Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the National Steering Committee on Human Trafficking Gen. Vilay Lakhamfong has urged human trafficking committees of all sectors to pay attention to prevention efforts against human trafficking.Addressing an annual…
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US supports anti-human trafficking efforts in two northern provinces
The United State Agency for International Development (USAID) Laos Counter Trafficking in persons (Laos CTIP) Project has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare to work with the northern provinces of O…
UNFPA Hackathon! Youth Innovation Challenge – Under The “Me, My Body, My Planet, My Future” Campaign
UNFPA, in partnership with the Faculty of Education, National University of Laos, Lao People’s Revolutionary Youth Union (LYU) and Global Shapers, brought together young innovators in the Lao PDR to present their innovative, impactful implementable…
Saravan underprivileged students receive aid package
Deputy Prime Minister Kikeo Khaykhamphithone’s family, Women Federation of Prime Minister’s Office led by Mrs Vienggneun Khaikhamphithoune, a spouse of Deputy Prime Minister Kikeo Khaykhamphithone and authorities of Saravan province have brought a number of…
Movies Return to Kashmir After 33 Years
The movies have returned to Indian-administered Kashmir after an absence of more than three decades. A new multiplex cinema, INOX Srinagar, lit up its three screens for the first time on September 30, almost 33…
Laos, China launch joint emergency exercise for railway security
A joint emergency exercise aimed at responding to security incidents on China-Laos Railway was held on Tuesday in Lao capital Vientiane, according to Xinhua report on Sept 28. The exercise was held by the Laos-China…