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Typhoon Kajiki Predicted to Unleash Chaos in Laos
MENAFN
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August 25, 2025
(MENAFN) Authorities across Laos are urging citizens to prepare for the severe impacts of Typhoon Kajiki, the 13th typhoon of 2025, expected to unleash widespread thunderstorms, intense rainfall, and powerful winds throughout the country. The...
Ministry of Education and Sports of Lao PDR and Australia film the first episode of a new national education promotion campaign
BEQUAL
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August 20, 2025
The filming of the first story is being carried out by the MoES’ Information Media Center with strong enthusiasm and professionalism. The team is dedicated and passionate about bringing this important message to life across the country. Adding a...
Laos Launches Plan to Safeguard Workers’ Rights
MENAFN
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August 14, 2025
(MENAFN) Laos has officially launched a wide-ranging initiative to eliminate workplace discrimination, harassment, and child labor by 2028, in a bid to bolster trade partnerships, tighten labor law compliance, and elevate national standards for...
GRAPHION ENERGY SOLUTIONS, LAUNCHES WORLD’S FIRST 30-MINUTE CHARGING ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLES IN VIENTIANE, LAO PDR
EIN Presswire
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August 14, 2025
SINGAPORE, August 13, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Graphion Energy Solutions, operating in Lao PDR under its local brand Ewave Lao, announces the world’s first electric motorcycles with rapid 10- to 30-minute charging capabilities, supported by a...
Laos’s authorities to spread awareness on human trafficking
MENAFN
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August 6, 2025
(MENAFN) Authorities in Laos have intensified efforts to raise public awareness about human trafficking, with a focus on protecting vulnerable communities. The Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare organized a public campaign on Tuesday to mark the...
Introductory Visit of Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao People's Democratic Republic Thongsavanh Phomvihane, 11 to 12 August 2025
Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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August 12, 2025
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic Thongsavanh Phomvihane made his Introductory Visit to Singapore from 11 to 12 August, at the invitation of Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan. Minister...
Laos Reveals Gifting Elephants to Russia
MENAFN
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August 3, 2025
(MENAFN) During a recent meeting in Moscow, Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith announced that Laos intends to present Russia with a pair of elephants as a symbol of harmony and shared prosperity. The declaration came amid a discussion with Russian...
Introductory Visit of Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic Thongsavanh Phomvihane, 11 to 12 August 2025
Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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August 10, 2025
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic Thongsavanh Phomvihane will make an Introductory Visit to Singapore from 11 to 12 August 2025 at the invitation of Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan. Following...
Monsoon Wind Power Project Achieves Commercial Operation, Delivering Clean Energy Across Borders
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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August 28, 2025
600 MW, utility-scale, onshore wind farm – largest in Southeast Asia First wind farm in Lao PDR and first cross-border renewable energy project in Asia Supplying clean electricity from Lao PDR to Vietnam’s national grid Equivalent to the...
Ministry of Education and Sports and Australia strengthen internal pedagogical support to improve teaching quality
BEQUAL
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August 27, 2025
Assoc. Prof. Ms. Vongdeuane Osay, Director General, Department of Teacher Education (DTE), said: “IPS workshop 6 builds on the progress of previous training and responds to teachers’ evolving needs. It will equip IPS staff to help their peers to...
Putin, Kim Jong Un Await Joining Ceremonies in China
MENAFN
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August 28, 2025
(MENAFN) North Korea's Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un and Russia's President Vladimir Putin are set to take part in a grand military parade in China next week. This high-profile event is being held in honor of the 80th anniversary commemorating the...
Kim Jong Un, Putin Set to Participate in China WWII Parade
MENAFN
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August 28, 2025
(MENAFN) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to attend a grand military parade in China next week, marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, according to reports. Kim’s visit to China comes...
Uzbekistan Secures USD233M ADB Loan for Key Road Project
MENAFN
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August 28, 2025
(MENAFN) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has greenlit a $233.1 million loan to Uzbekistan aimed at upgrading a vital section of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Road Corridor 2, the bank announced Thursday. According to a...
Kim Jong Un, Putin to go to military parade to commemorate end of WWII
MENAFN
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August 28, 2025
(MENAFN) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to participate in a large military parade in China next week, as part of events marking the 80th anniversary of World War II, according to reports. Kim will...
Catherine Cooper Teams Up with Jack Canfield and SuccessBooks® as a Co-Author of 'Living Truth'
EIN Presswire
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August 27, 2025
TAHOE CITY, CA, UNITED STATES, August 27, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- SuccessBooks® is thrilled to announce that Catherine Cooper will be featured as a co-author in the upcoming book “Living Truth”, alongside world-renowned transformational...
Institute of Risk Management and BritCham Indonesia Announce Strategic Partnership
EIN Presswire
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August 27, 2025
JAKARTA, INDONESIA, August 27, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Institute of Risk Management (IRM) is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with the British Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia (BritCham Indonesia), aimed at promoting Enterprise...
Worst of the Worst Arrested Over the Weekend, Including Criminal Illegal Alien Convicted of Voluntary Manslaughter
Department of Homeland Security - Washington D.C.
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August 26, 2025
WASHINGTON –Over the weekend, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested more worst of the worst offenders, including Jung Choi, a 53-year-old criminal illegal alien from South Korea. In 2017, Choi along with a male companion, Sang...
Southeast Asia’s largest business summit to kick off in SA today
Premier of South Australia
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August 26, 2025
Release date: 26/08/25 Hundreds of senior government officials and business leaders are in Adelaide today as Southeast Asia’s largest business summit commences. Around 750 domestic and international diplomatic officials, major investors and...
Building Safe Schools: Ministry of Education and Sports and Australia continue their partnership to strengthen Child Protection and Safeguarding in primary classrooms
BEQUAL
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August 14, 2025
The Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) of Lao PDR, with support from the Australian Government through the BEQUAL program, is delivering new training sessions on Child Protection and Safeguarding across three Teacher Training Colleges (TTCs)....
WORST OF THE WORST: ICE Arrests More Criminal Illegal Aliens Convicted of Child Sex Crimes, Extortion, and Intoxicated Manslaughter
Department of Homeland Security - Washington D.C.
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August 22, 2025
70% of ICE arrests are of illegal aliens charged or convicted of a crime in the U.S. WASHINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested more worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens convicted of child sex crimes,...