Helicopter crews unable to save sacred tree in Southern Laos

Specialists employ a helicopter in an unsuccessful attempt to move the tree.
-- Photo Sulin Phetthany

A mission to recue an ancient manikhoth tree from the Khonphapheng Falls in Champassak province using army helicopters has proved unsuccessful due to uncertainties regarding the submerged section of the large tree, much to the disappointment of the assembled crowd.

Fifteen specialists from Vientiane who were assigned to save the tree were unsure how the helicopters would react when they attempted the lift, as the river had risen and only two metres of the trunk remained exposed on the rock, while a much larger part was submerged in the strong river current.

An official from the Champassak provincial Department of Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr Sivone Vankhonevilay, who was in charge of the committee set up to rescue the tree, said the specialists were afraid that the submerged section would get stuck in the rocks, so they decided to take the safer option of securing the tree to others on the riverbank.

When the river is at its lowest level in March next year they will attempt to retrieve the tree in safer conditions.

“They told us that unexpected things could occur with their operation because they could not predict what would happen with the part of the tree that was submerged,” Mr Sivone said.

The decision was taken to land two specialists on the rock where the tree stood and secure slings to other large trees on the riverbank nearby. They are confident the tree will not be swept away when the river rises even though the current is getting stronger all the time.

A huge crowd appeared to watch the spectacle, as army personnel attempted to use two army helicopters to move the tree to the riverbank after it toppled over in March.

The tree, which is perched precariously on a rocky outcrop in the middle of the river between Thakhor and Phapheng villages attracted bystanders to the area to support the team but unfortunately they will have to wait until next year. The department has decided to resc ue it on March 19, one year on from the day it fell over.

Mr Sivone explained they were not dragging the chain when it came to organising the rescue attempt, saying they had to be careful to consult with local villagers because the tree had been part of their life for such a long time that the decision was partly up to them.

“The tree has a long history and is significant for local beliefs so we couldn't decide immediately on our own after the tree fell. Apart from the decision by the ministry, we have to ask people in the area whether they agree or disagree,” he said, adding that most people were satisfied with the decision to move the tree to the riverbank.

The manikhoth features as a holy tree in the ancient Sanskrit epic of Phra Lak-Phra Lam, or Ramayana. A manikhoth tree has three limbs. According to legend, fruit eaten from the first limb will bring eternal youth and long life, the second will bring great power and status, while fruit eaten from the third limb, pointing to the west, brings bad luck – and the eater will turn into a monkey.

The history of this tree is unknown but locals say it has been there since they were born.

Many people insist it has been standing for at least 200 years since the era of the Lane Xang Kingdom. Sadly the tree's longstanding prominence came to an end one wet and windy night.

VIentianetimes

8:26 AM | Posted in Laos, Upcoming, upcomings, Weird | Read More »

ຊ່ວຍເປັນແຮງໃຈ ຜູ້ສ່ຽງລົງເອົາຕົ້ນໄມ້ມະນີໂຄດ ຂຶ້ນຮັກສາ

ເພື່ອຄວາມຫມັ້ນໃຈ, ສະດວກ ແລະ ປອດໄພຂອງຜູ້ຈະລົງເອົາຕົ້ນໄມ້ມະນີໂຄດ ຈິ່ງຈຳເປັນຈະຕ້ອງໄດ້ນຳໃຊ້ທັງພິທີກຳທາງສາສະຫນາ ແລະ ວິທະຍາສາດ ເຂົ້າຊ່ວຍດ້ວຍການໃຊ້ ຍົນແຮລີຄອບແຕ ກອບກູ້ເອົາຕົ້ນໄມ້ມິ່ງຂວັນ ເພື່ອເກັບຮັກສາໄວ້ ເປັນມໍລະດົກຂອງຊາວເມືອງໂຂງກໍ່ຄືຊາວລາວ.

   ທ່ານ ສົມຈີນ ອິນທະຈິດ ຫົວຫນ້າຫ້ອງການທ່ອງທ່ຽວເມືອງໂຂງໃຫ້ຮູ້ວ່າ: ອີງຕາມຂໍ້ຕົກລົງຂອງຂັ້ນສູນກາງ, ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ຄະນະຮັບຜິດຊອບຂັ້ນແຂວງ, ຂັ້ນເມືອງ ແລະ ຂັ້ນບ້ານ ຈິ່ງຕົກລົງເຫັນດີຮ່ວມມືກັນ ເພື່ອກອບກູ້ເອົາຊາກຂອງຕົ້ນໄມ້ມະນີໂຄດອັນເປັນມິ່ງຂວັນຂອງຊາວ ເມືອງໂຂງທີ່ລົ້ມລົງເມື່ອວັນທີ 19 ມີນາຜ່ານມາ ເຊິ່ງການກອບກູ້ຄັ້ງນີ້ຈຳເປັນຕ້ອງນຳໃຊ້ ພິທີກຳທາງສາສະຫນາ, ພິທີກຳທາງຮີດຄອງປະເພນີ ແລະ ວິທະຍາສາດເຂົ້າຊ່ວຍ.

   ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ໃນຕອນເຊົ້າຂອງວັນທີ 15 ມີນາຜ່ານມາ ຄະນະນຳຂັ້ນແຂວງ, ຂັ້ນເມືອງ ແລະ ຂັ້ນບ້ານ ພ້ອມດ້ວຍປະຊາຊົນເຂດ ອ້ອມແອ້ມ ຈິ່ງພ້ອມພຽງກັນຈັດພິທີຕັກບາດຂຶ້ນທີ່ສາລາຊົມທິວ ທັດນ້ຳຕົກຕາດຄອນພະເພັງ ແລະ ຕັ້ງກອງບຸນຂຶ້ນ 5 ກອງ,ພ້ອມດ້ວຍນິມົນພະອາຈານໃຫຍ່ຈາກຫລາຍວັດ ຈຳນວນ 13 ອົງ ເພື່ອສູດມົນຂໍແຜ່ເອົາຕົ້ນໄມ້ມະນີໂຄດຈາກສິ່ງສັກສິດໃນເຂດດັ່ງ ກ່າວ, ນອກຈາກນັ້ນ ພິທີກຳທາງຮີດຄອງກໍ່ເປັນສິ່ງທີ່ຂາດບໍ່ໄດ້, ຈິ່ງຈຳເປັນຕ້ອງຈັດພິທີຂໍແຜ່ຈາກເຈົ້າຖິ່ນເຈົ້າຖານເປັນຕົ້ນແມ່ນບ້ານທ່າຄໍ້, ບ້ານດອນຊົມ (ເຈົ້າຖິ່ນຖານເຂດນ້ຳຕົກຕາດຄອນພະເພັງ) ແລະ ບ້ານດອນທໍລະທີ ເຈົ້າຖິ່ນຖານເຂດພູຄັນແຮ່ (ອີງຕາມຄວາມເຊື່ອຖືທາງຮີດຄອງທີ່ເຫັນວ່າກ່ຽວຂ້ອງກັນ).
   ທັງນີ້ ກໍ່ເພື່ອຄວາມສຳເລັດ ແລະ ຄວາມສະດວກປອດໄພໃນການລົງກອບກູ້ເອົາຕົ້ນໄມ້ມະນີໂຄດ.

   ທ່ານ ສົມຈີນ ໃຫ້ຮູ້ຕື່ມວ່າ: ອີງຕາມການສຳຫລວດຂອງນັກວິຊາການຂັ້ນສູນກາງ ເມື່ອວັນທີ 13 ມິຖຸນາຜ່ານມາ ດ້ວຍການໃຊ້ຍົນແຮລີຄອບແຕບິນລົງສຳຫລວດບໍລິເວນນ້ຳຕົກຕາດຄອນພະເພັງ, ຂະນະທີ່ຍົນລຳດັ່ງກ່າວ ສາມາດບິນລົງຕ່ຳສຸດພຽງ 25 ແມັດ ຈາກຫນ້ານ້ຳ, ຈາກຜົນຂອງການສຳຫລວດໃຫ້ຮູ້ວ່າ: ຍົນລຳດັ່ງກ່າວຍັງບໍ່ສາມາດດຶງເອົາຕົ້ນໄມ້ມະນີໂຄດຂຶ້ນມາໄດ້ ເພາະເຫັນວ່າຍັງມີຄວາມສ່ຽງຈາກແຮງດຶງດູດຂອງອາກາດໃນເຂດນ້ຳຕົກ.

   ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ຕາມແຜນການຄາດ ວ່າຈະໃຊ້ຍົນແຮລີຄອບແຕລຳໃຫຍ່ຮຸ່ນໃບພັດ 2 ຊັ້ນ ຈິ່ງຈະສາມາດດຶງຕົ້ນໄມ້ມະນີໂຄດຂຶ້ນໄດ້ ແລະ ເບື້ອງຕົ້ນຈະຍົກຂຶ້ນມາວາງໄວ້ທີ່ສະຫນາມບິນນ້ອຍບ້ານທ່າຄໍ້, ຖ້າຫາກວ່າພາລະກິດນີ້ ສຳເລັດຕາມຄາດຫມາຍໃນທີ່ສຸດແລ້ວຍັງບໍ່ສາມາດລະບຸໄດ້ຊັດເຈນວ່າຈະເກັບຮັກສາຕົ້ນໄມ້ມະນີໂຄດໄວ້ຢູ່ສະຖານທີ່ໃດ ແລະ ວັນເວລາທີ່ຈະເອົາຕົ້ນໄມ້ສັກສິດນັ້ນຍັງບໍ່ສາມາດລະບຸໄດ້ຊັດເຈນ, ທ່ານ ສົມຈີນ ກ່າວ.

   ຂະນະດຽວກັນ ທ່ານ ພູຂຽນ ຊາວບ້ານນາກະສັງ “ຜູ້ເຂົ້າຮ່ວມພິທີ” ໃຫ້ຮູ້ຕື່ມວ່າ: ອີງຕາມຂໍ້ມູນຈາກເຖົ້າແກ່ແນວໂຮມບ້ານທ່າຄໍ້ ກ່າວວ່າ: ຈາກການສື່ສານທາງສາສະຫນາ ແລະ ຮີດຄອງແລ້ວໃຫ້ຮູ້ວ່າ: ຖ້າຫາກສາມາດນຳຕົ້ນໄມ້ມະນີໂຄດຂຶ້ນມາ ໄດ້ຈະຕ້ອງເກັບຮັກສາໄວ້ຢູ່ພາຍໃນບ້ານທ່າຄໍ້ເອງ.

