(KPL) New People�s Security Museum was officially opened in Vientiane Capital, on 24 March, for public to welcome the upcoming 50th founding anniversary of public security force (5 April 1961-5 April 2011).
Colonel Somvang Thammasith who is in charge of museum construction project said that the museum is a value place for local people including government officials, military, policemen, students and others who want to see and learn about our history and achievements of the security force.
He added that the museum is an information centre of a long history of the Lao security forces, display a great contribution of the past senior revolutionary leaders, as well as current leaders and history of Lao People�s Revolutionary Party movement.
The construction of People�s Security Museum was a total worth of US$75.9 billion, which was a sole budget of Lao government.
�The construction works of People�s Security Museum has been undertaken for nine months, which started in June 2010 and completed this month.
The museum with four storeys is built on 9,888 square metres consisting of an office, a meeting room, a library, a computer room and three storeys are exhibition rooms.
Cut the ribbon to open the museum were Minister of Public Security Thongbanh Seng-aphone and Director of Dara Chalearn Construction Company, Mr. Bounchone Sengdara in the witnesses of officials concerned.
form kplnet.net
Monday, March 28, 2011
Japan grants more than US$700, 000 for Lao UXO clearance
(KPL) Government of Japan has agreed to provide a grant total US$744,680 in support of UXO Lao operations in southern provinces of Saravane and Sekong, for 2011.
The grant contract was signed in Vientiane Capital, on 25 March between the Director of Lao National UXO, Mr. Bounpone Sayasenh and Ambassador of Japan to the Lao PDR, Ms. Junko Yokota.
The signing ceremony was witnessed by the Minister of Labour and Social Welfare, Mrs. Onchanh Thammavong, UNDP resident representative a.i Ms. Kyoko Yokosuka and representatives from Lao Government.
Japan is one of the largest donors to the UXO Lao. The Japanese Government has provided more than US$8.7 million to the UXO Lao from 2006, supporting operation in Saravane, Sekong, Attapeu and Xiengkhouang provinces.
Since 1996, the UXO Lao has cleared more than 19,185 hectares of land, including 16,054 hectares of agricultural land with more than US$3.3 million beneficiaries.
It has also visited 8,494 villages, conducting community awareness activities on the dangers of UXO to more than 2,153,000 villagers. In the process of conducting operation, it has destroyed more than 973,274 items of UXO, of which 46 per cent are sub munitions from cluster bombs.
The UXO Lao currently receives support from donor countries including Australia, Germany, European Commission, Japan, Ireland, Luxembourg, Norway, New Zealand, Poland, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States of America. It also received support from private foundations of World Without Mines (WWM) and Intrepid Foundation.
Mme Onchanh expressed thanks the Japanese Government and people for providing financial support of UXOs clearance and human saving over the past five years.
The problem of UXOs pose a threat for Lao people and more than 300 Lao people per year fall the UXO victims.
The UXOs is also a barrier for agriculture production and socio-economic development.
�This grant is a great contribution to the reduction poverty programme,� she added.
Ambassador of Japan to Lao PDR Ms. Junko Yokota expected that, �today�s grant assistance will enable the UXO Lao to continue to implement their activities such as UXO clearance, survey tasks and capacity building of their staff in Saravane and Sekong provinces.
It will contribute not only to reducing the number of human casualties but also increasing the amount of the land available for agricultural production and other socio-economic activities in the two provinces, she said.
As you know, the first meeting of state parties of the Convention on Cluster Munitions was held in Vientiane last year. I hope that our grant assistance this time will contribute to the effort of Lao Government in meeting the legal obligations under the Convention, leading to achievement of the Millennium Development Goals until 2015, she added.
Although Japan is now facing the unprecedented difficulty caused by the earthquake and tsunami, the government and people of Japan are united to overcome the hard time. On behalf people of Japan, I would like to take this opportunity to extend our sincere gratitude to the government and people of Lao PDR and people of all other nation for their heartfelt inquiries and sympathies which have been a great consolation and encouragement to not only the families of victims but also the entire society of Japan, she added.
from kplnet.net
The grant contract was signed in Vientiane Capital, on 25 March between the Director of Lao National UXO, Mr. Bounpone Sayasenh and Ambassador of Japan to the Lao PDR, Ms. Junko Yokota.
