ເບຍນຳເຂົ້າ ໃນນະຄອນຫຼວງວຽງຈັນ

You can’t take two steps in any direction in Laos without passing a Beerlao sign proudly displaying its yellow background and tiger’s head crest. You can buy Beerlao almost anywhere in Vientiane; bars, restaurants, nightclubs, minimarts, supermarkets, roadside stalls – even some hairdressers or pet stores! Tiger Beer is not far behind, and if you look carefully you’ll find Carlsberg and Namkhong Beer too. These are great beers, of course, and Laotians are lucky to have such good local beers… but is it possible to have too much of a good thing? They say variety is the spice of life and when it comes to drinking beer there are times when you just might want to try something different.

Luckily, certain bars and restaurants in Vientiane serve imported beers. It’s not easy to tell which bars or restaurants serve imported beer, so below is a Work Live Laos map that will direct you to those in Vientiane serving Belgian, German, Japanese and Mexican beers:

ບໍ່ວ່າຈະເດີນທາງໄປແຫ່ງຫົນໃດຂອງປະເທດລາວ ທ່ານກໍ່ຈະພົບເຫັນປ້າຍ ເບຍລາວ ທີ່ມີພື້ນສີເຫຼືອງ ແລະ ສັນຍາລັກກາຫົວເສືອ ທີ່ຕັ້ງພົ້ນເດັ່ນກະຈາຍຢູ່ທົ່ວໄປ, ທ່ານສາມາດຊື້ ເບຍລາວ ໄດ້ຢູ່ເກືອບທຸກມຸມໃນນະຄອນຫຼວງວຽງຈັນ ເຊັ່ນ: ຮ້ານບາຣ໌, ຮ້ານອາຫານ, ສະຖານບັນເທິງ, ຮ້ານມິນິມາດ, ຮ້ານຊັບພະສິນຄ້າ, ຮ້ານຕາມແຄມທາງ, ແລະ ລວມທັ່ງ ໃນຮ້ານຕັດຜົມ ຫຼື ຮ້ານຂາຍສັດລ້ຽງກໍ່ຍັງມີ!  ເບຍໄທເກິ ກໍ່ບໍ່ໄດ້ນ້ອຍໜ້າ, ແລະ ຖ້າສັງເກດເບິ່ງດີໆ ທ່ານກໍ່ຍັງຈະເຫັນວ່າມີ ເບຍຄາສ໌ເບີກ ແລະ ເບຍນ້ຳຂອງ ອີກນຳ. ເບຍເລົ່ານີ້ ລ້ວນແລ້ວແຕ່ເປັນເບຍທີ່ມີລົດຊາດດີ ແລະ ຄົນລາວ ໂຊກດີຫຼາຍທີ່ມີເບຍຜະລິດຢູ່ພາຍໃນປະເທດເອງ… ແຕ່ວ່າ ສິ່ງມີດີໆ ນັ້ນຖ້າມັນຫາກມີຫຼາຍເກີນໄປໂພດມັນກໍ່ຈະຄັກຢູ່ບໍ່? ມີບາງຄົນເວົ້າວ່າ ຄວາມຫຼາກຫຼາຍ ແມ່ນລົດຊາດຂອງຊີວິດ ແລະ ຖ້າມາເວົ້າເຖິງການດື່ມເບຍ ບາງຄັ້ງທ່ານກໍ່ອາດຈະຢາກລອງດື່ມເບຍຊະນິດໃໝ່ອຶ່ນໆ ທີ່ມັນແຕກຕ່າງອີກນຳ.

ໂຊກຍັງດີ ທີ່ມີຮ້ານບາຣ໌ ແລະ ຮ້ານອາຫານຈຳນວນໜຶ່ງ ຢູ່ນະຄອນຫຼວງວຽງຈັນ ໄດ້ຂາຍເບຍນຳເຂົ້າເພື່ອໃຫ້ທ່ານໄດ້ໄປຫາດື່ມ ກັນ. ມັນຂ້ອນຂ້າງຍາກທີ່ຈະບອກວ່າຮ້ານເລົ່ານັ້ນຕັ້ງຢູ່ບອນໃດ, ສະນັ້ນ ໃຫ້ທ່ານຈົ່ງເບິ່ງຕາມແຜນທີ່ຂອງ Work Live Laos ຂ້າງລຸ່ມນີ້ ເພື່ອນຳທ່ານໄປຫາສະຖານທີ່ ທີ່ຂາຍເບຍ ເບວຢຽມ, ເຢຍລະມັນ, ຍີປຸ່ນ ແລະ ແມັກຊິໂກ:

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ໄມໂຄຣຊອບ (Microsoft) ປະ­ກາດເມື່ອວັນພຸດທີ່ຜ່ານມາວ່າ (18/07/2012) ທາງບໍ­ລິ­ສັດໄດ້ກຳ­ນົດວັນເປີດໂຕລະ­ບົບປະ­ຕິ­ບັດການຮຸ່ນໃໝ່ Windows 8 ຢ່າງເປັນທາງການ ໃນວັນສຸກ ທີ 26 ຕຸ­ລາ ປີນີ້ ຢ່າງ­ໃດກໍ່ຕາມ ທາງໄມໂຄຣຊອບບໍ່ໄດ້ກ່າວເຖິງວ່າ ໄລ­ຍະດັ່ງ­ກ່າວຈະມີການວາງຈຳ­ໜ່າຍ Surface ຫຼືບໍ່? …

ໄມໂຄຣຊອບ ໄດ້ທະວິດ (Twitter) ຂໍ້­ຄວາມຜ່ານບັນ­ຊີຜູ້ໃຊ້ @Windows ວ່າ “ໃຫ້ເຮັດເຄື່ອງ­ໝາຍໃນລະ­ບົບປະ­ຕິ­ບັດການຂອງທ່ານໄດ້ເລີຍ ວິນໂດ 8 ຈະເປີດໂຕໃນວັນທີ 26 ຕຸ­ລາ 2012” ນອກ­ຈາກນີ້ ສະ­ຕີເວນ ໄຊນອບສະກີ ປະ­ທານຝ່າຍວິນໂດຂອງບໍ­ລິ­ສັດ ຍັງໄດ້ປະ­ກາດຂ່າວນີ້ ໃນກອງປະ­ຊຸມຝ່າຍຂາຍປະ­ຈຳປີ ຊຶ່ງເມື່ອຕົ້ນເດືອນຜ່ານມາ ໄມໂຄຣຊອບ ໄດ້ຢືນ­ຢັນວ່າ Windows 8 ຈະເປີດໂຕໃນເດືອນຕຸ­ລາ ແນ່­ນອນ ແຕ່ບໍ່ໄດ້ລະ­ບຸວັນຊັດເຈນ ໂດຍລະ­ບົບປະ­ຕິ­ບັດການຮຸ່ນໃໝ່ ຈະສາ­ມາດທຳງານຮ່ວມກັບອຸ­ປະ­ກອນອິນພຸດຕ່າງໆ (Input) ໄດ້ທຸກຊະ­ນິດ ເຊັ່ນ ລະ­ບົບໜ້າຈໍສຳ­ຜັດ ເມົາສ (Mouse) ຄີບອດ (Keyboard) ແລະ ສະໄຕລັສ (Stylus).

ສຳ­ລັບ ແທັບເລັດ (Tablet) Microsoft Surface ທີ່ກ່ອນໜ້ານີ້ມີລາຍງານວ່າ ຈະວາງຕະ­ຫຼາດພ້ອມໆກັບ Windows 8 ແລະ ໄດ້ມີການແນະ­ນຳສິນ­ຄ້າດັ່ງ­ກ່າວໄປແລ້ວເມື່ອເດືອນທີ່ຜ່ານມາ ແຕ່ທາງບໍ­ລິ­ສັດກໍ່ບໍ່ໄດ້ມີການກ່າວເຖິງ ຫຼື ໂພສ (Post) ຂໍ້­ຄວາມແຕ່ຢ່າງ­ໃດ ນອກ­ຈາກນີ້ ທາງບໍ­ລິ­ສັດຍັງກ່າວເຖິງ Windows Phone 8 ອີກດ້ວຍ ໂດຍຄາດວ່າຈະມີກຳ­ນົດເປີດໂຕໃນໄລ­ຍະໃກ້ໆກັບວັນທີ່ Windows 8 ເປີດໂຕ ຊຶ່ງກໍ່ຕ້ອງລໍ­ຖ້າຕິດ­ຕາມເບິ່ງຄວາມຊັດເຈນອີກຕໍ່ໄປ.