9:44 PM | Posted in Laos, Upcoming, upcomings | Read More »

Vientiane may pose risky inundation due to many storms

(KPL) Many tropical storms are forecasted to pass through Laos this year which may cause the level of Mekong and other tributary rivers to increase countrywide as the same 2008, according to a recent forecast of the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology.

To prevent the inundation that will maybe occur in Vientiane Capital like 2008, hence the Irrigation Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has convened all concerned sectors, especially the subcontract companies of Mekong River Embankment Construction at meeting to discuss a preparatory plan for curbing the coming natural disaster.

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Dr Khamphath Soulinphoummy who is also in charge of embankment construction called on the subcontract companies to accelerate the construction of Mekong embankment stretching 14 km long with a desired 14 m height from Thatthong village, Sikhottabong district to Phanmanh village, Sisattanark district.

A 33 km-long construction of embankment running from Phanmanh village to the sluice gate in Houay Deua must be 13.50 m height.

The height will be prevented the inundation, advised Dr Khamphath.

The Irrigation Department has been advised to improve and install more water pumps to get rid of water from That Lung swamp and six sluice gates will be also repaired.

10:42 PM | Posted in Laos, Upcoming | Read More »

ຄາຣາບາວ 30 ປີ ສະບາຍດີວຽງຈັນ ຫາລາຍໄດ້ຊ່ວຍສັງຄົມ

ໂຮງຮຽນດົນຕີວຽງຈັນຮ່ວມກັບສິລະປິນລາວ ແລະ ວົງຄາຣາບາວຈາກລາຊະອານາຈັກໄທກຽມຈັດງານມະຫະກຳສະແດງສີລະປະດົນຕີຄາຣາ ບາວ 30 ປີສະບາຍດີ ວຽງຈັນເປັນຄັ້ງທຳອິດໃນລາວ ເຊິ່ງຈະມີຂຶ້ນໃນວັນທີ 12 ມີນາ 2012 ທີ່ສະຫນາມກີລາແຫ່ງຊາດຫລັກ 16 ນະຄອນຫລວງ ວຽງຈັນເພື່ອຫາລາຍໄດ້ສົບທົບທຶນຊ່ວຍເຫລືອເດັກນ້ອຍທີ່ດ້ອຍໂອກາດ, ຄົນພິການ ແລະ ມູນນິທິ.

ທ່ານນາງ ມຸກດາວັນ ແກ້ວວິໄລ ຜູ້ບໍລິຫານທີມງານອ໋ອກເກໄນບັງຄຳຜູ້ຮັບຜິດຊອບຈັດງານມະຫະກຳສະແດງສິລະປະດົນຕີຄາຣາບາວ 30 ປີສະບາຍດີວຽງຈັນເປີດເຜີຍ ໃຫ້ຮູ້ວ່າ: ການຈັດງານມະຫະກຳສະແດງສີລະປະດົນຕີຄາຣາບາວ 30 ປີ ເພື່ອຫາລາຍໄດ້ຊ່ວຍເຫລືອ ເພື່ອນມະນຸດຜູ້ທີ່ດ້ອຍໂອກາດ ເຊິ່ງລາຍໄດ້ທັງຫມົດຈາກງານມະຫະ ກໍາສະແດງສີລະປະດົນຕີຣາຣາບາວ 30 ປີສະບາຍດີວຽງຈັນທີ່ເຫລືອຈາກການບໍລິຫານທີມງານແລ້ວຈະນຳເອົາໄປຊ່ວຍເຫລືອສ້າງໂຮງຮຽນດົນຕີຫລັງໃຫມ່, ມອບເຂົ້າເປັນ ທຶນການສຶກສາໃຫ້ແກ່ເດັກນ້ອຍທີ່ດ້ອຍໂອກາດ, ຊື້ເຄື່ອງດົນຕີຈຳນວນຫນຶ່ງໃຫ້ແກ່ສູນຄົນພິການ ແລະ ມອບເຂົ້າເປັນທຶນຊ່ວຍເຫລືອໃຫ້ແກ່ມູນນິທິຄົນທຸກຍາກ.

ທ່ານນາງ ມຸກດາວັນ ແກ້ວວິໄລ ເປີດເຜີດຕື່ມອີກວ່າ: ງານມະຫະກຳສະແດງສີລະປະດົນຕີຄາຣາບາວ 30 ປີເປັນຄັ້ງທຳອິດ ແລະ ຄັ້ງດຽວທີ່ຈັດແບບຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່ເຕັມຮູບແບບ ຕະຫລອດ30 ປີຂອງວົງຄາຣາບາວເຊິ່ງຈະໄດ້ຈັດຂຶ້ນໃນວັນທີ 12 ມີນາ2012 ທີ່ສະຫນາມກີລາແຫ່ງຊາດຫລັກ 16 ນະຄອນຫລວງວຽງຈັນ ສປປ ລາວ ນັບແຕ່ເວລາ 18:00-23:00 ໂມງ.

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ແຫລ່ງຂ່າວຍັງແຈ້ງໃຫ້ຮູ້ຕື່ມອີກວ່າ: ໃນວັນທີ 10 ມີນາ 2012 ທີ່ເດີ່ນສະຫນາມຫລວງນະຄອນຫລວງວຽງຈັນ ໄລອ້ອນຈະໄດ້ຈັດມະຫະກໍາຄອນເສີດຂຶ້ນນັບຕັ້ງແຕ່ເວລາ 10:00 ເຖິງ 22:00 ໂມງກາງຄືນ ໂດຍຈະມີສິລະປິນທີ່ມີຊື່ສຽງທັງລາວ ແລະ ໄທເຂົ້າຮ່ວມເຊັ່ນ: ເອັກຊຕຣີມ, ທຣີທູວັນ, ໂປງລາງສະອອນ, ບລູເບີຣີ ແລະ ສິລະປະປິນອື່ນໆ ອີກຢ່າງຫລວງຫລາຍພຽງແຕ່ທ່ານຊື້ສິນຄ້າໃດຫນຶ່ງຈາກຮ້ານຂາຍຂອງໄລອ້ອນຮັບທັນທີຮັບປີ້ເຂົ້າຊົມລ້າໆ.

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Building of 4th Mekong Lao-Thai bridge slips behind schedule

The fourth Friendship Bridge to link Laos and Thailand across the Mekong River is now set for completion in the middle of 2013, project authorities announced on Tuesday.

“The bridge was scheduled to be finished at the end of 2012, but the work has been delayed slightly as project financing was impacted by the global financial crisis,” Deputy Head of the 4th Mekong River Bridge Construction Project Mr Thavone Vorabouth said.

The project has approved an extension of the deadline by six months, with the completion date now expected to be in mid 2013.

Mr Thavone told the Vientiane Times that construction on the Lao side of the bridge in Bokeo province had not stopped and the project is now 29 percent complete.

The bridge is part of the Greater Mekong sub-region north-south economic corridor project, and will link Chiang Rai province in Thailand with Kunming in China via Road R3 in Laos. Locally, it will connect Donsavan village in Huayxai district of Bokeo province with Ing village in Chiang Rai province.

The bridge will be about 9km from Road R3, which heads north to China. Its design will be the same as the first Friendship Bridge built between Vientiane in Laos and Nong Khai province in Thailand in 1994.

The 4th Mekong River Bridge Construction Project is jointly funded by Laos and Thailand, with the total cost to exceed US$44 million. The Lao and Thai governments are each contributing 50 percent of the construction cost.

According to officials in Bokeo province, the Chinese government will provide US$20 million in grant aid to the Lao government to help Laos meet its share of the costs. Laos will also contribute more than four billion kip in compensation for people whose properties are affected on the Lao side of the bridge.

When completed, the bridge will be 480 metres long and 14.5 metres wide. It will help facilitate the transportation of goods between Laos, Thailand, Myanmar and China, as well as open the area up to further tourism development.

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ຟອນເພັດຊະລາດ ຖືກປະດິດຮັບໃຊ້ສັງຄົມລາວ ໃນລະບົບຄອມພິວເຕີ ແລະ ມືຖື

ຕົວອັກສອນລາວຟອນເພັດຊະລາດ ມີຄວາມທັນສະໄຫມ ແລະ ສະດວກຫລາຍຢ່າງຕໍ່ການໃຊ້ງານດ້ານສື່ສານຈະໄດ້ປາກົດສູ່ສັງຄົມລາວໃນລະບົບຄອມພິມເຕີ ແລະ ມືຖື, ຫລັງທີ່ກະຊວງໄປສະນີ, ໂທລະຄົມມະນາຄົມ ແລະ ການສື່ສານໄດ້ຈັດງານເປີດການນຳໃຊ້ຕົວອັກສອນດັ່ງກ່າວໃນຕອນເຊົ້າຂອງມື້ວານນີ້.

ພິທີດັ່ງກ່າວໄດ້ຈັດຂຶ້ນທີ່ໂຮງແຮມດອນຈັນພຣາເລດ ນະຄອນຫລວງວຽງຈັນ, ໃຫ້ກຽດເຂົ້າຮວມຂອງທ່ານ ພົນໂທ ດວງໃຈ ພິຈິດ, ຮອງນາຍົກລັດຖະມົນຕີ, ລັດຖະມົນຕີວ່າການ ກະຊວງປ້ອງກັນປະເທດ, ທັງເປັນຜູ້ຊີ້ນຳວຽກງານໄປສະນີຄົມມະນາຄົມ ແລະ ການສື່ສານ, ມີທ່ານຫຽມ ພົມມະຈັນ, ລັດຖະມົນຕີວ່າການກະຊວງໄປສະນີ, ໂທລະຄົມມະນາຄົມ ແລະ ການສືສານ ພ້ອມດ້ວຍແຂກຜູ້ໃຫຍ່ທີ່ກ່ຽວຂ້ອງເຂົ້າຮ່ວມ.

ໃນພິທີດັ່ງກ່າວທ່ານ ຫຽມພົມມະຈັນ ລັດຖະມົນຕີວ່າການກະຊວງໄປສະນີ, ໂທລະຄົມມະນາຄົມ ແລະ ການສື່ສານໄດ້ກ່າວວ່າ: ການນຳໃຊ້ເຕັກໂນໂລຊີທີ່ ທັນສະໄຫມໄດ້ກາຍເປັນ ເຄື່ອງມືທີ່ສຳຄັນໃນການຜັນຂະຫຍາຍນະໂຍບາຍຫັນປະເທດເປັນອຸດສະຫະກຳ ແລະ ທັນສະໄຫມ, ພ້ອມທັງເປັນພາຫະນະໃນການປະຕິບັດແຜນພັດທະນາເສດຖະກິດŒສັງຄົມແນໃສ່ຫລຸດຜ່ອນຄວາມທຸກຍາກຂອງປະຊາຊົນ.

