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40 AusAid Scholarship awardees revealed
(KPL) The Australian Government Scholarship (AusAid) revealed here yesterday at the Vientiane Collage its 40 scholarship awardees for this 2010-2011 academic year.
Half of the AusAid Awardees are government officials and the rest from the private sector.Read more

AIDS kills over 1,000 in Laos
(KPL) Over 1,000 people have died of AIDS in the country over the past nine years (1990-2009) and it is estimated that the number of HIV infected people would reach 7,000 over the half decade, said an official.
The HIV infection is attributed to unsafe sex, according to Director of Centre for HIV/AIDS/STD Dr. Chansy Phimphachanh.Read more

Aluna revives classical Lao opera songs
(KPL) Aluna Thavonsouk, the home grown singing starlet, was already making preparations to become a Lao classical opera diva.

Speaking to a KPL News reporter in the Tata Cafe, Vientiane, last week, she said her teacher was a musician of the military band here and he had studied music in China and Vietnam.Read more

ວິຊາກອນລາວບໍ່ແນ່ໃຈ ໃນໂຄງການເຂື່ອນ 70 ແຫ່ງ
ນັກວິຊາການ ໃນລາວ ບໍ່ແນ່ໃຈວ່າ ສປປລາວ ຈະສາມາດ ສ້າງເຂື່ອນ ໄດ້ເຖິງ 70 ແຫ່ງ.

ນັກວິຊາການ ໃນລາວ ບໍ່ແນ່ໃຈວ່າ ສປປລາວ ຈະສາມາດ ສ້າງເຂື່ອນ ໄດ້ເຖິງ 70 ແຫ່ງຕາມໂຄງການ ທີ່ວາງໄວ້ ຈົນກ່ວາຈະໄດ້ ສືກສາ ຄວາມເປັນໄປໄດ້ ທາງເສຖກິດ ແລະ ຜົນກະທົບ ສິ່ງແວດລ້ອມ ຢ່າງລະອຽດ ເສັຽກ່ອນ.

ກ່ຽວກັບເຣື້ອງນີ້ ນັກວິຊາການ ຈາກອົງການ ສິ່ງແວດລ້ອມ ນະຄອນຫລວງ ວຽງຈັນ ໃຫ້ຄໍາເຫັນ ສ່ວນຕົວວ່າ:(ອ່ານຕໍ່)

ວຽດນາມຈະສ້າງຄວາມສໍາພັນ ກັບລາວແບບພິເສດຕໍ່ໄປ ຢ່າງບໍ່ຢຸດຢັ້ງ
ປະ​ທານ​ປະ​ເທດ​ວຽດນາມ​ເນັ້ນ​ຍໍ້າ ທີ່​ຈະ​ເສີມ​ຂຍາຍ​ສາຍ​ພົວພັນ​​ແບບ​ພິ​ເສດ ​ແລະ​ການ​ຮ່ວມ​ມື​ຮອບດ້ານ​ກັບລາວ​ ຕໍ່​ໄປ​ຢ່າງ​ບໍ່​ຢຸດ​ຢັ້ງ​ໂດຍ​ສະ​ເພາະ​ແມ່ນ​ທາງ​ດ້ານ​
ເສຖກິດ​ນັ້ນ​ ກໍ​ຈະ​ເພີ່ມ​ການ​ລົງທຶນ​ຂອງ​ວຽດນາມ​ໃນລາວ​ໃຫ້​ຫລາຍ​ຂຶ້ນ​ແລ​ະ​ເພີ່ມ
ມູນ​ຄ່າ​ການ​ຄ້າ​ສອງ​ຝ່າຍ​ ໃຫ້​ໄດ້​ຕາມ​​ເປົ້າໝາຍ.(ອ່ານຕໍ່)

UN initiative brings clean water on tap to Laos
More than 73,000 residents of ten towns in eight provinces will gain access to clean water and sanitation under a joint programme between the United Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN-HABITAT) and the Lao government.
According to a statement from the UN-HABITAT Office to Laos, implementation of the second phase of the Mekong Region Water and Sanitation Initiative (MEK-WATSAN) has begun. Read more