ຈາກ: ວຽງຈັນໃຫມ່
ຮຽບຮຽງໂດຍ: ນ.ລາ­ຊາ

Windows 8 Released Tomorrow

Microsoft has announced that the long awaited Windows 8 operating system will be released tomorrow. But will tomorrow’s release date also see Microsoft bring out the new Surface tablet as well?

Microsoft repeatedly tweeted to followers of its ‘@Windows’ Twitter account that Windows 8 would be coming soon, and Stephen Sinofsky, President of Windows made an announcement at an annual sales meeting that Windows 8 would be released in October for certain. He didn’t give a clear indication of which input equipment would accompany the operating system, however, as it is known that Microsoft will be releasing a range of new wireless, Bluetooth input devices such as the  wedge mouse and sculpt mobile keyboard.

In regard to the Microsoft Surface tablet, the latest report states that it should appear on the market at the same time as Windows 8 and that tablet will be available in stores soon. The company has not made a statement about the tablet but did mention that Windows Phone 8 will be released around the same time as Windows 8 itself (the new operating system was designed to work universally on phones, tablets and PCs). The Windows Phone 8 system will be revealed in the US next Monday, the 29th of October.

From Vientiane Mai,
By: Lasa

Laos’ Consumer Price Index (CPI) reached 111.98 points in September, keeping the inflation rate steady at 3.67 percent. The monthly report issued by the Lao National Statistics Bureau earlier this week revealed the CIP stood at 111.98 points in September, a change of 0.70 percent compared to the previous month. The increase was attributed to the rising price of transport, fuel, and educational materials and services. The CPI for transport rose by 1.86 percent in September, driven by the higher price of fuel on the local and world markets. The higher fuel price locally has forced transport and freight service providers to adjust their prices in line with higher operating costs.The government’s decision to ban the import of secondhand vehicles and parts has also played a role in driving up the CPI for transport, the statistics bureau said in its monthly report on its official website.

Another driving force in the September CPI was the education products and services category. The index rose by 1.66 percent compared to the previous month. The national statistics bureau said the price of educational materials and services increased due to the start of the new school year on September 1. The CPI for the food and non-alcoholic drinks category, alcoholic drinks and cigarettes, clothes and shoes, healthcare services, water supply and electricity, and post and telecommunications, saw only minor changes within a 0.09 to 0.48 percent range. The only decline in CPI occurred in the restaurant and hotel services category, which registered 0.11 percent deflation. The national statistics bureau said the price of rice was stable in September while the price of beef saw a minor increase due to short supply.

Regarding the inflation rate in each category over the past year, electricity and water supply saw the highest inflation at 12.92 percent, while the restaurant and hotel service category saw a 7.88 percent increase. Inflation in the food and non alcoholic drinks category, once the main driving force of the national inflation rate, saw only a 3.97 percent increase in September. Inflation in the transport services category in September stood at 2.68 percent, while educational materials and services saw a 1.68 percent increase. Over the past few months, people have expressed concern over the rising price of food and goods in Laos after the government announced a salary increase for state officials.

The September inflation report is one of the main indicators that the inflation rate remains low compared to previous months. Bank of the Lao PDR officials said the wage increase for government officials would not cause inflation because the central bank would not print any more banknotes. The salary increase was awarded because the government had more money in its coffers thanks to sustained economic growth.

A vote on Friday that formally approved Laos’s application to join the World Trade Organization marked a key coming of age for the small, landlocked Communist country, which has quietly posted some of the world’s strongest economic growth over the past several years. It also marked the latest step in a Southeast Asian push to integrate economies in the region of 600 million people as it tries to present itself as a single-market, more-viable investment alternative to China.

Over the longer term, Laos’s membership in the WTO is expected to provide a badge of approval for the country that could make it easier for global firms to do business there, especially as manufacturers look for substitutes for China, where wages have risen rapidly. Accession to the WTO “sends a very positive signal to the international community that Laos has arrived,” said Jayant Menon, lead economist in the Office of Regional Economic Integration at the Asian Development Bank. “They’re on the radar now.”

It will also help make it easier for Southeast Asian leaders to make investors view the region as one giant market, with the ability to connect supply chains across its 10 countries, all of which will now be subject to WTO mechanisms for the first time. Even Myanmar joined in 1995, before the West launched its most crippling economic sanctions, which are only now being lifted after the country’s recent reforms.

In particular, WTO membership could help Laos further develop its small, but growing, garments sector, an industry that has become a major source of jobs in other lesser-developed nations such as Cambodia and Bangladesh. Laos’s landlocked position between Thailand, Vietnam and other countries means that anything it produces faces added transportation costs to get it to global markets. The country is heavily reliant on just a few industries, including copper and gold mines, and it lacks some of the institutional capacity to enforce WTO rules of larger countries such as China. But it has already made enormous progress in recent years, investors say, and its WTO membership talks accelerated rapidly over the past year after a slow start with years of little progress.

This year, Laos is expected to post 8.3% growth according to the International Monetary Fund, which likely would make it the fastest-growing economy in Southeast Asia. That follows a decade in which Laos averaged 7% growth a year, driven largely by investments in mining and hydroelectric power, with 20 hydrodam projects now under development.

Under the terms of membership, Laos is agreeing to cap its tariffs at an average of about 19% and expand market access. It has also passed or is working on legislation to boost protections for intellectual property, improve customs procedures and otherwise bring the country into line with international trade norms.

After Friday’s vote at the 157-member WTO, Laos must still formally ratify the agreement. It is expected to do so in the coming weeks.

Wall Street Journal, IMF
Friday, 26 October 2012

 WTO ຮັບຮອງ ສປປ ລາວ ເຂົ້າເປັນສະມາຊິກ

ທ່ານ ນາມ ວິຍະເກດ ລັດຖະມົນຕີວ່າການ ກະຊວງອຸດສາຫະກຳ-ການຄ້າ ຖະແຫຼງຂ່າວຕໍ່ສື່ມວນຊົນ ໃນວັນທີ 29ຕຸລາ 2012ທີ່ກະຊວງອຸດສາຫະກຳ-ການຄ້າ ວ່າ: ໃນວັນທີ 26ຕຸລາ 2012ທີ່ຜ່ານມາ ທາງອົງການ ການຄ້າໂລກ ໄດ້ຈັດກອງປະຊຸມສະພາໃຫຍ່ຂອງອົງການ ການຄ້າໂລກ ເພື່ອພິຈາລະນາກໍລະນີພິເສດ ຮັບເອົາ ສປປ ລາວ ເຂົ້າເປັນສະມາຊິກອົງການການຄ້າໂລກ ນີ້ແມ່ນຜົນງານຈາກຄວາມພະຍາຍາມຂອງປະເທດພວກເຮົາ ຕະຫຼອດເວລາ 15ປີ ໃນການປັບປຸງນະໂຍບາຍທາງດ້ານການຄ້າ ເພື່ອເຊື່ອມໂຍງເຂົ້າກັບລະບົບການຄ້າໂລກ ໃນກອງປະຊຸມດັ່ງກ່າວ ທາງລັດຖະບານ ສປປ ລາວ ໄດ້ແຕ່ງຕັ້ງທ່ານ ດຣ. ທອງລຸນ ສີສຸລິດ ຮອງນາຍົກລັດຖະມົນຕີ ລັດຖະມົນຕີວ່າການ ກະຊວງການຕ່າງປະເທດ ປະທານຄະນະເຊື່ອມໂຍງເສດຖະກິດກັບສາກົນຂອງ ສປປ ລາວ ເປັນຫົວໜ້າຄະນະ ເພື່ອເຂົ້າຮ່ວມກອງປະຊຸມຄັ້ງນີ້ ແລະ ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າເອງ ແມ່ນໄດ້ຕາງໜ້າໃຫ້ຄະນະເຈລະຈາຂອງລັດຖະບານ ໄດ້ດຳເນີນການເຊັນສັນຍາກ່ຽວກັບການທີ່ເລຂາທິການໃຫຍ່ ຂອງອົງການການຄ້າໂລກ ໄດ້ຕົກລົງເຊັນໃຫ້ ສປປ ລາວ ຮັບເອົາ ສປປ ລາວ ເຂົ້າເປັນສະມາຊິກຂອງອົງການການຄ້າໂລກ ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ໃນເທື່ອນີ້ ເປັນການສິ້ນສຸດຂັ້ນຕອນໃນການເຈລະຈາ ເພື່ອນຳປະເທດພວກເຮົາເຂົ້າເປັນສະມາຊິກຂອງອົງການດັ່ງກ່າວ ຊຶ່ງເປັນເຫດການທີ່ສຳຄັນ ໃນຖານະທີ່ເຂົາເຈົ້າຮັບຮອງເອົາໃນປັດຈຸບັນ.