ໄລຍະຜ່ານມາການນຳໃຊ້ ແລະ ການພັດທະນາເຕັກໂນໂລຊີສື່ສານຂໍ້ມູນຂ່າວຢູ່ລາວເຖິງຈະມີການຂະຫຍາຍຕົວຢ່າງຕໍ່ເນື່ອງກໍ່ຕາມ, ແຕ່ປະຊາຊົນລາວ ສ່ວນຫລາຍຍັງມີຂໍ້ຈຳກັດ ເພາະເຄື່ອງອຸປະກອນເອເລັກໂຕນິກແມ່ນຍັງມີລາຄາແພງເມື່ອທຽບໃສ່ກັບລາຍຮັບຂອງປະຊາຊົນ ແລະ ການນຳໃຊ້ເພື່ອໃຫ້ໄດ້ຜົນສູງນັ້ນຕ້ອງໄດ້ຜ່ານການຝຶກອົບຮົມທີ່ຈຳເປັນ, ແຕ່ວ່າຂໍ້ຈຳກັດທີ່ສຳຄັນໃນອຸປະກອນເຫລົ່ານັ້ນບໍ່ມີພາສາລາວ.

ຕໍ່ກັບບັນຫາດັ່ງກ່າວກະຊວງໄປສະນີ, ໂທລະຄົມມະນາຄົມ ແລະການສື່ສານໄດ້ພະຍາຍາມຢ່າງຕັ້ງຫນ້າໃນການຄົ້ນຄົ້ວ ເພື່ອນຳໃຊ້ເຕັກໂນໂລຊີຂໍ້ມູນຂ່າວສານເຂົ້າໃນການບໍລິຫານ, ບໍລິການ ແລະ ສື່ສານໃຫ້ທັນສະໄຫມ, ວ່ອງໄວ ແລະ ກວ້າງຂວາງ, ເມື່ອໄລຍະສອງເດືອນຜ່ານມາກະຊວງໄດ້ຮ່ວມກັບວິຊາການລາວດ້ານຄອມພິວເຕີ ທີ່ສຳເລັດການສືກສາມາຈາກ ຫລາຍປະເທດ ເພື່ອພັດທະນາອັກສອນລາວຟອນເພັດສະລາດ ໃຫ້ສົມບູນຕາມມາດຕະຖານສາກົນ ແລະ ໃຫ້ສາມາດບັນຈຸຢູ່ໃນລະບົບຄອມພິມເຕີ ແລະ ມືຖືຄືກັບພາສາອື່ນໆ.

ທ່ານ ຫຽມ ພົມມະຈັນ ລາຍງານໃຫ້ຮູ້ຕື່ມວ່າ: ປະຈຸບັນໄດ້ສຳເລັດຂັ້ນພື້ນຖານຄື: ອັກສອນລາວຟອນເພັດຊະລາດ ສາມາດບັນຈຸເຂົ້າໃນລະບົບຄອມພິວເຕີ ແລະ ມືຖື, ເຊິ່ງຟອນດັ່ງ ກ່າວຍັງສາມາດປ່ຽນຟອນອັກສອນລາວອື່ນໆໃຫ້ເປັນອັນດຽວໄດ້, ໄດ້ສຳເລັດທາງດ້ານເຕັກນິກຕໍ່ໄປຈະໄດ້ດຳເນີນບາງລະບຽບການສາ ກົນໃຫ້ສົມບູນທຸກຢ່າງ ເພື່ອໃຫ້ຄົນລາວ ແລະ ກໍ່ຄືຕ່າງປະເທດທີ່ຮູ້ຈັກພາສາລາວສາມາດຕິດຕໍ່ພົວພັນຜ່ານລະບົບຄອມພິມເຕີ ແລະ ມືຖືດ້ວຍອັກສອນລາວ.

http://www.phetsarath.gov.la/

The government yesterday officially authorised the use of the Phetsarath font for ICT users and multimedia projects.

The launch to promote the use of the font was hosted by the Ministry of Science and Technology in cooperation with the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications.

Minister of Post and Telecommunications Mr Hiem Phommachanh said the font was an important technological advancement for Laos and that the Party Central Committee had advised its development. IT technology was advancing at a steady pace but because so much equipment is costly, many Lao people still had limited access to it.

“The main reason for designing this particular font is because there is no Lao alphabet on existing IT equipment, so some users are developing their own which they are integrating into software systems,'' Mr Hiem said.

The Phetsarath font was adopted by the government in 2009 but most ICT users could not adapt it to their computers or mobiles.

Mr Hiem said “The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications asked technicians to develop a software system of international standard that would enable the Phetsarath font to be like any other IT language and be accessed by local users.''

During yesterday's pre-sentation, technicians explained to an enthusiastic audience how the font related to software programmes and how it could be used in conjunction with computers and mobiles.

Faculty of Science student Mr Arphixay said it would be great to be able to use Laos' own ICT language, and it would be better still if it could be developed so that users could integrate it into ordinary cell phones.

“Now we'd like you to develop a system that people like me with cheap phones can use.''

An informal survey carried out by Vientiane Times showed that to send e-mails and chat on Facebook, most teenagers were using karaoke language or a similar one instead of Lao.

Mr Arphixay said the new font would entice ICT users to use the Lao language instead.

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Lao National Assembly warns govt on possible impacts of high debt

National Assembly (NA) of Laos has expressed its concern about high public debt in Laos and has warned the government not to operate any projects without its approval.

The Assembly drew up a resolution at the closing ceremony of this month's session on Wednesday, which noted that public debt was already high.

The Assembly asked the government to take this matter into consideration, with members saying that operating projects without NA approval could lead to chronic debt, which may spiral out of control and lead the country into recession.

Spelling out its resolution, the NA asked the Ministry of Planning and Investment to consider any projects that have not yet been approved and put them in the plan for this fiscal year.

Assembly members observed that many provinces allow private companies to develop transport infrastructure using their own capital, which the authorities then repay at a later date.

Government officials de-fended this practice, saying it was important to carry out some projects before seeking NA approval as those projects were very important for the country's development and to sustain local people's livelihoods.

For instance, the Khammuan provincial authorities gave permission for companies to spend 3 billion kip to repair irrigation systems damaged by widespread flooding this year. If the authorities hadn't taken this step, the impact could have been much worse.

Lao economist Dr Liber Libuapao said that allowing private companies to carry out work helped to boost economic growth and national development, but the government needs to prioritise projects that are essential for the well-being of the Lao people.

He agreed that the government can allow companies to help in building irrigation or other infrastructure to facilitate productivity and ease poverty in local communities.

Dr Liber said it was also important that the government identify a source of income to pay off its debts, otherwise the country could run into financial problems.

"The most important thing is that we have to be ready to deal with debt," he said, saying that less important projects should be postponed.

According to the Ministry of Finance, public debt in Laos stands at about 45 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

Dr Liber said public debt has reached an alarming level and all sectors need to turn their attention to managing the situation.

One of the least developed countries in Asia, Laos started out with no infrastructure following liberation in 1975, so the need for rapid development is great.

This month's NA session also approved an increase in the budget deficit for this fiscal year from 2.1 trillion kip (US$263 million) to 3.21 trillion kip, equating to 4.6 percent of GDP, and an increase in budget expenditure from 17,831 billion kip to 18,977.4 billion kip, to maintain economic growth.

The Lao economy is growing at about 8 percent annually but the country mainly relies on Overseas Development Assistance and natural resources, which are considered unsustainable sources of revenue.

Vientianetimes

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New comedy drama Bounthanh to be on screen coming week

(KPL) Lao Art Media Company has produced a new comedy drama of Bounthanh who lost in the city that will be on screen at cinema of the Lao ITECC on 17-25 December.

Chairman of Lao Art Media Company, Mr. Anousone Srisackda told the press that this is the seventh drama and the first comedy drama produced by the Lao Art Media Company, on 6 December at the launching ceremony of Mr Bounthanh's comedy drama.

The story was composed by Mr. Duangmany Soliphanh and producer was Mr. Sakxay Dinan.

Mr Milasay Phengmala acts as a hero-Mr Bounthanh and Ms. Khuan-nakhon Souliyabubpha, acts as a heroin-Ms. Khamla.

They are students of the National University of Laos who have been selected from Dream Star.

Some actors come from previous dramas of Sabaidee Luang Prabang, Sabaidee 2 or any answer from Pakse and Khor Phieng Hak or only love.

The Lao Art Media Company has poured down 300 million kip in Bounthanh-Lost in the City, (a good man who lost in the city).

The Mr Bounthanh drama 2 expected to be produced to be in cinema by March 2012 that will shoot early next year, said Mr. Anousone.

Bounthanh drama features Mr Bounthanh, a boy from countryside who has spent his life in the big city for his study and look after his old friend, Ms Khamla who came from the same residence.

Mr Bounthanh, a lucky man who has received a chance to further his study in Vientiane Capital thanks to a generous abbot who is an uncle of Ms. Khamla.

Mr Bounthanh scholarship was given by the condition of taking care of Ms Khamla and trying to convene her changed habit manner to be high-heeled person coming back to the ordinary person as usual.

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Hotline number 1362 opens to report domestic violence

The Centre for Consulting on the Protection of Women and Children has launched a telephone hotline (1362) to give advice on women's and children's rights as well as how to deal with domestic violence.

The hotline will be open from Mondays to Fridays (8am-4pm) and is free of charge (the cost of the service will be borne by Beeline, Lao Telecom, ETL and Unitel).

An official opening ceremony for the service on Friday was attended by Vice President of the Lao Women's Union Ms Khamchan Phomsengsavanh and President of the National Committee for Women's Advancement Promotion Ms Khempheng Pholsena.

“As we know, women and children who suffer from violence often don't have the courage to talk about it and keep their problems secret,” Ms Khamchan said.

Violence against women and children usually goes unreported, and most people consider it to be normal and a private family matter.

The hotline will encourage victims to talk about their problems and will lend a public face to the issue so that people can see improvements taking place. It is hoped members of the public will use the hotline to report any incidence of violence in their communities.

The launch of the service is in line with government policy to draw attention to gender equality, the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women, and violence against women.

These concerns are clearly reflected in the Constitution, laws, strategies and policies.

Between January and October this year, about 36,000 people have telephoned or visited the centre.

The figures show that the centre and the government are actively involved in providing information about family problems and violence against women and children.

Ms Khamchan said the hotline will play an important role in e ncouraging women and children, or their families, who experience violence to call for advice and seek justice, so their rights can be respected and upheld.