New case for US reparations in Laos
VIENTIANE - Laos carries the tragic distinction of being the most heavily bombed country in the history of modern warfare. Thirty-five years after the United States wound up its so-called "secret war" against communist guerillas, the impact of its unexploded ordnance (UXO) continues to take a heavy human and economic toll. Read more

Laos and the legacy of Vietnam

The US gives $3m a year to clear cluster bombs in Laos. For nine years, it spent $2m a day to drop them. We must do more
As US combat troops return from Iraq, remnants of another American war – fought more than three decades ago – are still claiming casualties today. The tiny south-east Asian landlocked nation of Laos has the dubious distinction of being the most bombed country, per capita, in the world. During the Vietnam war, US-led secret bombing raids over Laos left behind millions of unexploded cluster bombs that continue to maim and kill civilians today.Read more

ໃນລາວຜູ້ຕິດເຊື້ອ HIV ແລະຕາຍຍ້ອນໂຣກ AIDS ເພີ້ມຂື້ນ
ຈໍານວນ ຜູ້ຕິດເຊື້ອ hiV ແລະ ເສັຽຊີວີດ ຍ້ອນໂຣດເອດ ໃນລາວ ເພີ້ມຂື້ນ. ອີງຕາມຂ່າວທ້ອງຖິ່ນ

ກະແສຂ່າວ ທ້ອງຖີ່ນ ຈາກ ນະຄອນຫລວງ ວຽງຈັນ ລາຍງານວ່າ ລະຍະຫລັງໆ ມານີ້ ດຣ ຈັນສີ ພີມມະສອນ ຫົວຫນ້າສູນ ຕ້ານເອດ ພະຍາດຕິດຕໍ່ ທາງເພດສຳພັນ ຈາກກະຊວງ ສາທາຣະນະສຸກ ສປປລາວ ໄດ້ເປີດເຜີຍ ຕົວເລກ ຜູ້ທີ່ຕິດເຊື້ອເອດ ໃນລາວ ໃນປັດຈຸບັນ ຕໍ່ສື່ມວລຊົນວ່າ ມີຈຳນວນ ເພີ້ມຂື້ນເລື້ອຍໆ ໃນແຕ່ລະປີ ຫລັງຈາກກວດພົບ ຄົນຕິດເຊື້ອ ດ່ັງກ່າວ ຄົນທຳອິດ ໃນປີ 1990. ມາຮອດປີ 2009 ມີຜູ້ຕິດ ເຊື້ອແລ້ວ 3,659 ຄົນ ໃນນັ້ນມີ ຜູ້ເສັຽຊີວີດ 1,038 ຄົນ. ຜູ້ຕິດເຊື້ອ ສ່ວນໃຫຍ່ ແມ່ນຜູ້ຊາຍ ປະມານ 66% ແລະໃນເວລາ ດຽວກັນ ການຕິດເຊື້ອ ຂອງກຸ່ມຜູ້ຍີງ ກໍ່ເພີ້ມຂື້ນ 1% ໃນປີນີ້.(ອ່ານຕໍ່)

Villagers left homeless as floods hit Luang Namtha

Flash flooding in Luang Namtha province's Long district triggered by heavy rain since last week has left almost 100 people in 21 families homeless.

The flood swept away houses and household items and caused mudslides that destroyed homes in seven villages, forcing residents to seek accommodation with friends or relatives. Read more

Laos plan to reverse region's worst maternal mortality rates
Women in Laos have a one in 33 chance of dying as a result of childbirth.