ແຕ່ຍ້ອນຂະບວນການ ແລະ ຂັ້ນຕອນດັ່ງກ່າວນັ້ນ ອີງຕາມລະບຽບຫຼັກການຂອງອົງການ ການຄ້າໂລກ ແມ່ນພວກເຮົາຈະໄດ້ນຳພາເອົາບັນດາເອກະສານ ທີ່ໄດ້ເຊັນໄປນັ້ນ ມາຜ່ານເພື່ອຂໍໃຫ້ທາງສະພາແຫ່ງຊາດ ສປປ ລາວ ອອກສັດຕະຍາບັນ ເພື່ອຮອງຮັບເອົາເອກະສານຕ່າງໆ ຫຼັງຈາກນັ້ນ ຈຶ່ງສົ່ງແຈ້ງໃຫ້ທາງ WTO ຊຶ່ງຈະະພິຈາລະນາໃນເວລາ 30ວັນ ຈາກນັ້ນ ລາວຈະກາຍເປັນສະມາຊິກອົງການ WTO ຢ່າງຖາວອນ ຖືວ່າໃນໄລຍະນີ້ ແມ່ນເປັນການໃຫ້ໂອກາດທີ່ພວກເຮົາ ໄດ້ເຊັນໄປແລ້ວນັ້ນ ໃນເວລາ 180ວັນ ໃນການພິຈາລະນາພາຍໃນປະເທດ.

ສປປ ລາວ ໄດ້ຍື່ນເຈດຈຳນົງ ສະໝັກເຂົ້າເປັນສະມາຊິກອົງການດັ່ງກ່າວ ນັບແຕ່ປີ 1997ມາຮອດປັດຈຸບັນ ພວກເຮົາໄດ້ພ້ອມກັນມີການປັບປຸງ ລະບຽບການນະໂຍບາຍການຄ້າຕ່າງປະເທດຂອງລາວເຮົາ ເພື່ອໃຫ້ສອດຄ່ອງກັບລະບຽບການຂອງສາກົນ ພ້ອມນັ້ນກໍໄດ້ສ້າງ ແລະ ປັບປຸງບັນດານິຕິກຳຕ່າງໆ ນັບແຕ່ກົດໝາຍດຳລັດ ແລະ ລະບຽບການພາຍໃນ 90ກວ່າສະບັບ ຈຶ່ງເຮັດໃຫ້ພື້ນຖານການຄຸ້ມຄອງລັດ ກົນໄກຄຸ້ມຄອງເສດຖະກິດຂອງ ສປປ ລາວ ກາຍເປັນກົນໄກທີ່ຕ່າງປະເທດສາກົນ ໂດຍສະເພາະແມ່ນອົງການ ການຄ້າໂລກ ຮັບຮອງວ່າ ສປປ ລາວ ມີພື້ນຖານລະບຽບການແບບສາກົນ ແລະ ປັດຈຸບັນແມ່ນກຳລັງຈັດຕັ້ງປະຕິບັດ.

ໃນໂອກາດດັ່ງກ່າວ ທ່ານ ດຣ. ນາມ ວິຍະເກດ ຍັງໄດ້ຖະແຫຼງຕໍ່ສື່ມວນຊົນອີກວ່າ: ກອງປະຊຸມພາກທຸລະກິດ ອາຊີ-ເອີຣົບ ທີ່ຈະໄດ້ຈັດຂື້ນໃນວັນທີ 4-5 ພະຈິກນີ້ ແມ່ນຈະໄດ້ປຶກສາຫາລືພິຈາລະນາຮັບຮອງເອົາບັນດາຫົວຂໍ້ຕ່າງໆ ເຊັ່ນ: ການເປີດກວ້າງການຮ່ວມມືທາງດ້ານທຸລະກິດ ໃນຂົງເຂດແກ້ໄຂບັນຫາວິກິດການດ້ານການເງິນ ເສດຖະກິດ ພິຈາລະນາໃນການສົ່ງເສີມທຸລະກິດການຄ້າໃຫ້ລຸໂລ່ງ ໂດຍສະເພາະການປັບປຸງດ້ານການບໍລິການຂອງພາກລັດ ການເຂົ້າຫາແຫຼ່ງທຶນ ເພື່ອສົ່ງເສີມດ້ານທຸລະກິດໃຫ້ໄວຂຶ້ນ ການປ່ຽນແປງດ້ານສະພາບແວດລ້ອມ ແລະ ຄ້ຳປະກັນດ້ານສະບຽງອາຫານ ການພັດທະນາພະລັງງານ-ຄຸ້ມຄອງຊັບພະຍາກອນທຳມະຊາດ ແລະ ການພັດທະນາຕະຫຼາດ ແລະ ການຮ່ວມມືດ້ານການຕະຫຼາດ ລະຫວ່າງ ອາຊີ-ເອີຣົບ ໂດຍສະເພາະແມ່ນການຮ່ວມມືຂອງບັນດາປະເທດລຸ່ມແມ່ນ້ຳຂອງ.

Vientiane Times
October 30, 2012

You’ve probably noticed the growing number of new shops, restaurants and cafés appearing in and around Vientiane capital. Everyone has their favourite spot because of convenience or personal preference, but sometimes we’ll head somewhere we like despite distance and traffic. Consumers can really benefit from all this new competition because we end up with better services. One such newcomer with great service and great coffee is “Naked Espresso”.

After a recent conversation with friends about this new coffee shop, I thought I’d try it out for myself. The Naked Espre­sso is a good size café that offers you a warm and cozy atmosphere to enjoy your favorite cup of coffee. I had a chance to meet with the owner, a Laotian who spent many years studying and working in Australia. The owner is also a coffee lover who found an appreciation for coffee during his time in Australia, leading to him taking an Espresso dedication course with the goal of opening an Aussie style café in his home country, Laos. Every detail of the place was well selected by the owner, especially the coffee cups (I just love them).

As the owner is also a real coffee connoisseur who is very knowledgeable when it comes to coffee, I was not surprised to find excellent coffee here with a pleasant aroma and served at exactly the right temperature. The owner creates his blends from the finest coffee beans in southern Laos and northern Thailand. At Naked Espresso, you can have your coffee hot or cold as per your preference and they also offer fresh juice or smoothies as well.

Apart from drink menu, you can also find interesting meals such as sandwiches, pasta, salads or even steak. Meat is imported from Australia and New Zealand, and both beef and lamb are available. I was quite surprised at the price of a steak, as the price is actually very reasonable for imported meat. Last but not least, the dessert menu. This place has a variety of desserts and cakes which will go really well with your favorite cup of coffee, or could be a nice afternoon snack during your busy day.

