News on Friday09/5/2008 - PM meets new Sri Lankan ambassador - Vice NA President meets leading MIC officials - President expresses sympathy to Myanmar - Laos marks International Red Cross Day - Luang Namtha lifts bird flu control - Hundreds of millions US dollars of foreign investment registered - Poland’s National Day marked - Coping with illegal labour, NA Vice President calls on - LSW delegation attends the 20th ASEAN Labour Ministers’ meeting - Nayobay Bank in Luang Prabang releases 10 bln kip for market-oriented production News on Thursday 08/5/2008 - President receives credentials from New foreign ambassadors - PM asks Nasaithong to strengthen their ownership over social-economic development - LXML delivers US$ 20 m dividends to Laos - Training in irrigation management - Reducing imitation motorcycles - Khokaodor supports 739 million kip for electricity installation - LTC grants assistance to Patouxay and Xieng Gnuen parks - Vientiane province earns US$ 3 million in the first half - Laos-Japan cooperation on human research - Government expresses sympathy to Myanmar News on Wednesday 07/5/2008 - President of the Republic receives credentials from new ambassadors of Brunei, Portugal, Mexico, Iceland and South Africa - Laos and Vietnam to cooperate in public administration - Phongsaly governor inspects village development cluster building in Bounneua district - Khokaodor region supports 739 million kip for electricity installation - Deputy Foreign Minister meets Japanese guest -Training on irrigation management held - Foreign Deputy Minister calls on reducing development gap - Swiss delegation visits Laos - Supreme People’s Prosecutor Chairman visits five districts - Laos, Vietnam share experience on civil servants administration News on Tuesday 06/5/2008 -Premier receives Japan’s Foreign Ministry delegation - President visits Bokeo - Senior MIC officials awarded 30-year Lao PDR medals - Thai Princess donates grant - Copies of State Inspection Law handed over - Laos, Vietnam stimulate economic development through co-operation - ANZVCB opens new branch in Vientiane - That Luang Area Development will start soon - High-end furniture returns to local market - Training in youth radio programmes News on Monday 05/5/2008 -Vientiane walks for May Day 2008 -Foreign Deputy Minister inspects World vision project in Savannakhet -Nambak to have no poor by 2009 -Laos, Japan discuss on cooperation expansion -Luang Namtha receives 90 million kip for bird flu compensation -TOYOTA supports U-19 football players -New school in Ban Nong Phou opens -Training course on youth radio programmes -Master plan draft meeting on ASEAN social-culture community held -Vientiane Province receives assistance News on Friday 02/5/2008 -PM stresses Kip stability maintenance -Development village cluster building, advises President -Monthly NA meeting improves agenda of its fifth session -Defence minister visits focal development area of Thongmisay -Launch of TOKO Lao Assurance -Nalao and Nong Niao schools receive assistance -Nam Ngieb 1 hydropower project helps resettlement -Library of Xiengkhouang receives children books -ADB Assisting Lao PDR to Serve Poor Rural Communities -Seminar on working overseas held in Champassak ================================================================