That rate is among the worst in the region, considerably higher than neighbouring Cambodia, where it's one in 48 or Vietnam where it's one in 280. So why are so many women and their children dying? Many argue that a lack of midwives could be largely to blame. Now - after a 23 year break - Laos is re-introducing specialised mid-wifery training.Read more

ທິວທັດເມືອງລາວ ຕ້ອງຕາຜູ້ສ້າງພາພຍົນ
ໄມຕຣີຈິດ ແລະທິວທັດ ທີ່ງົດງາມ ໃນລາວ ດຶງດູດໃຫ້ ຜູ້ກໍາກັບ ການຖ່າຍ ພາພຍົນ ກັບຄືນມາສ້າງ ພາພຍົນ ເຣື້ອງ ສະບາຍດີ 2 ໃນລາວ.
ທ່ານສັກຊາຍ ດີນານ ຜູ້ກຳກັບ ການຖ່າຍພາພຍົນ ເຣື້ອງ ສບາຍດີ 2 ບໍ່ມີຄຳຕອບ ຈາກປາກເຊ ບອກວ່າ ປະເທດລາວ ມີຄວາມເໝາະສົມ ຫລາຍດ້ານ ເພື່ອເປັນ ສະຖານທີ່ ຖ່າຍພາພຍົນ. ດັ່ງທ່ານໄດ້ ເວົ້າວ່າ:(ອ່ານຕໍ່)

ລາວວ່າ ຈີນຈະເລີ່ມກໍ່ສ້າງທາງລົດໄຟ ເຊຶ່ອມຕໍ່ຈາກຈີນ ຜ່ານລາວໄປຫາໄທ ໃນປີໜ້າ
ເອກອັຄຣາຊທູດລາວປະຈໍາປະເທດໄທ ເຊຶ່ອໝັ້ນວ່າທາງການຈີນຈະເລີ່ມລົງມືດໍາ ເນີນການກໍ່ສ້າງທາງລົດໄຟໃນລາວ ເພື່ອເຊຶ່ອມຕໍ່ກັບຈີນໄປໄທແລະອາຊຽນ ໃນປີໜ້າ ໂດຍຄາດໝາຍວ່າຈະຕ້ອງໃຊ້ເວລາດໍາເນີນການ ໃຫ້ສໍາເຣັດໄດ້ ພາຍໃນຫ້າປີ.(ອ່ານຕໍ່)

Farm gave Asian family refuge, purpose
Ly Vu and his family made a long journey to reach their 20-acre farm in Medon, Tenn.
Nickson Vu, the youngest son, tells how his mother and father ended up farming 15 miles south of Jackson in West Tennessee.
"They both came over here from Laos after the Vietnam War in 1979. They were both teenagers then, and they didn't get married until they had been here for a while. They started the farm in 1985 as a side job for some extra cash, and it just grew from there."Read more

The Refugee Pastor That Could
As a Pastor in the rice fields of rural Thailand, Chansamone Saiyasak assumes many roles.

He's a cultural anthropologist, studying the Buddhist and animistic beliefs that dominate the northeast part of the country, known as the Isan region. Practices like consulting witch doctors are common.Read more

Lao Diasporas no need to pay for visa during Vientiane’s 450th anniversary celebration
(KPL) Lao diasporas in foreign lands can enter their homeland without paying entry visa during the celebration of Vientiane’s 450th anniversary as national capital city.

An official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Monday that the move was to facilitate and increase the visit to Laos of the Lao diasporas for celebrating Vientiane’s 450th anniversary as national capital city between 15 and 21 November 2010.Read more

MTV reveals animated film Intersection to raise awareness of human trafficking
(KPL) The MTV Exit (End Exploitation and Trafficking) yesterday revealed in Vientiane its first animated film intersection.

Intersection is an adrenaline-fuelled animation that provides a hard-hitting look at human trafficking and sexual exploitation in Asia, and it will screen on Lao Star Channel today, Setember2, at 20.00 hours.Read more

 

ວຽງຈັນເລີ້ມຈັດຕຣຽມ ຮັບງານວັນສ້າງຕັ້ງ
ນະຄອນຫລວງ ວຽງຈັນ ເລີ້ມສົ່ງ ເຈົ້າໜ້າທີ່ ໄປເບິ່ງແຍງ ຄວາມຮຽບຮ້ອຍ ເພື່ອຕຣຽມ ຈັດງານສລອງ 450 ປີ.