If you are looking for a new meeting place that offers good coffee and food at reasonable prices, I would highly recommend “Naked Espresso”. Don’t take my word for it but try it for yourself. The owner also told me that “Naked Espresso” will soon offer delivery, so you will be able to enjoy their coffee or food without having to brave a traffic jam to get there; this is such good news! Vientiane Capital sure needs more places that offer delivery.

You can find Naked Espresso on Dongpalane Rd in Phonsavan Neua Village, Sisattanak District. It’s open Tuesday – Sunday from 8am to 7pm.

ທ່ານສັງເກດບໍ່ວ່າໃນປະຈຸບັນ, ພາຍໃນຕົວເມືອງນະຄອນຫຼວງວຽງຈັນມີຮ້ານຄ້າ, ຮ້ານອາຫານ ແລະຮ້ານກາເຟ ຈໍານວນຫຼວງຫຼາຍ ແຈກຢາຍຢູ່ຕາມເຂດຕ່າງໆ. ບາງທ່ານກໍ່ອາດເລືອກໄປຊົມ ໃຊ້ບໍລິການຕາມຄວາມສະດວກ ຫຼື ບາງທ່ານກໍ່ຕັ້ງໃຈໄປ ບໍ່ວ່າສະຖານທີ່ນັ້ນຈະໄກປານໃດກໍ່ ຕາມ.  ການແຂ່ງຂັນລະຫວ່າງບັນດາຮ້ານຕ່າງໆ ຖືວ່າເປັນຜົນດີໃຫ້ຜູ້ບໍລິໂພກ ທີ່ຈະໄດ້ຮັບການ ບໍລິການທີ່ດີຂື້ນ ຫຼື ລວມໄປເຖິງການບໍລິການໃໝ່ໆ. ມື້ນີ້ກໍ່ຖືໂອກາດເວົ້າເຖິງຮ້ານກາເຟທີ່ຫາ ກໍ່ເປີດໃຫ້ບໍລິການຫວ່າງບໍ່ດົນມານີ້, ຮ້ານ Naked Espresso. ໃຫ້ບໍລິການອາຫານແລະເຄື່ອງ ດື່ມ, ເຄື່ອງດື່ມປະເພດຫຼັກກໍ່ແນ່ນອນທີ່ຈະແມ່ນຫຍັງບໍ່ໄດ້ນອກຈາກກາເຟ.

ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າເອງກໍ່ຫາມີໂອກາດໄດ້ໄປມາດ້ວຍຕົນເອງ, ເຊິ່ງກ່ອນໜ້ານີ້ກໍ່ເຄີຍໄດ້ຍິນຈາກໝູ່ວ່າ ມີ ຮ້ານກາເຟກໍາລັງຈະເປີດໃໝ່, ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າກໍ່ບໍ່ຂໍພາດທີ່ຈະໄປລອງຊິມ. ພາຍໃນຮ້ານແມ່ນຖືກ ຕົບແຕ່ງດ້ວຍສີນໍ້າຕານ ເຊິ່ງເຮັດໃຫ້ຮູ້ສຶກໄດ້ເຖິງບັນຍາການແບບສະບາຍ ແລະ ເປັນຮ້ານທີ່ຖື ວ່າມີຂະໜາດພໍດີກໍ່ເລີຍໄດ້ບັນຍາກາດແບບອົບອຸ່ນເປັນກັນເອງດີ. ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າເອງກໍ່ມີໂອກາດ ໄດ້ພົບກັບເຈົ້າຂອງຮ້ານ ກໍ່ເລີຍຮູ້ມາວ່າເພິ່ນເປັນນັກສຶກສາທີ່ຈົບມາ ຈາກປະເທດອົສຕະລີ ແລະ ຄວາມຕັ້ງໃຈຂອງເພິ່ນກໍ່ຄືກັບມາເພື່ອເຮັດຮ້ານກາເຟແບບຢູ່ປະເທດອົສຕະລີ. ເນື່ອງຈາກວ່າ ເຈົ້າຂອງຮ້ານເອງກໍ່ເປັນຄົນທີ່ມັກດື່ມກາເຟຢູ່ແລ້ວ ພ້ອມທັງຍັງໄດ້ມີໂອກາດເຂົ້າຮຽນແລະຈົບ ຫຼັກສູດການເຮັດກາເຟໂດຍສະເພາະອີກດ້ວຍ. ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຮູ້ສຶກໄດ້ ວ່າເຈົ້າຂອງຮ້ານມີຄວາມຕັ້ງ ໃຈແລະເອົາໃຈໃສ່ໃນທຸກລາຍລະອຽດຂອງຮ້ານບໍ່ວ່າຈະເປັນການຄັດເລືອກຈອກກາເຟທີ່ຕ້ອງ ຍອມຮັບວ່າມີຄວາມແປກແລະບໍ່ເຄີຍເຫັນຢູ່ໃສມາກ່ອນ.

ເນື່ອງຈາກເຈົ້າຂອງຮ້ານເປັນຄໍກາເຟໂຕແທ້ ພ້ອມທັງຍັງມີຄວາມຮູ້ຫຼາຍພໍສົມຄວນກ່ຽວກັບກາ ເຟ ເພາະສະນັ້ນຂ້າພະເຈົ້າເອງກໍ່ບໍ່ແປກໃຈເລີຍທີ່ລົດຊາດຂອງກາເຟມີຄວາມຫອມກົມກ່ອມ ແບບພໍດີ ລົດຊາດກົມກ່ອມບໍ່ຂົມໂພດ ຫຼື ບໍ່ຈືດຈົນເກິນໄປ; ເຊິ່ງການປະສົມເມັດກາເຟກໍ່ແມ່ນ ຖືກຄັດເລືອກແບບພິຖີ່ພິຖັນໂດຍເຈົ້າຂອງຮ້ານ. ຮ້ານ Naked Espresso ມີກາເຟຫຼາຍແບບ ໄວ້ຄ່ອຍບໍລິການບໍ່ວ່າຈະເປັນກາເຟຮ້ອນ ຫຼື ເຢັນ, ສ່ວນເຄື່ອງດື່ມປະເພດນໍ້າໝາກໄມ້ ຫຼືນໍ້າປັ່ນ ກໍ່ມີໄວ້ບໍລິການເຊັ່ນດຽວກັນ. ນອກຈາກບັນດາເຄື່ອງດື່ມແລ້ວທາງຮ້ານກໍ່ຍັງມີອາຫານໄວ້ບໍລິ ການລູກຄ້າ, ອາຫານທີ່ມີໄວ້ບໍລິການກໍ່ເປັນປະເພດແຊນວິສ, ພາສຕ້າ, ສະຫລັດຕ່າງໆ ແລະ ສະເຕັກ; ຊີ້ນສະເຕັກກໍ່ແມ່ນນໍາເຂົ້າມາຈາກປະເທດອົສຕະລີ ແລະ ປະເທດນິວຊີແລນ ເຊິ່ງມີ ທັງຊີ້ນງົວ ແລະ ຊີ້ນແກະ, ເມື່ອເຫັນລາຄາຂອງສະເຕັກແລ້ວຂ້າພະເຈົ້າກໍ່ຕົກໃຈວ່າລາຄາບໍ່ ແພງເລີຍ ຖ້າທຽບກັບວ່າເປັນຊີ້ນນໍາເຂົ້າຈາກຕ່າງປະເທດເລີຍ. ທ້າຍສຸດທີ່ຂາດບໍ່ໄດ້ກໍ່ຄືເມນູ ຂອງຫວານບໍ່ວ່າຈະເປັນເຄັກ ຫຼື ຂະໜົມຕ່າງໆທີ່ມີຫຼາຍຊະນິດໃຫ້ທ່ານເລືອກຮັບປະທານຄູ່ກັບ ກາເຟ ຫຼືຮັບ ປະທານເປັນອາຫານຫວ່າງໃນຊ່ວງບ່າຍຂອງທ່ານນັ້ນເອງ.

