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Lao Students Win ‘Most Innovative Team’ Awards

A team of students from the National University of Laos was awarded with the most innovative team in the Youth Innovation Competition as part of the Langcang-Mekong Region’s Governance and Development (YICMG).

Govt Aid Flows to Flood Victims in Luang Prabang

The National Committee for Disaster Prevention and Control has provided 200 million kip in disaster assistance to people in Luang Prabang province who were impacted by flash flooding after heavy rains over the period from August 8-21.

Lao Team Tops 7th ASEAN Quiz Competition

The Lao team has won first place in regional level competition at the 7th ASEAN Quiz yesterday after beating nine other ASEAN countries’ teams.

Policy Makers Call for Recognition of Inherited Lands

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Policy makers have called for recognition of lands which local people have inherited from their parents, despite land titles having not been issued for those lands.

Vientiane Heavy Truck Ban During ASEAN Summits

Heavy truck bans have commenced prohibiting them from using 15 main roads in Vientiane where delegations from around the world will be attending the 28th and 29th ASEAN Summits back-to-back next month.

Party Secretary General Stresses Streamlined Govt

Party Secretary General Bounnhang Vorachit has stressed that all Party and government bodies and agencies be restructured from now into streamlined units that have appropriate jobs and clear roles and duties in order to drive development.

Gov’t Report: Laos-China Railway to Benefit Various Areas, Boost Investment

The Laos-China Railway Project is likely to bring such benefits to the Lao PDR as strong economic infrastructure, the achievement of cooperation and connectivity strategies, increased foreign investment, and reduced production costs, a recently released report prepared by Lao Ministry of Public Works and Transports said.

Editorial: President Obama’s Historic Visit to Laos Comes At the Perfect Time

In early September 2016, President Barack Obama will be the first U.S. President to visit Laos. The President is expected to offer a few aid packages, including funds to clear unexploded ordnance (UXO) in Laos. His visit to Laos will permanently close a final chapter of the US-led Secret War in Laos during the 1960’s and 1970’s and help open a new chapter in US-Laos bilateral relations in years to come. It also gives new hope and more opportunity to the more than 300,000 Hmong and 269,000 Laotian Americans to reconnect with their former homeland.