ສຳລັບ ງານສລອງ ການສ້າງຕັ້ງ ນະຄອນຫລວງ ວຽງຈັນ ຄົບຮອບ 450 ປີ ທີ່ຈະຈັດຂຶ້ນ ພາຍໃນເດືອນ ພຶສຈິກາ 2010 ພາກສ່ວນດ້ານ ການປົກຄອງ ໄດ້ສົ່ງເຈົ້າ ໜ້າທີ່ ອອກໄປເບິ່ງແຍງ ຄວາມຮຽບຮ້ອຍ ນັບແຕ່ຂັ້ນບ້ານ ແລະເມືອງຕ່າງໆ ພາຍໃນຂົງເຂດ ແລະທົ່ວ ນະຄອນຫລວງ ວຽງຈັນ ເພື່ອຕຣຽມ ຮັບຕ້ອນ ປະຊາຊົນ ແລະ ນັກທ່ອງທ່ຽວ ທີ່ຈະມາຮ່ວມ ໃນງານ ສເລີມສລອງ ດັ່ງກ່າວ ໃຫ້ມີຄວາມ ປອດພັຍ. ດັ່ງເຈົ້າໜ້າທີ່ ຈາກຫ້ອງການ ປົກຄອງ ນະຄອນຫລວງ ເວົ້າວ່າ:(ອ່ານຕໍ່)

Doctors urge public to strengthen dengue prevention
Senior doctors from major hospitals in Vientiane have urged relatives of those with dengue fever to take greater steps to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes at hospitals or healthcare centres.
Deputy Director of the Mittaphab Hospital Dr Phath Keungsaneth said that all people visiting the hospital should protect themselves by using insect repellent on exposed areas of skin. In addition, they should sleep under a mosquito net if they take a midday nap. Read more

Taskforce successful in reducing robberies in Vientiane
Cases of bag snatching and other robberies have declined in Vientiane over the past three months after police established a special taskforce to deal with the issue.

Deputy Head of Vientiane Police Headquarters Lieutenant Colonel Khamsuiy Keomanivong told Vientiane Times that between 70 and 80 bag snatchings and other robberies occurred in Vientiane between March and May this year.Read more

Teen to help needy children
THE plight of villagers in Laos is something that has concerned 15-year-old Ballina High School student David Richards since a trip to Thailand and Laos in March this year.

He travelled there on holiday with father Mark, a painter, to celebrate the Asian New Year and to learn more about the culture.Read more

China succumbs to Mekong nations
Asian giant shares dam information as U.S. takes advantage of China's poor reputation in Southeast Asia
China has made a significant policy about-turn in response to a sharp contest with the United States for friends and influence in Southeast Asia.
After years of rebuffing increasingly anxious requests for information about its dams on the upper reaches of the Mekong River from countries lower down the river's course, Beijing has relented.Read more:

Eco-tourism route proposed
Three-country links using Routes 8 and 12 instead of the transport-focused Route 9 could open up huge opportunities, suggests the Thai ambassador to Vientiane.
Thailand, Laos and Vietnam should jointly develop Routes 8 and 12 as eco-tourism routes linking the three countries rather than focusing on the highways as a trade route competing with Route 9.Read more

State President concludes Laos, Cambodia visits
State President Nguyen Minh Triet returned home in the afternoon on August 28, wrapping up an official visit to Laos and a State-level visit to Cambodia.

In the morning the same day, the President attended and delivered a speech at the talks on “Experience, potential and opportunities for Vietnamese investors in Cambodia ” in Cambodia’s capital city of Phnom Penh .Read more

Passionate about Pakse
A new romantic comedy set in Laos has a hapless director and a girl who simply isn't interested
Director Sakchai Deenan returns to Laos for "Sabaidee 2: From Pakse with Love", the follow up to his 2008 romance "Sabaidee Luang Prabang".
Also back is Laotian beauty queen Khamly Philavong, reprises her role in "Sabaidee 2: Mai Me Kamtob Jak Pakse" as the tour guide Sornpaiwan. But this second entry in the Lao-Thai movie franchise isn't a sequel, it's a prequel, offering the back story to how the first film came to be made.Read more