ຖ້າທ່ານກໍາລັງຊອກຫາສະຖານທີ່ນັດພົບແຫ່ງໃໝ່ ທີ່ມີບັນຍາກາດດີ, ກາເຟທີ່ລົດຊາດກົມກ່ອມ, ອາຫານລົດແຊບ ແລະ ທີ່ສໍາຄັນແມ່ນລາຄາທີ່ເໝາະສົມ ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຂໍແນະນໍາໃຫ້ທ່ານລອງ ຮ້ານ Naked Espresso. ແຕ່ແນວໃດກໍ່ຕາມ, ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຢາກໃຫ້ທ່ານຕ້ອງໄປລອງ ແລະ ຕັດ ສິນດ້ວຍໂຕຂອງທ່ານເອງ ຈຶ່ງຈະສາມາດບອກໄດ້ວ່າໃນສິ່ງທີ່ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າໄດ້ບັນຍາຍມານັ້ນ ເໝາະສົມຫຼືບໍ່. ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຍັງໄດ້ຍິນມາວ່າ ໃນອະນາຄົດອັນໃກ້ນີ້ທາງຮ້ານກໍ່ຈະມີບໍລິການສົ່ງ ເຖິງທີ່ອີກດ້ວຍ, ເຊິ່ງຖືໄດ້ວ່າເປັນຂ່າວດີຫຼາຍສໍາຫຼັບທ່ານໃດທີ່ບໍ່ມັກ ຫຼືບໍ່ສະດວກທີ່ຈະເດີ່ນທາງ ໄປຮອດຮ້ານ ເນື່ອງຈາກສະພາບການຈາລະຈອນ.

ທີ່ຢູ່: ຖະໜົນ ດົງປ່າລານ ບ້ານໂພນສະຫວັນ ເໜືອ, ເມືອງ ສີສັດຕະນາກ
ເວລາເປີດ: ວັນອັງຄານ – ວັນອາທິດ ຕັ້ງແຕ່ເວລາ 8ໂມງເຊົ້າ ເຖິງ 7 ໂມງແລງ

ຂຽນໂດຍ Miss B.

Vientiane’s Wattay International Airport will be able to save electricity and help Laos reduce greenhouse gas emissions after installing a solar-based energy system.Tests began on the Japanese-funded system earlier this week, marking a new milestone in terms of the Lao government’s efforts to provide safe and clean energy and make the most of the country’s abundant sunshine. The government plans to expand the solar-powered electricity system to have a combined installed power generation capacity of 22MW in 2015. At present, Laos as a total installed solar-powered electricity generation capacity of about 1.5MW. Most solar power units are installed in rural areas that have no access to the national power grid.

Deputy Minister of Energy and Mines Mr Viraphonh Viravong yesterday visited the airport to witness the system tests and give project officials moral support.The Solar Electricity Generation Project Director, Mr Anousack Phongsavath, said the installation of the solar-powered electricity system at the airport was the first phase of the US$5 million project funded by the Japanese government. The second phase will involve the installation of a similar system at Electricite du Laos next year. Mr Anousack, who is Deputy Director General of the Institute of Renewable Energy Promotion, said tests began on the airport’s solar system on October 27. The system can produce about 957.5 kWh per day. “The system will enable the airport to cut its total power consumption by 10 percent per year, saving about 240 million kip annually,” he said.

In addition to the power savings, the project will enable Laos to reduce CO2 emissions by about 200 tonnes each year, Mr Anousack said. He explained that the government plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to slow global warming. Mr Anousack said the initiative was one of the model projects that the Lao and Japanese governments wanted to present to the public, aiming to broaden their knowledge and understanding of alternative sources of energy. He hoped the airport project would be a source of interest for both students and researchers. He said that because Laos is a sunny country it has the potential to produce a great deal of solar power, but the installation of solar panels and associated equipment is expensive. The government needed to provide strong incentives to boost investment in solar power, he added.

Vientiane Times,
October 31, 2012

Lao  telecommunications announced on Friday that it will introduce the latest 4G (fourth generation) technology for use at the 9th asia-europe Meeting summit scheduled for November 5-6 in Vientiane. Providing speeds of up to 100 Mbps, five times faster than the current 3G, the new 4G service will be ready for  the  summit, Lao  telecoms  director Mr  thongsay Xanxaiya announced at a press conference.

Use of the system will be prioritised for delegates and guests of the  summit, but Lao Telecom will open up the network to the public in Vientiane after the  summit, and extend it out to the provinces at a later date. The introduction of 4G will make Laos second among the 10  ASEAN member countries after Singapore to use the technology. The 4G system provides mobile ultra-broadband Internet access, for example to laptops with  USB wireless modems, to  smartphones, and to other mobile devices.    Mr Thongsay said Lao telecom had signed an agreement with  china-based Huawei technology company, a leading global information and communications technology solutions provider, to install 20 4G mobile stations in Vientiane. The installation is now complete and will be ready for the November summit. Meanwhile, Lao  telecom customers in the provinces can expect to gain access to 4G at the end of this year or early next year.

ລາວໂທລະຄົມ ເປີດໃຊ້ 4G ຮອງຮັບ ASEM 9

ບໍລິສັດ ລັດວິສາຫະກິດ ລາວໂທລະຄົມ ເລື່ອນຂື້ນອີກຂັ້ນ ເມື່ອສາມາດພັດທະນາລະບົບມືຖືຂຶ້ນມານຳໃຊ້ 4G ແລະ ຈະນຳໃຊ້ເຂົ້າໃນວຽກງານ ຮັບໃຊ້ກອງປະຊຸມສຸດຍອດ ASEM 9ທີ່ ສປປ ລາວ ຊຶ່ງລະບົບດັ່ງກ່າວ ຈະສ້າງຄວາມສະດວກໃຫ້ກັບຜູ້ຊົມໃຊ້ຫຼາຍຂຶ້ນ.

ທ່ານ ທອງໃສ ຊານໄຊຍະ ຜູ້ອຳນວຍການໃຫຍ່ ບໍລິສັດ ລັດວິສາຫະກິດ ລາວໂທລະຄົມມະນາຄົມ ກ່າວວ່າ: ເພື່ອເປັນການປະກອບສ່ວນ ເຂົ້າໃນການຮັບໃຊ້ກອງປະຊຸມສຸດຍອດ ASEM 9ທີ່ ສປປ ລາວ ຈະເປັນເຈົ້າພາບນີ້ ລາວໂທລະຄົມ ໄດ້ນຳເອົາລະບົບໂທລະສັບມືຖື 4G ທີ່ເປັນເຕັກໂນໂລຊີ (LTE) ຫຼື ເຕັກໂນໂລຊີຂໍ້ມູນຂ່າວສານ ແລະ ຮັບສົ່ງສັນຍານ DATAໄດ້ເຖິງ 100 Mbps ສາມາດສົນທະນາກັນແບບເຫັນໜ້າ ເບິ່ງໂທລະພາບ ສາມາດຮັບຮູ້ຂໍ້ມູນຕ່າງໆ ທັງພາຍໃນ ແລະ ຕ່າງປະເທດ ແລະ ນຳໃຊ້ Internet ໃນມືຖື smart phone ນອກຈາກນຳໃຊ້ທົ່ວໄປແລ້ວ ຍັງລວມໄປເຖິງການໃຊ້ລະບົບ Multimedia ແລະ ຍັງແຕກຕ່າງກັບລະບົບ 3G ເນື່ອງຈາກນຳໃຊ້ເຕັກໂນໂລຊີ UMTS ມີຄວາມໄວໃນການຮັບ-ສົ່ງສັນຍານ (DATA) ພຽງ 21 Mbps ສ່ວນລະບົບ 4G ເພີ່ມຂຶ້ນ 5ເທົ່າຂອງ 3G.