The signing ceremony was witnessed by the Minister of Labour and Social Welfare, Mrs. Onchanh Thammavong, UNDP resident representative a.i Ms. Kyoko Yokosuka and representatives from Lao Government.
Japan is one of the largest donors to the UXO Lao. The Japanese Government has provided more than US$8.7 million to the UXO Lao from 2006, supporting operation in Saravane, Sekong, Attapeu and Xiengkhouang provinces.
Since 1996, the UXO Lao has cleared more than 19,185 hectares of land, including 16,054 hectares of agricultural land with more than US$3.3 million beneficiaries.
It has also visited 8,494 villages, conducting community awareness activities on the dangers of UXO to more than 2,153,000 villagers. In the process of conducting operation, it has destroyed more than 973,274 items of UXO, of which 46 per cent are sub munitions from cluster bombs.
The UXO Lao currently receives support from donor countries including Australia, Germany, European Commission, Japan, Ireland, Luxembourg, Norway, New Zealand, Poland, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States of America. It also received support from private foundations of World Without Mines (WWM) and Intrepid Foundation.
Mme Onchanh expressed thanks the Japanese Government and people for providing financial support of UXOs clearance and human saving over the past five years.
The problem of UXOs pose a threat for Lao people and more than 300 Lao people per year fall the UXO victims.
The UXOs is also a barrier for agriculture production and socio-economic development.
�This grant is a great contribution to the reduction poverty programme,� she added.
Ambassador of Japan to Lao PDR Ms. Junko Yokota expected that, �today�s grant assistance will enable the UXO Lao to continue to implement their activities such as UXO clearance, survey tasks and capacity building of their staff in Saravane and Sekong provinces.
It will contribute not only to reducing the number of human casualties but also increasing the amount of the land available for agricultural production and other socio-economic activities in the two provinces, she said.
As you know, the first meeting of state parties of the Convention on Cluster Munitions was held in Vientiane last year. I hope that our grant assistance this time will contribute to the effort of Lao Government in meeting the legal obligations under the Convention, leading to achievement of the Millennium Development Goals until 2015, she added.
Although Japan is now facing the unprecedented difficulty caused by the earthquake and tsunami, the government and people of Japan are united to overcome the hard time. On behalf people of Japan, I would like to take this opportunity to extend our sincere gratitude to the government and people of Lao PDR and people of all other nation for their heartfelt inquiries and sympathies which have been a great consolation and encouragement to not only the families of victims but also the entire society of Japan, she added.
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PM meets DPRK Information Committee delegation
(KPL) H.E Mr. Thongsing Thammavong, Prime Minister of the Lao PDR received at his office on 25 March a delegation of the Democratic People�s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Information Committee headed by its Vice-Chairman Jong Yong Chol.
The DPRK delegation arrived here on 24 March for short working visit to Laos as a guest of ministry of information and culture.
At the amicable talk, PM Thongsing Thammavong praised and highly evaluated the visit to Laos of Mr. Jong Yong Chol and his delegation as a big contribution to further strengthening the friendship relation and co-operation between the two parties, states and people of Laos and DPRK, especially between the DPRK Information Committee and ministry of information and culture.
On 25 March, the DPRK delegation also has a working session with Ministry of Information and Culture where the sides discussed and shared their point of view on the way to improve their co-operation and assistance in the field of information based on the real conditions.
The sides also agreed to publish the information of each other and exchange their co-operation in the field of media, particularly in the sector newspaper, radio and television. The DPRK delegation also visited a number of Lao media organizations and historical sites.
from kplnet.net
The DPRK delegation arrived here on 24 March for short working visit to Laos as a guest of ministry of information and culture.
At the amicable talk, PM Thongsing Thammavong praised and highly evaluated the visit to Laos of Mr. Jong Yong Chol and his delegation as a big contribution to further strengthening the friendship relation and co-operation between the two parties, states and people of Laos and DPRK, especially between the DPRK Information Committee and ministry of information and culture.
On 25 March, the DPRK delegation also has a working session with Ministry of Information and Culture where the sides discussed and shared their point of view on the way to improve their co-operation and assistance in the field of information based on the real conditions.
The sides also agreed to publish the information of each other and exchange their co-operation in the field of media, particularly in the sector newspaper, radio and television. The DPRK delegation also visited a number of Lao media organizations and historical sites.
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