General8/22/2025 2:48:21 PM
The Lao Women’s Union and UNICEF today launched “Luem Ton Di” (“Good Starts”), the Lao adaptation of Vroom - an innovative parenting tool developed by the Bezos Family Foundation.
General8/21/2025 6:13:31 PM
Lt. Gen. Souvone Leuangbounmy, Vice President of the National Assembly, accompanied by his delegation, today paid a courtesy visit to Khammuan Governor Vanxay Phongsavanh.
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8/20/2025 4:21:34 PM
On World Humanitarian Day, Pio Smith, UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency’s Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, warns that global funding cuts and escalating attacks on healthcare are colliding at the worst possible time for the world’s most disaster-prone region. Urgent investment, local solutions, and protection of health services are critical to support those most at risk – women, girls, and frontline responders.
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8/20/2025 4:16:40 PM
Bolikhamxay Provincial Police seized more than 2.1 million methamphetamine pills and arrested two suspects in a major anti-drug operation, while three others escaped into the forest.
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8/20/2025 3:26:13 PM
The old French military camp in Bokeo Province has been officially recognized as a provincial-level national heritage site. The recognition ceremony was held on August 19 at the historic site.
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8/20/2025 3:22:16 PM
The Vientiane Department of Public Works and Transport has signed an agreement with Japan’s Kubota Construction Co., Ltd. to build a new water treatment plant with a capacity of 40,000 cubic meters per day, under the Vientiane Capital Water Supply Expansion Project.
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8/19/2025 2:01:01 PM
Vientiane, August 2025 – Vientiane will officially launch a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) trial in early September 2025, offering three months of free service. This marks the first time in Laos that a modern mass transit system will operate on a dedicated route, separate from regular road traffic, replacing the city’s old, noisy, and polluting bus system.
