The Biden administration on Friday announced plans to provide billions of dollars in American Rescue Plan funding to help rural communities battle the COVID-19 pandemic.The money will be targeted to assist rural hospitals and health care providers, acc…
The National Taskforce Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control has recorded 305 new cases of Covid-19 over the previous 24 hours including 20 local infections – seven in Vientiane, six in Bokeo, five in Champassak, and one each in
A grand meeting to mark the 30th anniversary of the Lao Constitution (15 August 1991-2021) was held at the newly built National Assembly in Vientiane on Friday, Aug 13.President Thongloun Sisoulith delivered remarks at the meeting which also witnessed …
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – Stephen Feehily lives in a suburb of New Orleans, Louisiana, an area where, as in much of the American South, hesitancy to get vaccinated against COVID-19 has been high. While his two sons are too young
SAN FRANCISCO – TikTok announced on Thursday additional restrictions for teenagers, its audience of choice, to better protect them against dangers related to social networks such as bullying or lack of sleep.”We think it is important to be even more
Authorities of Khong district, Champassak Province held on Aug 11 a groundbreaking ceremony for a new quarantine centre to be used for accommodating the influx of migrants returning from neigbouring countries amid Covid-19 pandemic.The ceremony was off…
The Lao People’s Army’s School of Political Studies built with a financial gift of VND301 billion (over US$13 million) was opened on Aug 9 on the sidelines of a two-day visit to the Lao PDR by Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan
A signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding for implementation of three Quick Impact Projects (QIPs) , each with grant assistance from the Government of India of US$50,000, took place on Aug 11, at the premises of the Ministry