ມີຣັດວິສາຫະກິດລາວ ພຽງ 2 ແຫ່ງ ທີ່ມີສິດຈົດທະບຽນ ກັບຕລາດຫຸ້ນໄດ້
ຈົ້າໜ້າ​ທີ່​ຂັ້ນ​ສູງ​ຂອງ​ລາວ​ຍອມຮັບ​ວ່າ ມີ​ວິ​ສາ​ຫະກິດ​ຂອງ​ຣັຖບານ​ລາວ​ ພຽງ 2 ​ແຫ່ງ​ເທົ່າ​ນັ້ນ ​ທີ່​ມີ​ເງຶ່​ອນ​ໄຂ​ທີ່ຈະ​ເຂົ້າຈົດ​ທະບຽນ​ໃນ​ຕລາດ​ຫລັກ​ຊັບ​ແຫ່ງ​ທໍາ​ອິດ​ ຂອງ​ລາວ​ໄດ້ສ່ວນ​ກໍາໜົດ
ການ​ເປີດ​ຕລາດ​ນັ້ນ ​ກໍ​ມີ​ອັນຕ້ອງ​ເລຶ່ອນອອກ​ໄປ​ເຖິງ​ຕົ້ນປີໜ້າ​ເນຶ່ອງຈາກ​ຄວາມ​ບໍ່​ພ້ອມ
ໃນ​ຫລາຍໆ​ດ້ານ.(ອ່ານຕໍ່)

ການລົງທຶນເພີ່ມຂຶ້ນຂອງຈີນ ຢູ່ໃນລາວ ຍັງຜົນໃຫ້ມີການ ຕັດໄມ້ທໍາລາຍປ່າ ຫລາຍຂຶ້ນ
ເຈົ້າໜ້າ​ທີລາ​ວຢືນຢັນ​ວ່າ ການ​ລົງທຶນ​ຂອງ​ຈີນ​ທີ່​ເພີ່ມ​ຂຶ້ນນັບ​ມື້​ໂດຍ​ສະ​ເພາະ​ແມ່ນ​ຢູ່​ເຂດ
ແຂວງ​ພາກ​ເໜືອ​ນັ້ນ ​ໄດ້​ສົ່ງ​ຜົນ​ກະທົບ​ຕໍ່​ເນຶ່ອງ​ເຮັດ​ໃຫ້​ມີ​ການ​ຕັດ​ໄມ້​ທໍາລາຍ​ປ່າ​ເພີ່ມ
ຫລາຍ​ຂື້ນ​ເຊັ່ນ​ກັນ ຊຶ່ງ​ກໍ​ໄດ້​ສົ່ງ​ຜົນ​ກະທົບ​ ຕໍ່ສະພາບ​ແວດ​ລ້ອມ​ທໍາ​ມະ​ຊາດ​​ແລະປະ
ຊາຊົນລາ​ວ ຢ່າງ​ກວ້າງຂວາງ.(ອ່ານຕໍ່)

Promoting Vietnam-Laos cooperation
State President Nguyen Minh Triet on August 24 started an official visit to the Laos People’s Democratic Republic, which is expected to bring the bilateral relations to a new height.

Laos has made a great effort to weather the global economic crisis and deal with natural disasters. Its economy has seen a significant increase in the first half of 2010 with an estimated growth rate of 7.6 percent; an export turnover of US$580 million, making up 55 percent of the year’s target; and an import turnover of US$526 million.Read more

Lao diplomat confident of closer ties with Vietnam
Laos and Vietnam have great potential for cooperation, and I believe that with great support from their people, bilateral relationship will develop stronger in various areas, said ambassador Soonthorn Sayachack.

The ambassador made the statement during an interview granted to VOV prior to State President Nguyen Minh Triet’s official visit to Laos, starting on August 24. Read more

FAO reels in famous songstress, Aluna to popularise insect dishes
(KPL) The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) had been carrying a high profile publicity campaign on the inclusion of insects as a nutritious food item for any Noy Sixpack Laotian.Read more