Champassak appeals for help after 22 houses gutted by fire Champassak provincial authorities are continuing their appeal for money and construction equipment urgently needed by people in Naphoukham village, Xanasomboun district, after 22 houses were […]
DOF: P1.01B daily underspending in Q1 due to reenacted budget The government was unable to spend more than P1 billion per day on public goods and services as it had ought to during the first […]
37 Killed In Road Accidents During Pi Mai Lao Celebration Traffic Police have reported 37 people were killed and over 532 injured during the celebration of Pi Mai Lao or Lao New Year B.E. 2562, […]
Scarborough Shoal lost to China says Philippines spokesman Filipinos finally heard last Sunday (April 14) what many have dreaded hearing for sometime. Scarborough Shoal has been lost to China. — AEC News Today Philippines slips […]
IFC and Lao PDR’s Ministry of Energy and Mines partner to boost private sector investment IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and Lao PDR’s Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM) have signed a […]
Philippines records 627 mln USD BOP surplus in March 2019 The Philippines’ overall balance of payments (BOP) position posted a surplus of 627 million U.S. dollars in March 2019, a reversal of the 266 million […]
Life is sure to get a lot quieter at Panatag Shoal (Tagalog: Kulumpol ng Panatag) with the conclusion last Thursday (April 11) of the Balikatan (Tagalog: ‘shoulder-to-shoulder’) 2019 military exercise, the largest US-Philippine military drills […]
Laos’ trash problem is an ecological time bomb, here’s how it can course-correct In Laos, newly-empowered consumers are basking in the benefits of the polymer industry without knowing the consequences of their consumption on marine […]
GDP growth at below 6% in Q1–expert THE Philippine economy is projected to have slowed to a below 6-percent expansion in the first quarter of the year on slower capital formation and lower government consumption. […]
Bomb-Clearing Efforts in Laos Slow Due to Shortage of Funds Programs set up in Laos to clear unexploded ordnance left over from heavy U.S. bombing during the Vietnam War are being hindered by shortfalls of […]
Duterte signs 2019 budget into law PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte on Monday finally signed the four-month delayed P3.757-trillion 2019 national budget into law, but vetoed about P95.3 billion in appropriations. — BusinessWorld Palace: Govt on […]
Laos, China, Thailand agree to speed up work on regional rail link Authorities in Laos, China and Thailand have agreed to speed up the construction of railways to link the three countries, a Lao minister […]