The Lao Petanque Federation would like to select the best and most promising up-and-coming players to compete at international events in the future after the Lao team was unsuccessful in its gold medal attempt at the Asian Beach Games in Vietnam last month.
Four Killed in Borikhamxay Gold Mining Collapse
Four people in Khamkeuth district, Borikhamxay province were killed when their makeshift goldmine collapsed on top of them on Tuesday night.
Singapore Awards ASEAN Scholarships to Two Lao Students
The Singapore Government as awarded ASEAN Scholarships to Mr. Syvanonh Boualaphanh and Ms Soulinthong Sanyadeng to pursue upper secondary and pre-university studies in Singapore. They will leave for Singapore on 31 October 2016.
More Science and Technology Cooperation Needed
The Ministry of Science and Technology still needs more cooperation between the state and private industry to improve and develop the sector.
Luang Prabang Library Boat Attracting more Young Readers
The Lao Children’s Library Boat in Luang Prabang province is using books with easy to interpret stories and illustrations which are attractive to children to encourage more reading in remote communities.
Roads still Open for Boat Racing Festival
Vientiane Traffic Police Department confirmed yesterday that roads around this year’s boat racing festival will remain open with the exception of Chao Fa Ngum Road which is closed from the International Clinic junction to Pakpasak junction.
Unregulated Signage Proliferates in the Capital
The problem of foreign language signboards erected by businesses in Vientiane is now too difficult, an official has revealed, because there are simply so many signs and the authorities can no longer manage the workload.
Tackling Project Bottlenecks to Improve Development Outcomes
Through the 8th National Socio-Economic Development Plan (8th NSEDP), Laos has focused on maintaining high economic growth that benefits all people and in continuing to reduce poverty.