By Ounkham Pimmata
(Latest Update November 29, 2011)

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Ho Chi Minh's Monument construction given green lights in Laos

(KPL) Khammouane, Nov 23- A construction contract for the construction of late Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh's Monument in the province was signed at the Khammouane Provincial Administration Office.

Signatories to the agreement were Deputy Head of the Party Central Committee Office, Mr. Souvandy Sysavath, and Director of the Samneua Housing Construction Joint-Venture, Mr. Maivieng Vandala.

Estimated at over 15 billion kip, the construction project is expected to be complete by 2012.

The signing was witnessed by Khammouane Governor, Mr. Khambay Damlath representatives of the Ministries of Planning and Investment, and Finance, and the provincial Public Works and Transport Division of Khammouane.

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ຊີ້ແຈງ! ຄວາມຫລ້າຊ້າໂຄງການລົດໄຟລາວ-ຈີນ

ໂຄງການສ້າງທາງລົດໄຟຄວາມໄວສູງລາວ-ຈີນ ທີ່ຈະເປັນກະດູກສັນຫລັງການເຊື່ອມຕໍ່ຂອງບັນດາປະເທດອາຊຽນ ຫາ ສປ ຈີນ ໄດ້ມີການເປີດເຜີຍຄັ້ງທຳອິດໃນກອງປະຊຸມສະ ໄຫມສາມັນເທື່ອທີ 10 ຂອງສະພາແຫ່ງຊາດຊຸດທີ VI ທີ່ຈັດຂຶ້ນໃນລະຫວ່າງທ້າຍປີທີ່ຜ່ານມາ ໂດຍແຈ້ງວ່າຈະເລີ່ມລົງມືການກໍ່ສ້າງໃນເດືອນເມສາຂອງປີ 2011 ແຕ່ມາຮອດປະຈຸບັນ ໂຄງການນີ້ ຍັງບໍ່ມີຄວາມຄືບຫນ້າແຕ່ຢ່າງໃດ; ລັດຖະບານຊີ້ ຕອນນີ້ກຳລັງຢູ່ໃນຂັ້ນຕອນດຳເນີນດ້ານເອກະສານ.

ທ່ານ ດຣ. ຄຳລຽນ ພົນເສນາ ລັດຖະມົນຕີຊ່ວຍວ່າການກະຊວງແຜນການ ແລະ ການລົງທຶນຊີ້ແຈງຕາງຫນ້າລັດຖະບານ ເຖິງຂໍ້ຊັກຖາມຂອງຄະນະຜູ້ແທນທີ່ເຂົ້າຮ່ວມງານພົບປະ ສ້າງສັນຂອງສະມາຄົມລວມສຳພັນເຊື້ອສາຍຈີນຢູ່ຕ່າງປະເທດ ຄັ້ງທີ V ຈັດຂຶ້ນໃນວັນທີ 9 ພະຈິກຜ່ານມາ ທີ່ນະຄອນຫລວງວຽງຈັນ ກ່ຽວກັບໂຄງການການດັ່ງກ່າວໃນໂອກາດທີ່ຂຶ້ນເຜີຍແຜ່ແຜນພັດທະນາເສດຖະກິດ-ສັງຄົມ ແລະ ນະໂຍບາຍການລົງທຶນຢູ່ລາວ ໂດຍທ່ານກ່າວວ່າ: ໂຄງການກໍ່ສ້າງທາງລົດໄຟຄວາມໄວສູງຈາກນະຄອນຫລວງວຽງຈັນ ສປປ ລາວຫາ ຊາຍແດນລາວ-ຈີນ ຖືເປັນໂຄງການທີ່ມີຂະຫນາດໃຫຍ່ ແລະ ມີມູນຄ່າການລົງທຶນສູງກວ່າ ໂຄງການໃດໆໃນລາວ ເຊິ່ງທຶນທີ່ຈະນຳໃຊ້ເຂົ້າໃນໂຄງການນີ້ມີມູນຄ່າຫລາຍກວ່າໂຄງການກໍ່ ສ້າງນ້ຳເທີນ II ເຖິງ 7 ເທົ່າ ໂຄງການໄດ້ມີການສຳຫລວດ ແລະ ເຮັດບົດວິພາກດ້ານເຕັກນິກວິຊາການມາໄດ້ປີຫນຶ່ງແລ້ວທີ່ຈະຕ້ອງມີຄວາມລະອຽດ ແລະ ຊັດເຈນ ເຊິ່ງປະຈຸບັນຍັງຢູ່ໃນຂັ້ນຕອນດຳເນີນການດ້ານເອກະສານຢູ່ລະຫວ່າງລັດຖະບານ ສປ ຈີນ ແລະ ໄທ ຫລັງຈາກນັ້ນກໍ່ສົ່ງມາຫາກະຊວງການຄ້າຂອງໄທ ໃນການພົວພັນກັບລັດຖະບານລາວ ແຕ່ຫລາຍຢ່າງແມ່ນອີງໃສ່ລະບຽບ ແລະ ກົດຫມາຍການລົງທຶນຂອງ ສປ ຈີນ ຂະນະທີ່ມີການຄາດຫາກໂຄງການນີ້ຊັກຊ້າກໍ່ອາດຈະບໍ່ເຖິງ 70 ປີຕ້ອງມີການກໍ່ສ້າງແນ່ນອນ.

ແນວໃດກໍ່ດີ ອີງຕາມຂໍ້ມູນການເປີດເຜີຍຄັ້ງທຳອິດຂອງໂຄງການດັ່ງກ່າວໂດຍທ່ານ ສົມສະຫວາດ ເລັ່ງສະຫວັດ ຮອງນາຍົກລົດຖະມົນຕີ ທັງເປັນຫົວຫນ້າຄະນະຊີ້ນຳໂຄງການດັ່ງ ກ່າວໃນກອງປະຊຸມສະໄຫມສາມັນເທື່ອທີ 10 ຂອງສະພາແຫ່ງຊາດຊຸດທີ VI ທີ່ຈັດຂຶ້ນໃນລະຫວ່າງທ້າຍປີທີ່ຜ່ານມາລະບຸວ່າ: ໂຄງການກໍ່ສ້າງເສັ້ນທາງຄວາມໄວສູງລາວ-ຈີນມີມູນຄ່າ ການກໍ່ສ້າງທັງຫມົດ 7 ຕື້ໂດລາ ສະຫະລັດ (ສປ ຈີນຖືຮຸ້ນ 70% ແລະ ລາວຖື 30%) ຈາກຂໍ້ສະຫລຸບໃນເບື້ອງຕົ້ນໄລຍະທາງ ແຕ່ຈຸດຊາຍແດນລາວ-ຈີນ ມາເຖິງນະຄອນຫລວງວຽງຈັນມີ ລວງຍາວທັງຫມົດປະມານ 421 ກິໂລແມັດໃນນັ້ນ; ເສັ້ນທາງທີ່ຈະຕ້ອງຜ່ານອຸມົງມີລວງຍາວ ປະມານ 190 ກິໂລແມັດ ແລະ ຕ້ອງໄດ້ສ້າງຂົວຍາວທັງຫມົດ 90 ກິໂລແມັດ ເຊິ່ງສະເລ່ຍເສັ້ນ ທາງທີ່ຜ່ານອຸມົງ ແລະ ຂົວ ແມ່ນກວມເອົາ 2/3 ຂອງເສັ້ນທາງທັງຫມົດ.

ກ່ຽວກັບມາດຕະຖານເຕັກນິກລົດໄຟແມ່ນໄດ້ກຳນົດຄວາມໄວ 200 ກິໂລແມັດຕໍ່ຊົ່ວໂມງສຳລັບລົດໄຟໂດຍສານ ແລະ 120 ກິໂລແມັດຕໍ່ຊົ່ວໂມງແມ່ນລົດໄຟສຳລັບສົ່ງສິນຄ້າ. ສຳລັບລາງແມ່ນກຳນົດຕາມມາດຕະ ຖານສາກົນມີລວງກວ້າງ 1.435 ມິນລີແມັດ ແລ່ນດ້ວຍກະແສໄຟຟ້າ, ສ້າງລະບົບປ້ອງກັນການສັ່ນສະເທືອນຂອງແຜ່ນດິນໄຫວໄດ້ໃນລະດັບ 7 ຣິກເຕີ ເຊິ່ງການສ້າງແມ່ນອີງໃສ່ມາດຖານເຕັກເນັກ ແລະ ເຕັກໂນໂລຊີຂອງຈີນ.

ສ່ວນສະຖານນີຈະມີ 5 ສະ ຖານີໃຫຍ່ຄື: ສະຖານີບໍ່ເຕັນ, ເມືອງໄຊ, ຫລວງພະບາງ, ວັງວຽງ ແລະ ນະຄອນຫລວງວຽງຈັນ ພ້ອມກັນນັ້ນກໍ່ຈະມີສະຖານີນ້ອຍຈຳນວນຫນງລວມທັງ ຫມົດ 21 ສະຖານີ, ດ້ານໄລຍະການກໍ່ສ້າງແມ່ນໃຊ້ 4 ປີໃຫ້ສຳເລັດ.

ໂຄງການດັ່ງກ່າວແມ່ນເປັນໂຄງການທີ່ມີຄວາມຫມາຍດ້ານປະຫວັດສາດອັນຈະນຳຜົນປະໂຫຍດມາສູ່ ສປປ ລາວຢ່າງມະຫາສານ ພ້ອມກັນນີ້ກໍ່ເປັນການປະຕິບັດກ່ຽວກັບແຜນນະໂຍ ບາຍເຮັດໃຫ້ປະເທດລາວເປັນໃຈກາງເຊື່ອມຕໍ່ກັບບັນດາປະເທດໃນອະນຸພາກພື້ນໃຫ້ປາກົດຜົນເປັນຈິງ.

