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Laos keen to cash in on ecotourism
News, Mongkol Bangprapa in Laos, Published on 03/02/2025
» Khammouane province in Central Laos is being highlighted as new attraction in the neighbouring country. It has invited tourists and investors from Thailand to explore its natural landscapes and business opportunities.
Activists call on Laos dam operator to own up
News, Taam Yingcharoen, Published on 10/08/2018
» Activists and regional development experts on Thursday demanded Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy Power Company (PNPC) to take responsibility for all damages caused by the Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy dam, which collapsed on July 25.
Laos seeks donations, medical supplies
News, Chakkrapan Nathanri, Published on 31/07/2018
» The consulate-general of Laos in Khon Kaen appealed Monday for donations of medical supplies, camp beds, kitchen utensils and condiments for flood victims who are suffering in the wake of the collapsed Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy dam on July 23.
Truck taking Thai aid to Laos plummets off cliff
News, Post Reporters, Published on 30/07/2018
» A man was killed and two others were injured as their six-wheeled truck delivering donated supplies from Thailand plunged into a river Sunday on the way to help flood victims in Attapeu, Laos.
Thick mud stalls Lao rescue effort
AFP, Published on 28/07/2018
» ATTAPEU, Laos: Rescuers on Saturday battled thick mud and flood waters across a swathe of remote southern Laos to find survivors of a deadly dam burst that submerged entire villages, as an official suggested faulty construction may have led to the disaster.
Confusion mounts over Laos flood toll
New York Times, Published on 28/07/2018
» PAKSONG DISTRICT, Laos: Bounna Eemchanthavong was trying to do arithmetic that refused to add up: About 650 people lived in his village in southern Laos before it was devastated by a dam failure, and only 65 of them had been spotted at two shelters where survivors gathered.
Thai and Lao rescuers free 13 trapped by floods
Online Reporters and Agencies, Published on 27/07/2018
» Volunteers from Thailand and Lao authorities have rescued 13 people trapped after a dam collapse unleashed floodwater into areas near the construction site.
Floods from Laos dam collapse force evacuations in Cambodia
Published on 26/07/2018
» ATTAPEU, Laos: The torrent of water unleashed in a deadly Laos dam collapse has drained into Cambodia, forcing thousands to evacuate, as rescuers on Thursday battled monsoon rains to find scores of Laotians still missing after entire villages were washed away.
Thai aid reaches southern Laos for dam victims
Bangkok Post and agencies, Published on 26/07/2018
» Relief supplies from His Majesty the King and the government have arrived in southern Laos as more are on the way to help Laotians affected by a dam collapse.
Rains hamper search for survivors after Laos dam collapse
AFP, Published on 26/07/2018
» ATTAPEU, Laos: Rescuers battled fresh rains on Thursday to reach scores of people still missing after a dam collapse in southern Laos that unleashed a torrent of water, washing away whole villages and killing at least 26 people.