ລາວໂທລະຄົມ ໄດ້ເຊັນສັນຍາກັບບໍລິສັດ Hauwei ໂດຍການນຳໃຊ້ເອົາລະບົບໂທລະສັບມືຖື 4G ຈຳນວນ 20ສະຖານີ ຕິດຕັ້ງຢູ່ນະຄອນຫຼວງວຽງຈັນໄດ້ສຳເລັດ ແລະ ພ້ອມຮັບໃຊ້ກອງປະຊຸມ ASEM 9ແຕ່ຍ້ອນລະບົບດັ່ງກ່າວເປັນເຕັກໂນໂລຊີໃໝ່ ຊຶ່ງຕ້ອງໃຊ້ເວລາໃນການຕິດຕັ້ງ ແລະ ທົດລອງ ເພື່ອສາມາດບໍລິການໄດ້ເຕັມຮູບແບບ ໃນອະນາຄົດ ຊຶ່ງປັດຈຸບັນ ສາມາດນຳໃຊ້ພຽງແຕ່ລະບົບຂໍ້ມູນພຽງຢ່າງດຽວ ສ່ວນການຕິດຕັ້ງຢູ່ບັນດາແຂວງ ແລະ ເປີດບໍລິການຢ່າງເຕັມຮູບແບບນັ້ນ ຄາດວ່າຈະເປັນທ້າຍປີ 2012ຫຼື ຕົ້ນປີ 2013.

Vientiane Times, Vientiane Mai
November 01, 2012

The ASEM Villas, which will accommodate heads of state and government and other delegates attending the 9th Asia-Europe Meeting
(ASEM) Summit in Vientiane next week, are now fully functional and ready for use. Construction of the 50 villas on Don Chan Road began in August last year. CAMCE Investment (Lao) Company, a joint venture between the Chinese state owned enterprise CAMC Engineering (CAMCE) and Lao Krittaphong Group, yesterday held a ceremony to hand over the villas to the government.

CAMCE Chairperson Ms Yan expressed appreciation to the Lao government and sectors concerned for providing support for the construction project so that it would be finished on schedule. She said the company would continue with the second and third phases of the project in the near future. The ASEM Villas are the first phase of the US$600 million Vientiane New World development on Don Chan Island, which will provide the capital with a modern business centre, shopping centre and residential area. CAMCE hopes to complete the entire project by 2020. The company says that after the summit is over, the stylish luxury villas on the Mekong riverfront will be put up for sale. CAMCE Investment (Lao) Company believes that Laos’ growing economy will result in increasing demand for international standard accommodation. It is expected that most of the purchasers will be ambassadors, multinational business operators, and the staff of international financial institutions.

The government has already deployed security guards and assigned officials to assist the ASEM delegates. A number of foreign embassy officials in Vientiane have already inspected the villas where government leaders will stay. All of the villas are fully equipped and furnished and are ready to receive visitors, said Ms Boulalone Vongdalasene, who is in charge of the team assigned to assist delegates staying at the villas. She said the Lao people should be proud of the fact that the country can offer this kind of luxury accommodation for overseas guests.

ສຳເລັດການກໍ່ສ້າງບານພັກຜູນຳອາເຊັມ ແລະ ເປີດນຳໃຊຢາງເປັນທາງການ

ໂຄງການປຸກສ້າງບ້ານອາເຊັມວິນລາ, ໄດ້ສຳເລັດການປຸກສ້າງຕອບສະໜອງຄວາມຕ້ອງການຂອງລັດຖະບານ ແຫ່ງ ສປປ ລາວ ເພື່ອຕ້ອນຮັບຜູ້ນຳອາເຊັມ ໂດຍສະເພາະຂອບເຂດຂອງການກໍ່ສ້າງປະມານ 50.000 ຕາແມັດ. ໃນນັ້ນມີຕຶກອາຄານສະໂມສອນຊຸມຊົນບ້ານວິນລາຈຳນວນ 50 ຫລັງ, ມີຮູບແບບເຮືອນລາວ, ເຮືອນເຂດຮ້ອນ ແລະ ເຮືອນທັນສະໄຫມລວມ 3 ປະເພດ,ບ້ານວິນລາແຕ່ລະຫລັງມີເນື້ອທີ່ການກໍ່ສ້າງປະມານ 850-1.020 ຕາແມັດ, 2 ຊັ້ນແມ່ນຢູ່ໜ້າດິນ, 1. ຊັ້ນຢູ່ໃຕ້ດິນ, ປະກອບດ້ວຍສວນຕົ້ນໄມ້ ແລະ ສະລອຍນ້ຳກາງແຈ້ງທີ່ເປັນສ່ວນຕົວບ້ານວິນລາແຕ່ລະຫລັງມີເຄື່ອງເຮືອນ, ເຄື່ອງໄຟຟ້າເຄື່ອງປະດັບໃນເຂດດອນຈັນ ໂດຍແມ່ນບໍລິສັດ CAMCE ວິສະວະກຳສາກົນຈຳກັດ ສປ ຈີນ ເປັນຜູ້ດຳເນີນການກໍ່ສ້າງໃຊ້ເວລາ 1 ປີກ່ວາສຳເລັດ. ເຊິ່ງພິທີມອບ ແລະ ເປີດນຳໃຊ້ຢ່າງເປັນທາງການມີຂຶ້ນໃນຕອນຄ່ຳວັນທີ 1 ພະຈິກ 2012 ໂດຍມີທ່ານ ທອງສິງ ທຳມະວົງ ນາຍົກລັດຖະມົນຕີແຫ່ງ ສປປ ລາວ , ທ່ານ ດຣ. ທອງລຸນ ສີສຸລິດ ຮອງນາຍົກລັດຖະມົນຕີ ລັດຖະມົນຕີວ່າການກະຊວງການຕ່າງປະເທດ, ທ່ານ ສຸກັນ ມະຫາລາດ ເຈົ້າຄອງນະຄອນຫລວງວຽງຈັນ. ທ່ານນາງ ປູ້ຈ້ຽວກົວ ເອກອັກຄະລັດຖະທູດ ສປ ຈີນ ປະຈຳລາວ ພ້ອມດ້ວຍບັນດາລັດຖະມົນຕີວ່າການ - ຊ່ວຍວ່າການ. ທູຕານຸທູດພ້ອມດ້ວຍແຂກຖືກເຊີນເຂົ້າຮ່ວມ  ແລະ ໃນຕອນແລງຂອງວັນດຽວກັນນີ້ທ່ານ ທອງສິງ ທຳມະວົງ ນາຍົກລັດຖະມົນຕີ ແລະ ທ່ານ ດຣ. ທອງລຸນ ສີສຸລິດ ຮອງ
ນາຍົກລັດຖະມົນຕີລັດຖະມົນຕີວ່າການກະຊວງການຕ່າງປະເທດພ້ອມດ້ວຍການນຳຂັ້ນສູງໄດ້ໄປຢ້ຽມຢາມໂຄງການກໍ່ສ້າງໂຮງແຮມແລນມາກແມ່ຂອງລີເວີໄຊ(ລະດັບ 5 ດາວ) ໃນເຂດດອນຈັນໂດຍແມ່ນບໍລິສັດກຣິດຕະພົງກຣຸບຈຳກັດ ເປັນເຈົ້າຂອງໂຄງການມາເຖິງປະຈຸບັນໂຮງແຮມດັ່ງກ່າວໄດ້ສຳເລັດການກໍ່ສ້າງ100%. ໃນໄລຍະທີ 1ປະກອບມີ 100 ຫ້ອງ ເຊິ່ງໄດ້ເປີດນຳໃຊ້ຢ່າງເປັນທາງການເພື່ອຮອງຮັບຜູ້ນຳທີ່ເດີນທາງມາຮ່ວມກອງປະຊຸມສຸດຍອດອາຊີ - ເອີຣົບຄັ້ງທີ 9 ທີ່ ສປປ ລາວ.

The 9th Asia-Europe Meeting is now under way in Vientiane, Laos, after all delegates and foreign representatives have arrived safely in the capital. The summit, which has the theme ‘Friends for Peace, Partners for Prosperity’, will be the largest international conference ever hosted by Laos and will focus on the ASEM Chairman’s Statement and the Vientiane Declaration on Strengthening Partnership for Peace and Development.

