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WCS, AFD support communities to conserve largest wetland in Savannakhet

By Nantiya February 15, 2021February 15, 2021

The Xe Champhone Wetland Complex is home to an abundance of aquatic biodiversity that support the livelihoods of more than 30 communities, as well as one of the world’s last remaining populations of the critically endangered Siamese crocodile, endangered turtle species, and wetland birds.

Laos Planned Railways: Opening a National Rail Network in 2021

By Nantiya February 11, 2021February 11, 2021

The first Laos national rail line is to open at the end of the year with the China-Laos, Kunming-Vientiane link. This will change Laos from ‘land-locked’ to ‘land-linked’ and is hoped to spur significant foreign investment into Laos.

Construction Delays Mean Continued Homelessness for Survivors of Laos’ Worst Dam Disaster

By Nantiya February 10, 2021February 10, 2021

“The company has formulated a new plan under which it will complete 496 houses by the end of the year, 440 of which will be complete before May. About 35 percent of these 440 homes are already complete. But for the remaining 204 homes, we have to wait for the land,” an official said.

Illegal logging remains an issue despite PM’s order

By Nantiya February 8, 2021February 8, 2021

In 2020, more than 2,600 cubic metres of illegally harvested wood and over 290 tonnes of illicit timber were seized, inspection authorities reported recently.

Study suggests climate change-Covid link via China, Laos, Myanmar.

By Nantiya February 7, 2021February 7, 2021

They found that over the last century, 40 species had relocated to southern China, Laos and Myanmar — the area where genetic analysis suggests the virus known as SARS-CoV-2 first appeared.

Disaster Management Reference Handbook – Lao PDR

By Nantiya February 6, 2021February 7, 2021

Since 2018, USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance has supported international partner agencies’ programs that promote development of Community-Based Disaster Risk Management  and other community capacitybuilding projects.

Two power plants planned for sale of electricity to Cambodia

By Nantiya February 5, 2021February 5, 2021

Construction of two coal-fired power plants will begin at the end of this year in Xekong province in the southeast of Laos. The first power plant will be built by Phonesack Group Company Limited in Kaleum district, with installed capacity of 1,800MW.

Lao Villagers Relocated From China-Backed Dam Lack Land to Grow Crops

By Nantiya February 4, 2021February 4, 2021

Mare than 10,000 villagers resettled in mountaintop towns to make way for construction the China-backed Namtha 1 Dam in Luang Namtha province in northern Laos have been given houses and other facilities but now have no land to farm, leaving them unable to make a living in their new homes.

Wang Yi calls for giving new impetus to Belt and Road Initiative

By Nantiya February 4, 2021February 4, 2021

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi Wednesday urged China and the Laos to accelerate the development of the China-Laos Economic Corridor and to give new impetus to high-quality cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

Laos: Famed Hin Nam No national park to join IUCN green list

By Nantiya February 2, 2021February 2, 2021

The national park covers 94,000 hectares, mostly comprising pristine karst forests. Together with the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, it constitutes the largest protected tropical karst area in the world.

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