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*(ຂປລ) ກະຊວງ ໄປສະນີ ໂທລະຄົມ ແລະ ການສື່ສານໄດ້ອອກແຈ້ງການໃນວັນທີ 17 ຜ່ານມານີ້ວ່າ: ນັບຕັ້ງແຕ່ວັນທີ 1 ພະຈິກ 2011 ຫາ ວັນທີ 1 ພຶດສະພາ 2012 ບັນດາປະຊາຊົນທຸກຊັ້ນຄົນທົ່ວປະເທດທີ່ນຳໃຊ້ໂທລະສັບ ມືຖືແບບຕື່ມເງິນຈະຕອ້ງກະກຽມບັດປະຈຳຕົວ/ໃບຢັ້ງຢືນທີ່ຢູ່ ແລະ ສຳມະໂນຄົວເພື່ອນຳ ຕິດໂຕໄປຂຶ້ນທະບຽນໃນການແຈ້ງເລກໝາຍໂທລະສັບ ຂອງຕົນເອງຢ່າງເປັນທາງການຢູ່ຕາມສູນບໍລິການຂອງບໍລິສັດ ຜູ້ທີ່ໃຫ້ບໍລິການດ້ານໂທລະຄົມມະນາ ຄົມພາຍໃນ 6 ເດືອນໃຫ້ສຳເລັດ ສະນັ້ນ ຖ້າບຸກຄົນ ຫລື ນິຕິບຸກຄົນໃດຫາກບໍ່ໄປຂຶ້ນທະບຽນເລກໝາຍຂອງຕົນຖືວ່າເບີດັ່ງກ່າວຈະບໍ່ສາມາດໃຊ້ໄດ້ທັນທີ. ຂະນະທີ່ ປະຊາຊົນສ່ວນໃຫຍ່ໃຫ້ທັດສະນະວ່າ: ການຂຶ້ນທະບຽນເບີໂທລະສັບມືຖືແບບຕື່ມເງິນນັ້ນແມ່ນສິ່ງທີ່ດິ ແລະ ທັງຮັບປະກັນຄວາມໝັ້ນຄົງຂອງຊາດ ໄດ້ອີກດ້ວຍ ແຕ່ຂັ້ນຕອນການຂຶ້ນຖະບຽນນັ້ນ ເຂົາເຈົ້າຢາກຂໍໃຫ້ກະຊວງ ໄປສະນີ ໂທລະຄົມ ແລະ ການສື່ສານຄວນເປີດໂອກາດ ແລະ ໃຫ້ທາງເລືອກໃນ ຫລາຍແງ່ມູມເພື່ອໃຫ້ສິ່ງອຳນວຍຄວາມສະດວກດ້ວຍ ວິທີສຳລັບກຸ່ມຜູ້ໃຊ້ໂທລະສັບມືຖືໂດຍສະເພາະການຂຶ້ນທະບຽນນັ້ນ ອາດຈະສາມາດອະນຸຍາດໃຫ້ອົງ ການຈັດຕັ້ງຂອງລັດ ຫລື ເອກະຊົນສາມາດເກັບກຳເອົາຕົວເລກຜູ້ໃຊ້ໂທລະສັບມືຖືຕາມໜ່ວຍງານຕ່າງໆທີ່ຕົນເຮັດວຽກຢູ່ ຫລັງຈາກນັ້ນຈິ່ງສົ່ງບໍລິສັດຜູ້ໃຫ້ ບໍລິການ ພ້ອມດຽວກັນນັ້ນ ປະຊາຊົນຜູ້ທີ່ອາຢູ່ຕາມບ້ານ ຫລື ທ້ອງຖິ່ນຕ່າງໆນັ້ນກໍອາດເປັນອຳນາດການປົກຄອງທ້ອງຖິ່ນ ເປັນຜູ້ເກັບກຳຕົວເລກດັ່ງກ່າວເພື່ອ ສົ່ງຕໍ່ໃຫ້ບໍລິສັດ ຊຶ່ງບັນຫາດັ່ງກ່າວນັ້ນ ເຂົາເຈົ້າຄິດວ່າມັນຈະສະດວກສະບາຍເພີ່ມຂຶ້ນຕື່ມອີກລະດັບໜຶ່ງ ແລະ ທັງຫລຸດຜ່ອນຄວາມສັບສົນ ຫລື ການແອອັດ ຕາມຈຸດຕ່າງໆໄດ້ຢ່າງມີປະສິດທິຜົນ.

ບໍລິສັດລາວໂທລະຄົມໄດ້ເປີດອາທິດນີ້ວ່າ: ຜູ້ທີ່ໃຊ້ໂທລະສັບມືຖືແບບຕື່ມເງິນສາມາດໄປລົງທະບຽນຕາມຈຸດບໍລິການຕ່າງໆ ທີ່ໃກ້ບ້ານຂອງຕົນໄດ້ຕາມເວລາ ລັດຖະການ ແຕ່ກ່ອນໄປແຈ້ງນັ້ນບໍ່ຄວນລື່ມບັດປະຈຳຕົວ/ໃບຢັ້ງຢືນທີ່ຢູ່ ແລະ ສຳມະໂນຄົວ ຕ້ອງຖືຕິດໂຕໄປພ້ອມ ສ່ວນຄົນຕ່າງປະເທດສາມາດນຳໃຊ້ ປັດສະປອດ ( passport) ກໍໄດ້.

ແນວໃດກໍດີ ສປປ ລາວ ໄດ້ລາຍງານວ່າມີປະຊາກອນປະມານ 6 ລ້ານຄົນ ທົ່ວປະເທດໄດ້ໂທລະສັບເພື່ອຕິດຕໍ່ພົວ ແລະ ສື່ສານກັບຄອບຄົວ, ໝູ່ເພື່ອນ ແລະ ຂົງເຂດທຸລະກິດຕ່າງໆລວມທັງພາຍໃນ ແລະ ຕ່າງປະເທດ ຊຶ່ງຖືວ່າ ການໃຊ້ໂທລະສັບແມ່ນບັນຫາຊີວິດປະຈຳວັນທີ່ຈຳເປັນ.

ນັກວິຊາການດ້ານໂທລະຄົມມະນາຄົມກ່າວວ່າ: ການປະກາດໃຫ້ຜູ້ນຳໃຊ້ໂທລະສັບມືຖືແບບຕື່ມເງິນ ຂຶ້ນທະບຽນນັ້ນອາດສົ່ງຜົນເຮັດໃຫ້ບາງກຸ່ມຄົນຫລຸດ ຈຳນວນການໃຊ້ຊິມທີ່ມີຫລາຍເລກໝາຍໄວ້ໃນຄອບຄອງລົງ ເພາະໄລຍະຜ່ານມາ ຄົນສ່ວນໃຫຍ່ສາມາດຊື້ຊິມໃນລາຄາທີ່ຖືກ ແລະ ສະດວກສະບາຍທີ່ສຸດ ໂດຍບໍ່ຈຳເປັນຕ້ອງຂຶ້ນທະບຽນຈາກລາຄາ 50.000 ກີບ ໃນປີ 2008 ມາ ເປັນ 10.000 ກີບ ໃນ 2011 ຊຶ່ງບັນຫາດັ່ງກ່າວເຮັດໃຫ້ຄົນເລືອກຊື້ ຫລື ເລືອກໃຊ້ ຕາມໃຈມັກຂອງຕົນ. ສະນັ້ນ ຄົນບາງກຸ່ມຄິດວ່າ ການໄດ້ມີໂອກາດເລືອກຊື້-ເລືອກໃຊ້ຕາມໃຈມັກນັ້ນເປັນການເປີດຊ່ອງທາງເຮັດໃຫ້ເຂົາເຈົ້າສາມາດຕິດຕໍ່ ພົວພັນກັບກຸ່ມຄົນສ່ວນໃຫຍ່ໄດ້ແບບອິດສະຫລະ ແຕ່ໃນທາງກົງກັນຂ້າມ ການເປີດໂອກາດໃຫ້ຄົນມີສິດຊື້ຊິມໂທລະສັບແບບຕື່ມເງິນໂດຍບໍ່ຈຳເປັນຕ້ອງຂຶ້ນ ທະບຽນນັ້ນໄດ້ກໍໃຫ້ເກີດທາງຜົນດີ ແລະ ບວກໄປພ້ອມໆກັນ ຊຶ່ງນັກວິຊາ ການດ້ານຄວາມໝັ້ນຄົງຂອງຊາດໄດ້ໃຫ້ທັດສະນະວ່າ: ການເປີດໂອກາດໃຫ້ຄົນມີ ສິດຊື້ຊິມໂທລະ ສັບແບບຕື່ມເງິນໂດຍບໍ່ຈຳເປັນຕ້ອງຂຶ້ນທະບຽນນັ້ນອາດມີຄວາມສ່ຽງຕໍ່ຄວາມໝັ້ນຄົງຂອງຊາດ ເນື່ອງຈາກວ່າມີຫລາຍກຸ່ມຄົນຢູ່ຮ່ວມກັນໃນ ສັງຄົມທີ່ໃຊ້ໂທລະສັບມືຖືແບບຕື່ມເງິນຕິດຕໍ່ພົວພັນໃນຫລາຍຮູບແບບ ຊຶ່ງເຮົາບໍ່ສາມາດລະບຸຊື່ໄດ້ວ່າເບີຂອງກຸ່ມຄົນໃດ ນີ້ໝາຍຄວາມວ່າຜູ້ໃດຕ້ອງການຢາກ ໄດ້ຊິມທີ່ໃໝ່ສາມາດເຂົ້າໄປຊື້ ແລະ ໃຊ້ໄດ້ທັນທີ ເມື່ອບໍ່ຢາກໃຊ້ຊິມເກົ່າແລ້ວກໍສາມາດຖິ້ມໄດ້ທັນທີໂດຍບໍ່ມີຄວາມຮູ້ສຶກເສຍດາຍ ແລະ ບໍ່ມີໃຜຮູ້ອີກວ່າເບີນີ້ ເປັນຂອງໃຜ.

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Lao Airlines Postpones Singapore and A320 Service Launch !

As per 18OCT11 Sabre timetable display as well as web booking listing, Lao Airlines has postponed planned service launch on Vientiane – Singapore route from 01NOV11 to 24NOV11. Service remains 3 weekly Airbus A320 operation. Further, Planned service launch on Vientiane – Guangzhou route, due to start from 31OCT11, is cancelled. No new launch date is given for the moment.

In addition, planned Airbus A320 operation on its network, due to start from 30OCT11 has been revised as well.