The ASEM meeting provides an opportunity for Leaders of Asia and Europe to discuss regional and international issues of common interest and concern, including, among others, food and energy security, sustainable development, financial and economic crisis, climate change, natural disaster response, socio-cultural cooperation and future direction of ASEM.  European leaders attending the Laos talks are expected to provide an update on efforts to address tensions in financial markets, to restore confidence and to stimulate growth and jobs. The reform of international financial institutions and protectionism will also be on the agenda, whilst the second plenary session on Tuesday is to focus on terrorism, piracy at sea and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

The meeting sees twelve heads of state and twenty three heads of government attending as well as various other foreign ministers and dignitaries. At the same time, opportunities have arisen for formal openings and handovers by heads of state, including the new Wattay Airport Parking Apron which was handed over to Laos by the Japanese premier yesterday, as well as the opening of the new Malaysian bank, Maybank, opened by the Malaysian Prime Minister today. Meanwhile, the Chinese Prime Minister is to attend the handover of the Chinese funded National Convention Centre where the ASEM summit is taking place.

Besides the hosting of ASEM 9, the Lao PDR will also organise other important ASEM sideline events, namely the Asia-Europe People’s Forum (AEPF), Asia-Europe Parliamentary Partnership Meeting (ASEP) and for leaders of  Asia-Europe Business Forum (AEBF) in Vientiane.

ຄະນະຜູແທນກອງປະຊຸມອາເຊັມ 9 

ເດີນທາງມາເຖິງນະຄອນຫລວງວຽງຈັນ

ໂດຍຕອບສະໜອງຕາມການເຊີນຂອງປະທານປະເທດ ແລະ ນາຍົກລັດຖະມົນຕີ ແຫ່ງ ສປປ ລາວ, ຄະນະຜູ້ແທນຂັ້ນສູງຈາກ 51 ຄະນະຂອງສອງທະວີບ
ຄື: ອາຊີ ແລະ ເອີຣົບໄດ້ເດີນທາງມາຮອດມາເຖິງນະຄອນຫລວງວຽງຈັນເປັນທີ່ຮຽບຮ້ອຍແລ້ວ, ໃນນັ້ນມີລະດັບປະມຸກລັດ 14 ທ່ານ, ລະດັບຫົວຫນ້າລັດຖະບານ
21 ທ່ານ, ຮອງນາຍົກລັດຖະມົນຕີ 2 ທ່ານ, ລັດຖະມົນຕີວ່າການ 12 ທ່ານ ແລະ ລັດຖະມົນຕີຊ່ວຍວ່າການ 1 ທ່ານ, ມີ 4 ປະເທດຢ້ຽມຢາມ ສປປ ລາວ ຢ່າງ
ເປັນທາງການທັງພົບປະສອງຝ່າຍ, ມີ 13 ປະເທດຂໍພົບປະສອງຝ່າຍ ແລະ ອີກ 3 ປະເທດທີ່ກຽມເຂົ້າເປັນສະມາຊິກອາເຊັມໃຫມ່.ຄະນະຜູ້ແທນສະມາຄົມອາຊຽນ
ນຳໂດຍທ່ານ ດຣ. ສຸຣິນ ພິດສຸວັນ ເລຂາທິການໃຫຍ່ອາຊຽນ, ຄະນະຜູ້ແທນສະຫະພາບເອີຣົບນຳໂດຍພະນະທ່ານ ໂຣເຊມາ ນູແອນດູຣາ ໂອບາໂຣໂຊ ປະທານ
ສະຫະພາບເອີຣົບ, ຄະນະຜູ້ແທນ ສ.ສ ຫວຽດນາມນຳໂດຍທ່ານ ຫວຽນເຕິນຢຸງ ນາຍົກລັດຖະມົນຕີ, ຄະນະຜູ້ ແທນ ສປ ຈີນນຳໂດຍທ່ານ ເວີນເຈຍປາວ ນາຍົກ
ລັດຖະມົນຕີ, ສົມເດັດ ຊູລາຕານ ເຈົ້າຊີວິດແຫ່ງບຣູໄນ, ປະທານປະເທດ ບຸນກາລີ, ປະທານປະເທດສາທາລະນະລັດເຊັກ, ປະທານາທິບໍດີຝຣັ່ງ, ປະທານາທິບໍດີ

ສາທາລະນະລັດອິນໂດເນເຊຍ , ປະທານປະເທດມົງໂກລີ, ປະທານາທິບໍດີມຽນມາ, ປະທານາທິບໍດີຟີລິບປິນ, ປະທານາທິບໍດີສະວິດເຊີແລນ, ນາຍົກລັດຖະມົນຕີ
ອົສຕຣາລີ, ນາຍົກລັດຖະມົນຕີບັງກະລາເດັສ, ນາຍົກລັດຖະມົນຕີແຫ່ງຣາຊະອານາຈັກກຳປູເຈຍ, ນາຍົກລັດຖະມົນຕີແດນມາກ, ນາຍົກລັດຖະມົນຕີແອັສໂຕນີ, ນາ
ຍົກລັດຖະມົນຕີຟິນແລນ, ນາຍົກລັດຖະມົນຕີອີຕາລີ, ນາຍົກລັດຖະມົນຕີ ສ. ເກົາຫລີ, ນາຍົກລັດຖະມົນຕີລຸກຊຳບວກ, ນາຍົກລັດຖະມົນຕີມາເລເຊຍ, ນາຍົກລັດຖະ
ມົນຕີນ໋ອກແວ, ນາຍົກລັດຖະມົນຕີປາກິສຖານ, ນາຍົກລັດຖະມົນຕີໂປໂລຍ, ນາຍົກລັດຖະມົນຕີປ໋ອກຕຸຍການ,ນາຍົກລັດຖະມົນຕີຣັດເຊຍ,ນາຍົກລັດຖະມົນຕີສິງກະໂປ,
ນາຍົກລັດຖະມົນຕີສະໂລວານີ, ນາຍົກລັດຖະມົນຕີໄທ, ນາຍົກລັດຖະມົນຕີມານຕາ, ຮອງນາຍົກລັດຖະມົນຕີສະໂລວັກ, ບັນດາລັດຖະມົນຕີກະຊວງການຕ່າງປະເທດ
ຈາກເຢຍລະມັນ, ໄຊປຣັດ, ແບນຊິກ, ເກຣັກ, ຮົງກາ ລີ, ອິນເດຍ, ໄອແລນ, ລັດເວຍ, ໂຮນລັງ, ນິວຊີແລນ, ແອັສປາຍ, ສະວີເດັນ,ອັງກິດ, ລິໂທນີ, ໂອຕຣິສ ແລະ
ເລຂານຸການລັດແຫ່ງສາທາລະນະລັດຣູມານີ.

Vientiane Times, Paxason News
Photos: Laos Pictures, Lao Voices

The new embassy of the United Kingdom to Laos officially opened in Vientiane yesterday, aiming to boost relations between the people and governments of the two countries. Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Rt Hon William Hague, delivered this message during an interview with Lao media at the embassy’s opening ceremony. “It’s very important that we’re represented here in Laos. This is a country which enjoys strong economic growth and is, at the moment of course, chairing the Asia-Europe Meeting Summit,” Mr Hague said.

Laos and the UK established diplomatic relations on September 5, 1955. The original UK embassy to Laos was closed 27 years ago and moved to a base in Bangkok, Thailand. But last month the governments of Laos and the UK agreed to reopen embassies in each country’s capital city. “We want to make sure there are closer links again between the people and government of Laos, and the people and government of the United Kingdom. And that’s why it’s a great pleasure to re-open the British embassy,” Mr Hague said. Regarding trade between the two countries, UK exports to Laos last year amounted to about 8 million GBP. Mr Hague said although that export volume was double that of the previous year, there is untapped potential in terms of trade and opening the embassy will help to boost relations.“By having an embassy here we will be able to encourage trade in both directions, which will help the jobs and businesses of both countries.”

