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Guideline on Conditions and Measures for Businesses Permitted to Operate during COVID-19 Outbreak
Lao People's Democratic Republic
No. 031/NTC
other
April 21, 2020
In order to mitigate the impact on the Lao economy against the extension on the implementation of Prime Minister’s Order No. 06/PM while ensuring low risks of [new] COVID-19 inf...
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Maternal Mortality Rate (2020)
Global, Mekong
September 2, 2020
Source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.STA.MMRT.NE?locations=LA-MM ...
World Bank data on maternal mortality rate to 2020
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Adolescent Fertility Rate
Global, Mekong
September 2, 2020
Source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.ADO.TFRT?end=2018&locations ...
Adolescent fertility rate data from World Bank.
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SDG 5.2 and 5.4
Lao People's Democratic Republic
August 31, 2020
Source: https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/indicators/database/
Dataset on indicators for SDG 5.2 and 5.4
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Laos kicks off new school year amid effective COVID-19 control
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Archived web content
huaxia
Article from Xinhua Net announcing Laos school reopenings
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Lao PDR country technical note on indigenous peoples' issues
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
IFAD, AIPP
2012
General report on the state of ethnic minority groups in Laos, with a focus on Lao Soung and Lao Theung
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Why farmers in Laos are shifting from cabbage to cassava production
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Archived web content
2020
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit globally, farmers in Laos are among the most affected. Many farmers could not sell their cabbages due to lack of buyers. The prices for cabbages a...
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Impact of Climate Change and COVID-19 on Farmers in Laos
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Archived web content
2020
Siphaeng is a rice farmer from Duer village, Phaoudom district, Bokeo province, Laos. The farmers in this region are currently facing threats due to climate change. Siphaeng say...
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Lao PDR in the time of COVID-19
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Issue and policy briefs
World Bank Group
2020
Lao PDR Economic Monitor main findings
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On reinforcement measures on containment, prevention and full response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Lao People's Democratic Republic
No. 06/PM
Order
March 29, 2020
The situation of COVID-19 pandemic continues to be on the rise with nearly all countries in the world affected. The number of infected people and death toll of the virus also co...
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Prime Ministerial Decree on Ethnic Groups
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Decree
March 30, 2020
The decree states that ethnic groups must be governed using principles that ensure unity and equality. In addition, all ethnic groups should be permitted to practise their speci...
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SITUATION UPDATE No. 9 Effect of TS 11 (Son-Tinh) and Situation of Xe-Pien and Xenamnoy Dam, Lao PDR
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Profiles - Geographical areas and sites
The AHA Centre
2018
Due to monsoon season and heavy rainfall brought by TS 11 (Son-Tinh), 762 villages in 55 districts of 13 provinces have reported flooding as of 1 Aug 2018. This is a situation u...
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Lao Environment Outlook 2012
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
MONRE, UNEP
2012
Ministry of National Resources and Environment (MONRE), formerly Water Resources and Environment Administration (WREA) recognizes the need in having scientific data and good ind...
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Lao PDR Country Report
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Phouphet Kyophilavong, Thongphet Lamphayphan
2014
This report provides a comprehensive picture of the infrastructure situation and policy in LAO PDR and gives an analysis of fundamental problems. Laos aims to achieve its ambit...
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Property relations of the Hmong in Laos
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Lilao Bouapao
This paper will attempt to descript the change in property relations of the Hmong in Namon Neua, Laos, and to show how land sharing, a form of redistribution and coping strategi...
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Rural finance in Laos: GIZ experience in remote rural areas
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
Klaus Prochaska, Philipp Hauger, Dennis Fischer
2012
A report on challenges and successes of the GIZ in engaging in micro-financing in rural areas in Laos
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Laos’ hydropower generation capacity to jump almost four fold 2020
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Archived web content
Reuters
2014
This media article reports about the Laos' hydropower and its plan for the future.
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Tunnelling Ahead as Laos-China Railway Proceeds on Track
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Archived web content
Times Reporters
2017
This media article is about the construction of the Laos-China railway project. The project has a total investment of 40 billion Chinese yuan (about US$6 billion), 70 percent of...
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Master Plan on Development of the Rule of Law in the Lao PDR toward the year 2020
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
The Ministry of Justice, Office of the Supreme People’s ...
2009
The Master Plan on the development of the Rule of Law State of the Lao PDR toward the year 2020 consists of three linked and interrelated parts as follows: Part I: The Evaluatio...
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Reaching forest cover target ‘a challenging task’: minister says
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Archived web content
Times reporters
2014
This article is about the forest cover in Laos and the government's action in planting trees.