The carrier’s Winter 2011 operational changes as follows:

Vientiane – Singapore Postponed from 31OCT11 to 24NOV11
QV535 VTE1505 – 1830SIN 320 247
QV545 SIN1940 – 2105VTE 320 247

Luang Prabang – Jinghong Service resumption from 31OCT11 (Originally to be resumed in July 2011)
QV818 LPQ1120 – 1320JHG AT7 47
QV828 JHG1400 – 1400LPQ AT7 47

Revised Airbus A320 operations as follows:
Vientiane – Bangkok 1 of 2 Daily service operates with A320, replacing ATR72. Previous plan was all 2 Daily service operates with A320. Following are A320 operational period
QV415/425 11NOV11 – 31DEC11
QV414/424 eff 01JAN12

Vientiane – Hanoi Daily A320 service from 01JAN12, postponed from 30OCT11
QV312 VTE1445 – 1530HAN 320 D
QV322 HAN1630 – 1715VTE 320 D

Vientiane – Kunming Daily A320 service from 11NOV11, postponed from 30OCT11
QV817 VTE0750 – 0950KMG 320 D
QV827 KMG1050 – 1055VTE 320 D

Vientiane – Pakse – Ho Chi Minh 3 of 12 weekly on VTE PKZ sector, 3 weekly PKZ SGN sector operates with A320, effective 01JAN12, postponed from 30OCT11
QV515 VTE1130 – 1225PKZ1315 – 1430SGN 320 136
QV525 SGN1530 – 1645PKZ1735 – 1830VTE 320 136

Luang Prabang – Vientiane Daily eff 11NOV11, postponed from 30OCT11
QV102 LPQ1250 – 1310VTE 320 D
QV101 VTE1150 – 1210LPQ 320 D

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Lao government launches 70 kip per litre fuel surcharge

The government has added an extra 70 kip per litre to fuel prices to recoup lost revenue from the elimination of bridge tolls, according to a high-ranking government official on Monday.

Minister of Industry and Commerce Dr Nam Vinhaket told Vientiane Times yesterday that the government imposed the fuel surcharge on October 1 after determining it was a suitable starting date.

“As the fuel price continued to drop we decided to start applying a fuel surcharge,” he said. “But if it increases again to our ceiling level of 11,000 kip per litre, we will remove the surcharge.”

The government issued a notice to eliminate tolls at 29 bridges across the country earlier this year as it wanted to remove barriers to commercial traffic.

Dr Nam said trade boosts economic growth and enables local people to lift themselves out of poverty so any barrier to trade has a major impact on the country's overall development.

The decision to remove the bridge tolls was made when the fuel price was above US$100 per barrel, so the government waited for the price to go down before adding the surcharge.

Then the government assigned the Ministry of Industry and Commerce to study the possible impact of the fuel surcharge on production costs and inflation.

The Ministry of Public Works and Transport reported that since the removal of the bridge tolls the transport sector has lost about 4 billion kip per month, which previously went directly into the Road Maintenance Fund.

The fuel surcharge will make it easier for the government to collect revenue, but there is a concern that the increased fuel price will affect everyone, particularly low-income earners, rather than the relative minority who use the bridges.

Every year the government spends about 300 billion kip from the Road Maintenance Fund to repair roads across the country, but this figure excludes the money spent repairing roads damaged by natural disasters.

This year flooding and landslides triggered by tropical storms Haima and Nock-Ten caused about 695 billion kip in damage to roads.

The fuel surcharge will enable the government to continue repairing these roads.

The bridge tolls came into effect several years ago. Cars, trucks and other vehicles were all charged fees, while motorbikes and three-wheel vehicles were excused. Now everyone will have to pay the fuel surcharge.

Oil stood at US$88 a barrel on Monday in Asia after jumping to a record high near US$145 a barrel in July 2008.

In Vientiane, diesel and regular petrol are sold at 9,190 kip and 10,580 kip per litre respectively.

In Champassak province diesel is sold at 9,250 kip per litre and regular 10,620 kip per litre, while in Xieng Khuang province diesel is 9,480 kip per litre and regular 10,840 kip per litre.

In Bokeo province, diesel is sold at 9,310 kip per litre and regular 10,710 kip per litre.

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Lao gov't launches one-stop investment registration

Government sectors in Laos on Monday launched a one-stop service for investment registration to attract more foreign businesses to Laos and shift the land-locked country to a new production base.

Somsavat Lengsavad cuts a ribbon to open the one-stop service office in Vientiane yesterday.

Under the new system, the procedures for document approval will be reduced and entrepreneurs will get business licenses in a shorter period of time.

Minister of Planning and Investment Somdy Duangdy, Minister of Industry and Commerce Dr Nam Vinhaket and Minister of Finance Phouphet Khamphounvong signed agreements to launch the one-stop service in Vientiane Monday.

Deputy Prime Minister Somsavat Lengsavad, who supervises the economic sector, had the honour of cutting a ribbon to open the one-stop service office at the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

The service is now available at three ministries.Beginning today, entrepreneurs who want to do business in Laos will need to submit their documents at the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.

Applications for concessions will be handled by the Ministry of Planning and Investment and tax-related paperwork will be submitted to the Ministry of Finance.

Director General of the Investment Promotion Department Mr Houmpheng Soulalay is the head of the Ministry of Planning and Investment's one-stop service office.

Houmpheng said that before the service was launched, it took 20-25 days or longer to get a general business license but, under the one-stop service system, applicants can obtain a license within 15 days.

Prior to this, business operators needed to go to several government departments to obtain a license, wasting their time and money.

"The one-stop service office does not just aim to facilitate investment but also provides assistance to address problems that businesspeople might encounter," Houmpheng said.

Somsavat said foreign investors are interested in doing business in Laos because of the country's cheap labour and political stability.

"Some people have told me they want to shift their operations to Laos but they want us to provide more facilities," he said.

He suggested that the one-stop service needs to be in operation all the time and if one person is absent or has gone to a meeting then another person needs to take their place.

He urged the ministries involved to act ethically and define the duties of officials employed at one-stop service offices to ensure they work efficiently, so there is transparency in the process to facilitate foreign investment in Laos.

Somsavat told yesterday's meeting that in previous years some people had complained about the length of time it took to obtain an investment license and said that all these problems need to be addressed urgently.

The government needs about US$15 billion to ensure the country's economic growth remains at 8 per cent over the next five years, of which 50 per cent will be sourced from domestic and foreign investment.

Laos has been attracting foreign investment since 1998 and has amended regulations and laws several times since then in response to the situation in Laos and to global changes, to boost investment in the country.

The government feels that sustained foreign investment will enable Laos to rise above poverty and leave the list of least developed countries by 2020.

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New storm warning for central Laos, watch out !!!

A tropical storm moving in from the South China Sea is on track to reach central regions of Laos from tomorow. People living in low-lying areas along rivers and in mountain areas are being warned to take all necessary precautions against potential flooding or landslide risks, the Meteorology and Hydrology Department warned today.

Tropical storm Haitang is the eighteenth in the region this year, and is expected to begin impacting on Xepon district in Savannakhet province early today before moving to Xaybuathong, Mahaxay and Thakhek districts in Khammuan province by nightfall. Wind speeds are expected to exceed 15km per hour, the department predicted.

By the time it reaches Laos, the storm may have weakened to tropical depression category.

The storm will reach Vientiane province and the capital by tomorrow morning, bringing the possibility of strong winds, heavy rain, flooding and landslides. Tropical storm Haitang will move more slowly than tropical storms Haima and Nock-Ten which hit in Laos in June and July, Weather Forecasting and Aeronautical Division Head Ms Souvanny Phonevilay said.

She said heavy rains associated with the storm are likely to be more isolated, with the storm system being narrower than Haima and Nock-ten. People in affected areas should take care when they go fishing or searching for food in forests, Ms Souvanny cautioned.

Water levels in the Mekong River were falling yesterday in central and southern provinces after rain subsided. The level of the river in Pakxe district, Champassak province, yesterday was 11.65m and is expected to drop to 11.49 tomorow.

Upstream in Savannakhet province the Mekong was at 10.15m yesterday and is expected to fall to 10.05m today, while in Thakhek district, Khammuan province, it is currently 12.38m and is expected to drop to 12.29m tomorow.

The level of the river in Pakxan district, Borikhamxay province, dropped from 13.34m yesterday to 12.98m today, while in Vientiane the Mekong has fallen from 10.06m and is expected to fall to 9.81m tomorow.

River levels are expected to rise again in cental and southern provinces as the storm passes over, Ms Souvanny said.

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ຫາງສຽງການຈັດຕັ້ງປະຕິບັດ ເປີດໄຟຕາລົດຈັກໃນຍາມກາງເວັນ

*(ຂປລ): ໃນກໍລະນີທີ່ມີຂ່າວ ກ່ຽວກັບ ສປປ ລາວ ຈະອະນຸຍາດໃຫ້ຜູ້ຂັບຂີ່ລົດຈັກ ມີສິດເປີດນຳໃຊ້ຕາໄຟລົດໃນກາງເວັນ ຊຶ່ງຈະທົດລອງເປີດນຳໃຊ້ໃນມໍ່ໆນີ້ນັ້ນ ກຳລັງເປັນຄຳຖາມ ແລະ ກາຍເປັນຫາງສຽງແຜ່ລາມໃນດ້ານບວກ ແລະ ລົບ ໃນສັງຄົມໂດຍລວມ ອັນເນື່ອງຈາກວ່າ ສະພາບ ແລະ ເງື່ອນໄຂຕົວຈິງ ຂອງປະເທດຍັງບໍ່ເໝາະສົມ ກັບວິຖີຊີວິດຂອງຄົນລາວ ທີ່ປະຕິບັດມາຕັ້ງແຕ່ດົນນານ ພ້ອມດຽວກັນນັ້ນ ອົງການສິ່ງແວດລ້ອມໂລກ ກໍຍັງໄດ້ປຸກລະດົມ ແລະ ຂົນຂວາຍໃຫ້ທຸກຊັ້ນຄົນໃນທົ່ວໂລກ ໃຫ້ມີສ່ວນຮ່ວມໃນການຫລຸດ ຜ່ອນພາວະໂລກຮ້ອນຢ່າງຕໍ່ເນື່ອງ ໂດຍສະເພາະການຫລຸດຜ່ອນການໃຊ້ໄຟຟ້າ ຫລື ປະເພດທີ່ກໍ່ໃຫ້ເກີດຄວາມຮ້ອນ ແລະ ເປັນຄວັນ ທີ່ບໍ່ຈຳເປັນໃນໂຮງຈັກ-ໂຮງງານ, ຄົວເຮືອນ, ຫ້ອງການ, ອາຄານ ແລະ ຢານພາຫະນະຕາມທ້ອງຖະໜົນຕ່າງໆ ເພື່ອຫລຸດຜ່ອນພາວະໂລກຮ້ອນທີ່ເພີ່ມຂຶ້ນຢ່າງຕໍ່ເນື່ອງ ຊຶ່ງໄດ້ກາຍເປັນສາເຫດສ່ວນໜຶ່ງເຮັດໃຫ້ສະພາບອາກາດມີການປ່ຽນແປງ.

