion of global methamphetamine production, trafficking and use.
VAT to Be Levied at Border Crossings, Effective Immediately
All people who enter Laos bringing with them goods items valued at over US$50 will have to pay 10 percent of the goods value to the government as Value-Added-Tax(VAT), with the decision already in force.