ໃນກອງປະຊຸມ ກ່ຽວກັບການນຳເຂົ້າ ແລະ ການນຳໃຊ້ລົດຈັກ ທີ່ມີລະບົບເປີດໄຟຕາແບບອັດຕະໂນມັດ ຄັ້ງວັນທີ 27 ກໍລະກົດ 2011 ທີ່ສູນຝຶກອົບຮົມ ICTC ຫລັກ 5 ຜ່ານມານັ້ນ ໄດ້ເປີດເຜີຍວ່າ: ການນຳເຂົ້າ ແລະ ຂຶ້ນທະບຽນລົດທີ່ມີລະບົບເປີດໄຟຕາໜ້າອັດຕະໂນມັດ ຈາກໂຮງງານ ແລະ ນຳໃຊ້ຖາວອນຢູ່ ສປປ ລາວແມ່ນບໍ່ຂັດກັບບັນດານິຕິກຳທີ່ກ່ຽວຂ້ອງແຕ່ຢ່າງໃດ, ສາມາດໃຊ້ໄດ້ ເນື່ອງຈາກວ່າກົດໝາຍວ່າດ້ວຍການຈະລາຈອນທາງບົກ ໃນມາດຕາ 16 ໄດ້ກຳນົດ ໄວ້ວ່າ: ຍານພາຫະນະທຸກປະເພດທີ່ແລ່ນດ້ວຍເຄື່ອງຈັກ ຊຶ່ງນຳເຂົ້າເພື່ອຂຶ້ນທະບຽນຖາວອນຢູ່ ສປປ ລາວ ຕ້ອງມີໂຄງປະກອບສ້າງຖືກຕ້ອງຕາມມາດຕະຖານ ເຕັກນິກທີ່ໂຮງງານຜະລິດ, ແຕ່ຖ້າຫາກມີການດັດແປງໃສ່ສະວິກ ມອດ-ເປີດ ໄຟຕາແມ່ນຜິດຕໍ່ກົດໝາຍວ່າດ້ວຍການຈະລາຈອນທາງບົກ ແລະ ເປັນການລະ ເມີດລິຂະສິດ, ພັນທະສັນຍາຂອງບໍລິສັດຂອງລາວ ຕໍ່ບໍລິສັດແມ່ທີ່ເປັນຜູ້ຜະລິດລົດດັ່ງກ່າວ, ໝາຍຄວາມວ່າ ລົດຈັກທີ່ຜະລິດ ແລະ ນຳເຂົ້າຈາກຕ່າງປະ ເທດເຊັ່ນ: ໄທ, ຍີ່ປຸ່ນ, ມາເລເຊຍ ນັ້ນ ເຂົາເຈົ້າຜະລິດລົດຈັກໃນຮູບແບບທີ່ວ່າເມື່ອຕິດຈັກລົດ ແລະ ລະບົບໄຟຕາລົດຈະເປີດແບບອັດຕະໂນມັດທັນທີ.

ທ່ານ ສີສະໜຸດ ພັນທະຈັກ, ຫົວໜ້າພະແນກຄຸ້ມຄອງການຈະລາຈອນ-ຂັບຂີ່, ກະຊວງໂຍທາທິການ ແລະ ຂົນສົ່ງ ໄດ້ໃຫ້ສຳພາດນັກຂ່າວ ຈາກສຳນັກຂ່າວ ສານປະເທດລາວ ໃນວັນທີ 22 ກັນຍາ 2011 ນີ້ວ່າ: ການເປີດໃຫ້ຜູ້ຂັບຂີ່ລົດຈັກ ມີສິດເປີດຕາໄຟຍາມກາງເວັນນັ້ນ ຖືວ່າເປັນເລື່ອງໃໝ່ສຳລັບຄົນລາວ ແຕ່ປະເທດເພື່ອນບ້ານ ຫລື ຕ່າງປະເທດ ແມ່ນໄດ້ໃຊ້ເປັນປົກກະຕິແລ້ວເຊັ່ນ: ໄທ, ມາເລເຊຍ, ອິນໂດເນເຊຍ, ສິ່ງກະໂປ ແລະ ປະເທດອື່ນໆ ສະເພາະຢູ່ ສປປ ລາວນັ້ນ ກໍມີແຜນຈະຈັດຕັ້ງປະບັດທົດລອງນຳໃຊ້ພາຍໃນທ້າຍເດືອນກັນຍາ 2011.

ແຕ່ແນວໃດກໍດີ ຂັ້ນຕອນຂອງກແຜນການຈັດຕັ້ງປະຕິບັດ ການເປີດ ໄຟຕາລົດກາງເວັນນັ້ນ ຍັງຢູ່ຂັ້ນຕອນການພິຈາລະນາເພີ່ມຕື່ມ ຈາກລັດຖະບານ. ທ່ານຫົວໜ້າພະແນກຄຸ້ມຄອງການຈະລາຈອນ-ຂັບຂີ່ ຍັງອະທິບາຍວ່າ: ກ່ອນແຜນຈະເລີ່ມປະຕິບັດນັ້ນ ຈະເລີ່ມທຳຄວາມເຂົ້າໃຈໃຫ້ແກ່ປະຊາຊົນ ແລະ ປະ ສານສົມທົບກັບບັນດາກະຊວງ ຫລື ອົງການທີ່ກ່ຽວ ຂ້ອງສາກ່ອນ ເພື່ອຮັບປະກັນການຈັດຕັ້ງປະຕິບັດນັ້ນ ມີຄວາມສະດວກສະບາຍ ແລະ ເຂົ້າໃຈຢ່າງເລິກເຊິ່ງ. ຂະນະທີ່ ນັກວິຊາການຈາກອົງການສິ່ງແວດລ້ອມ ໄດ້ໃຫ້ທັດສະນະໃນກໍລະນີເປີດໄຟຕາລົດກາງເວັນ ໃນ ສປປ ລາວ ວ່າ: ປະເທດລາວເປັນປະເທດທີ່ມີຮີດ ຄອງປະເພນີ ແລະ ວັດທະນະທຳ ທີ່ເປັນເອກະລັກໂດຍສ່ວນໃຫຍ່ເຂົາເຈົ້າບໍ່ມັກການລົບກວນ ແລະ ມັກຢູ່ໃນຄວາມສະຫງົບ ຕາມວິຖີຊີວິດດັ້ງເດີມ ສະນັ້ນ ການເປີດໄຟຕາລົດກາງເວັນ ອາດກາຍເປັນສ່ວນໜຶ່ງໃນການສ້າງຄວາມສັບສົນ ແລະ ລົບກວນສະມາທິໃນການຂັບຂີ່ລົດ ຫລື ຄົນຍາງຂ້າງຖະໜົນ ຊຶ່ງອາດມີ ຄວາມສ່ຽງໃນການເກີດອຸບັດເຫດໄດ້ງ່າຍ ສະພາບທີ່ປະເທດທີ່ມີເງື່ອນໄຂສະພາບແວດລ້ອມ ຫລື ດິນຟ້າອາກາດທີ່ປອດໂປ່ງ ພ້ອມດຽວກັນນັ້ນ ປະເທດລາວ ອາດຈະບໍ່ເໝາະສົມກັບການຂັບຂີ່ລົດຈັກເປີດຕາໄຟກາງເວັນ ເນື່ອງຈາກວ່າປະເທດລາວເປັນປະເທດທີ່ບໍ່ມີນ້ຳໝອກ ຫລື ຫິມະທີ່ປົກຄຸ້ມໃນຍາມກາງເວັນ ໃນ ຫລາຍຊົ່ວໂມງ ຄື ກັບປະເທດເອີຣົບ ແລະ ບັນດາປະເທດຕ່າງໆ, ຍົກເວັ້ນຝົນຕົກແຮງໃນຍາມກາງເວັນນັ້ນຖືວ່າເປັນເລື່ອງປົກກະຕິ. ສ່

ວນປະຊາຊົນ ແລະ ຜູ້ຂັບຂີ່ລົດສ່ວນໃຫຍ່ ຍັງເຫັນວ່າ: ການທີ່ປະກົດເຫັນປະເທດເພື່ອນບ້ານ ແລະ ຕ່າງປະເທດ ປະຕິບັດການນຳໃຊ້ເປີດຕາໄຟລົດໃນຍາມກາງເວັນນັ້ນ ຖືວ່າເປັນ ຄວາມຄິດ ແລະ ລະບົບຂອງເຂົາເຈົ້າ ແຕ່ສຳລັບ ສປປ ລາວ ຄວນເບິ່ງຫາທີ່ສົມເຫດສົມຜົນຫລາຍກວ່າຈະຮຽນແບບເຂົາເຈົ້າທຸກໆຢ່າງ ສະນັ້ນ ການເປີດຕາ ໄຟລົດກາງເວັນອາດຈະບໍ່ຊ່ວຍໃຫ້ຈຳນວນອຸບັດຕິເຫດຫລຸດລົງໄດ້ ຖ້າເມື່ອໃດຄົນຫາກບໍ່ມີຈິດສຳນຶກ, ບໍ່ເຂົ້າໃຈ ແລະ ບໍ່ນັບຖືກົດລະບຽບຢ່າງເຂັ້ມງວດໃນການ ສັນຈອນໄປມາຕາມທ້ອງຖະໜົນ. ກຸ່ມຜູ້ຜະລິດ ແລະ ນຳເຂົ້າລົດຈາກ ສປ ຈີນ ແລະ ສ. ເກົາຫລີ ໄດ້ກ່າວວ່າ: ການຜະລິດລົດຈັກ ຫລື ພາຫະນະຄວນເບິ່ງຫລາຍປັດໃຈ ເພື່ອຕອບສະໜອງ ຄວາມຕ້ອງການຂອງຜູ້ບໍລິໂພກ ໂດຍສະເພາະປະເທດທີ່ມີເງື່ອນໄຂ ແລະ ລະບົບການເມືອງແຕກຕ່າງກັນນັ້ນຄວນນຳໃຊ້ ແລະ ປັບວິທີໃຫ້ສອດຄ່ອງກັບ ພຶດຕິກຳຂອງຜູ້ບໍລິໂພກ ສະນັ້ນ ຜະລິດລົດສາມາດສ້າງຂຶ້ນເພື່ອຈຸດປະສົງຂອງຕະຫລາດໃດຕະຫລາດໜຶ່ງ ໂດຍບໍ່ຈຳເປັນຈະຕ້ອງຢືດຖືວິທີເດັດຖານແບບ ດຽວກັນ.

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ໃນສົກງົບປະມານປີ 2011-2012 ນີ້,ລັດຖະບານ ຈະໄດ້ເອົາໃຈໃສ່ເພີ່ມລາຍ ຈ່າຍເຂົ້າໃນຂົງເຂດສະຫວັດດີການສັງຄົມແລະຊີວິດການ ເປັນຢູ່ຂອງພະນັກງານ-ລັດ ຖະກອນຕື່ມ, ໂດຍຈະເພີ່ມ ດັດສະນີເງິນເດືອນພະນັກ ງານ-ລັດຖະກອນ 500 ຕໍ່ ດັດສະນີ (ຫຼືເພີ່ມຈາກ 3.000 ກີບ ມາເປັນ 3.500 ກີບຕໍ່ ດັດສະນີ ) ສຳລັບການປະຕິ ບັດນະໂຍບາຍຕໍ່ພະນັກງານ ທ່ີເຮັດວຽກຢູ່ເຂດຫ່າງໄກສອກ ຫຼີກ, ນະໂຍບາຍກວດພະຍາດ ແລະ ປິ່ນປົວບໍ່ເສຍຄ່າຕໍ່ແມ່ ມານແລະເດັກນ້ອຍອາຍຸຕໍ່າ ກ່ວາ 5 ປີນັ້ນ

ລັດຖະ ບານກໍໄດ້ຂຶ້ນແຜນເພື່ອຮອງຮັບລາຍຈ່າຍດັ່ງກ່າວ, ຕາມ ນະໂຍບາຍທີ່ລັດຖະບານໄດ້ຕົກລົງໄວ້ແລ້ວ, ນອກນັ້ນຍັງ ຈະໄດ້ປະຕິບັດນະໂຍບາຍຕໍ່ຜູ້ມີຜົນງານຄວາມງາມຄວາມດີຕໍ່ປະເທດຊາດ, ດ້ວຍການ ແກ້ໄຂບຳນານຄືນໃຫມ່ຕາມ ດຳລັດເລກທີ 24/ນຍ. ຊຶ່ງໄດ້ ໃຊ້ງົບປະມານເປັນຈຳນວນ ຫລວງຫລາຍ. ນີ້ແມ່ນເນື້ອ ໃນບາງຕອນໃນການສະເຫນີກ່ຽວກັບການຈັດຕັ້ງປະຕິບັດແຜນງົບປະມານ 8 ເດືອນ ແລະ ມາດຕະການຕົ້ນຕໍໃນ 4 ເດືອນທ້າຍສົກປີ 2010-2011 ແລະ ຮ່າງແຜນງົບປະ ມານແຫ່ງລັດສົກປີ 2011-2012 ຕໍ່ກອງປະຊຸມຄັ້ງປະ ຖົມມະລືກຂອງສະພາແຫ່ງ ຊາດຊຸດທີ VII ໃນມື້ວັນສຸກທີ 17 ມິຖຸນານີ້, ໂດຍແມ່ນທ່ານ ສົມດີ ດວງດີ ອະດີດລັດຖະ ມົນຕີວ່າການກະຊວງການ ເງິນ.

ສຳລັບໃນ 8 ເດືອນສົກປີ 2010-2011 ນັ້ນ ໂດຍລວມ ແລ້ວເຫັນວ່າສາມາດປະຕິ ບັດລາຍຮັບໄດ້ຕາມປົກກະຕິປຽບໃສ່ປີຜ່ານມາ ເປັນຕົ້ນ ແມ່ນລາຍຮັບຈາກພາສີ ແລະ ສ່ວຍສາອາກອນ. ຈາກໂຄງ ການບໍ່ແຮ່. ຈາກສິນຄ້ານຳ ເຂ້ົາ ແລະອື່ນໆ. ເຊິ່ງສາມາດ ປະຕິບັດລາຍຮັບເຂົ້າງົບປະ ມານໄດ້ທັງຫມົດ: 8.790,53 ຕື້ກີບເທົ່າກັບ 67,51% ຂອງ ແຜນການປີ,ໃນນັ້ນລາຍຮັບສູນ ກາງປະຕິບັດໄດ້ 7.536,90 ເທົ່າກັບ 66,34% ຂອງແຜນ ການປີແລະລາຍຮັບຈາກທ້ອງ ຖ່ິນປະຕິບັດໄດ້ 1.253,63 ເທົ່າກັບ75,49% ຂອງແຜນ ການປີ,ດ້ານການຈັດຕັ້ງປະຕິ ບັດລາຍຈ່າຍງົບປະມານໃນ 8 ເດືອນກໍມີທັງຫມົດ8.684,55 ຕື້ກີບເທົ່າ 57,29% ຂອງແຜນ ການປີ, ລາຍຈ່າຍຂ້ັນສູນກາງ ມີ 6.771,54 ຕື້ກີບ ແລະ ລາຍຈ່າຍຂອງທ້ອງຖ່ິນມີ 1.913,02 ຕື້ກີບ.

ສ່ວນການຈັດຕັ້ງປະຕິບັດ ລາຍຮັບເຂົ້າງົບປະມານໃນ 4 ເດືອນທ້າຍສົກ 2010-2011 ກໍປະຕິບັດໄດ້ທັງຫມົດ 4.231,12 ຕື້ກີບ ເທົ່າກັບ 32,49% ຂອງແຜນການປີ, ໃນນັ້ນລາຍຮັບສູນກາງປະຕິບັດໄດ້ 3.824,09 ຕື້ກີບ ເທົ່າກັບ 33,66% ຂອງແຜນ ການປີ. ໃນນັ້ນລາຍຈ່າຍສູນ ກາງປະຕິບັດໄດ້ 5.296,46 ຕື້ກີບເທົ່າກັບ 43,89% ຂອງ ແຜນການປີ ແລະ ຈ່າຍທ້ອງ ຖ່ິນປະຕິບັດໄດ້ 1.179,22 ຕື້ ກີບ ເທົ່າກັບ 38,13% ຂອງ ແຜນການປີ.

ສຳລັບສົກປີ 2011-2012 ລັດຖະບານຕ້ອງສູ້ຊົນສ້າງ ລາຍຮັບໃຫ້ໄດ້ທັງຫມົດ 15.726,15 ຕື້ກີບ, ທຽບໃສ່ ສົກປີຜ່ານມາເພີ່ມຂຶ້ນ 20,77% ຫຼືເທ່ົາກັບ 22,53% ຂອງ GDP, ໃນນັ້ນລາຍຮັບ ພາຍໃນໃຫ້ໄດ້ 11.516,11 ຕື້ກີບ, ທຽບໃສ່ສົກປີຜ່ານມາ ເພີ່ມຂຶ້ນ 20,84% ຫລືເທົ່າ ກັບ 16,50% ຂອງ GFP( ມູນ ຄ່າຂອງ GDP 69.800 ຕື້ ກີບ ). ຄາດຫມາຍລາຍຈ່າຍ ສົກປີ 2011-2012 ແມ່ນອີງ ຕາມຄວາມອາດສາມາດຂຸດຄົົ້ນລາຍຮັບ ພາຍໃນແລະຕ່າງ ປະເທດແຕ່ຈະສາມາດຕອບ ສະໜອງລາຍຈ່າຍໄດ້ສູງສຸດບໍ່ເກີນ 17.831,11 ຕື້ກີບ, ທຽບໃສ່ສົກປີຜ່ານມາເພ່ີມຂຶ້ນ ຫລືເທົ່າກັບ 25,55% ຂອງ GDP.

ໃນກອງປະຊຸມບັນດາ ສສຊ ກໍໄດ້ປະກອບຄຳເຫັນ ຢ່າງກົງໄປກົງມາ ແລະ ສ້າງ ສັນໃສ່ບົດລາຍງານກ່ຽວກັບ ການຈັດຕັ້ງປະຕິບັດແຜນງົບປະມານ 8 ເດືອນ ມາດຕະ ການຕົ້ນຕໍໃນ 4 ເດືອນທ້າຍ ສົກປີ 2010-2011 ແລະຮ່າງ ແຜນງົບປະມານແຫ່ງລັດສົກປີ 2011-2012 ເຮັດໃຫ້ກອງ ປະຊຸມໃນມື້ທີ 3 ນີ້ດຳເນີນໄປ ດ້ວຍບັນຍາກາດອັນດີງາມ.

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All Mobile phone users in Laos need to be registered

Mobile phone users in Laos will soon be registered in a bid to assess the exact number of users and determine the real growth of the telecoms sector, a senior official said on Friday.

The government has approved a proposal to register mobile phone users based on a request from the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications earlier this month.

The ministry's Deputy Minister Padapphet Sayakhot told Vientiane Times on Friday that registration will start next month. Those who fail to register will have their mobile invalidated.

“Telecom operators tell us th at about 10 million people are using mobile phones. But what we find is that some people buy a sim card and use it f or only one or two weeks and then throw it away, while the operator continues to register the card user,” he said. Mr Padapphet said registration will avoid wasteful investment in the sector because operators can cancel any number that is no longer in use.

“Now users often complain when we invalidate their number, so we want to set a rule to regulate phone usage and improve management.”

Some people have two or three sim cards to make sure they can always contact their friends and business associates if they cannot get a signal from one service provider.

Laos has a population of 6 million people, with more and more using mobile phones, including in rural areas.

There are four main service providers - Lao Telecommunications Company, Enterprise of Telecommunications Lao, Star Telecom Co Ltd, and Vi mpelcom Lao Co Ltd.

The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications is one of four new ministries approved during the first session of the National Assembly in June. The ministry is working to improve its structure and allocating officials to supervise various departments.

Mr Padapphet said the ministry aims to expand the use of the Lao language option on mobile phones and incorporate mobiles in areas such as e-mobile and mobile banking.

One of the most important issues is to make sure that more people in rural areas can access the Internet and obtain information they can use to improve their livelihoods, he said.

By Somsack Pongkhao

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Luang Prabang set to play host to one of the largest cross-country running events in the Southeast Asia

Luang Prabang, the stunning French colonial town perched in the jungles of Northern Laos, is this autumn set to play host to one of the largest cross-country running events in the Southeast Asia.

(TRAVPR.COM) THAILAND - September 9th, 2011 - The 13th Mekong Indochina Hash, organised by global running and drinking club the Hash House Harriers, will be held in Luang Prabang this year and the town's hotels, guesthouses and restaurants can expect to enjoy a bumper few days of it.

The Hash House Harriers has been around in Southeast Asia for decades and advertises itself proudly as 'A drinking club for people with a running problem'. The club has chapters in every major city in all the nations of Indochina, and this year it is the turn of Luang Prabang to host the Interhash - a huge meeting of all the various Hashes in the region.

The format of the meet is a couple of major, long-distance runs through the jungles of Laos following trails set by designated 'Hares'. A ‘Hash Circle’ where runners get together, drink cold beer, sing songs and generally have a good time then follows the run.

This year's Mekong Interhash is the 13th of its kind and visitors are expected to attend from as far afield as Australia, the USA and many European countries.

More info: http://www.hashlaos.com/

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