The opening of the embassy in Laos is part of the UK’s plan to establish embassies in all 10 Asean member countries, aiming to intensify trade and diplomatic relations with the group and its member states. Mr Hague said the UK will also be able to make sure it’s well informed on, and maintains good links with, all aspects of Asean projects. Lao Minister of Energy and Mines, Dr Soulivong Daravong, and the new UK Ambassador to Laos, Mr Philip Malone, also attended the opening ceremony.

Sources: Vientiane Times, William Hague’s Official Facebook Page

Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak opened the first Maybank Laos branch in Vientiane on Monday, marking the completion of the bank’s footprint in all the ASEAN member countries. He said the event was not only significant for Maybank but also for Malaysia as it reaffirmed the role that Malaysian corporations could play in supporting the growth in neighbouring countries.

“Our financial sector is evolving, looking to new horizons; investing more internationally, strengthening connections with our regional partners, and building capability and strength beyond our borders,” he said when opening the bank’s branch at Lane Xang Avenue, the main financial centre of the capital.

Najib said Laos was one of South East Asia’s quiet achievers and its economy was expected to grow by 8.3 per cent this year, the fastest of all the ASEAN nations. “This surge follows a decade of strong growth; a decade in which Laos averaged seven per cent a year, making it one of the world’s top performers.

Najib said its successful application to join the World Trade Organization, after 15 years of talks showed Laos’ potential as a growth market – and its commitment to opening its economy to new opportunities. He said Malaysians were among the top 10 foreign investors in Laos last year and with trade between Laos and ASEAN increasing, and global firms looking for local support, Malaysian banks could turn strong beginnings into lasting success.

Maybank, he said, with its world class financial products services would bring new expertise to the Laotian market, build up the local talent pool and support community development. “In ASEAN, we have always believed in the ‘prosper thy neighbour’ concept: namely that mutual support and encouragement unlock progress and prosperity for all.” As the Asian contribution to global growth increases and trade and investment in Asia intensifies, it is clear that Asian financial institutions must take centre stage, he said. He said demand for financial services such as insurance, stockbroking, investment banking and asset management would grow following the establishment of the Asean Economic Community by 2015.

Maybank is Malaysia’s regional financial services leader with an international network of over 2,200 offices in 20 countries including Hong Kong, China, Bahrain, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, India, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom and the United States of America. It has over 46,000 employees serving more than 22 million customers worldwide. Earlier, President and Chief Executive Officer of Maybank Datuk Seri Abdul Wahid Omar said the opening of the bank in Laos was significant as they would be able to support their regional customers now as they expand their operations across ASEAN.

“We believe that with our presence in Laos, we will be able to facilitate greater intra ASEAN trade and investment.”

ທະນາຄານເມແບັງ ເປີດສາຂາໃໝ່ຢູລາວເປັນຄັ້ງທໍາອິດ

ທະນາຄານເມແບັງເປີດສາຂາໃໝ່ຢູ່ລາວເປັນຄັ້ງທຳອິດ ຊຶ່ງໄດ້ຈັດຂຶ້ນໃນວັນທີ 5 ພະຈິກ 2012 ນີ້ຢູ່ຖະໜົນລ້ານຊ້າງ, ເມືອງຈັນທະບູລີ ນະຄອນຫລວງວຽງຈັນ, ເຂົ້າຮ່ວມໃນພິທີເປີດທະນາຄານດັ່ງກ່າວມີທ່ານ ດາໂຕຊິໂມ ນາຈິບ ຕຸນອັບດຸນ ຣາຊັກ, ນາຍົກລັດຖະມົນຕີມາເລເຊຍ, ທ່ານ ອາຊາງ ລາວລີ ຮອງນາຍົກລັດຖະມົນຕີແຫ່ງ ສປປ ລາວ, ທ່ານ ພູເພັດ ຄຳພູນວົງລັດຖະມົນຕີວ່າການກະຊວງການເງິນ, ທ່ານ ສົມພາວ ໄຟສິດຜູ້ວ່າການທະນາຄານແຫ່ງ ສປປ
ລາວ, ລັດຖະມົນຕີຊ່ວຍວ່າການ, ເອກອັກຄະລັດຖະທູດມາເລເຊຍປະຈຳລາວພ້ອມດ້ວຍແຂກຖືກເຊີນແລະ ພາກສ່ວນທີ່ກ່ຽວຂ້ອງເຂົ້າຮ່ວມຢ່າງພ້ອມພຽງ. ການ
ເປີດທະນາຄານເມແບັງໃນຄັ້ງນີ້ ທ່ານ ດາໂຕ ຊີ ອັບດຸລ ວາຮິດ ໂອມາ ຜູ້ອຳນວຍການໃຫຍ່ຂອງທະນາຄານເມແບັງໄດ້ກ່າວວ່າ: ແມ່ນບາດກ້າວທີ່ສຳຄັນຂອງ
ກຸ່ມທະນາຄານຢູ່ໃນຂົງເຂດ 10 ປະເທດອາຊຽນຊຶ່ງເປັນສູນກາງດ້ານການເງິນຫລັກຂອງນະຄອນຫລວງວຽງຈັນ.ທະນາຄານເມແບັງມີໃຫ້ບໍລິການທີ່ຫລາກຫລາຍ
ຊຶ່ງລວມມີການບໍລິການພາກບຸກຄົນ ແລະ ພາກທຸລະກິດ, ການແລກປ່ຽນເງິນຕາ, ການໂອນເງິນ, ການບໍລິການດ້ານສະຖາບັນການເງິນ ແລະ ເອທີເອັມ ເພື່ອເຮັດໃຫ້ການດຳເນີນງານມີປະສິດທິພາບ,ທະນາຄານເມແບັງບໍ່ພຽງແຕ່ຈະເປີດຢູ່ສາຂານີ້ສາຂາດຽວໃນປະເທດລາວເທົ່ານັ້ນແລະ ໃນຕໍ່ໜ້າຍັງຈະເປີດສາຂາຫລາຍ
ຂຶ້ນໃນນະຄອນຫລວງວຽງຈັນ ແລະ ແຂວງອື່ນໆນຳອີກ. ທະນາຄານເມແບັງມີສາຂາຫຼາຍກວ່າ 2.200 ສຳນັກງານໃນ 20 ປະເທດ, ມີຊັບສິນທັງໝົດຫລາຍກວ່າ 150 ຕື້ໂດລາສະຫະລັດ ແລະຫຸ້ນສ່ວນຂອງຜູ້ຖືຮຸ້ນເປັນຈຳນວນ 12 ຕື້ໂດລາສະຫະລັດ, ມີມູນຄ່າຫລັກຊັບເຖິງ 25 ຕື້ໂດລາສະຫະລັດ ແລະ ເປັນບໍລິສັດທີ່ມີຄຸນຄ່າຫລາຍທີ່ສຸດໃນປະເທດມາເລເຊຍ ແລະ ເປັນໜຶ່ງໃນ 4 ປະເທດອັນດັບຕົ້ນໃນອາຊີຕາເວັນອອກສຽງໃຕ້.

Maybank Press Release, Paxason Newspaper
Photos: Maybank Facebook

Australian Prime Minister Ms. Julia Gillard has announced $60 million (AUD) in assistance for a number of programs to help impoverished people in Laos gain skills and have access to small business loans.

Ms Gillard, in Vientiane for the 9th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), was set to hold a series of bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the summit. Ms Gillard met with Laotian Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong on Sunday night to discuss aid and assistance to the Lao People’s Democractic Republic.

The assistance packages announced on Monday provide $41.5 million for a rural livelihoods program. More than 360,000 children under the age of five in Laos – half the childhood population – are stunted through malnutrition and about 1.8 million people do not have access to adequate nutrition. The program aims to boost economic security and is expected to provide 350,000 people with access to financial services including loans.

Ms. Gillard also said Australia plans to establish a new Laos-Australia Institute, which will provide comprehensive training to Government, civil society and the private sector. The Institute – opening in 2013 – will deliver $20 million in funding over four years to administer this training. The program will help selected organisations improve their human resource development planning, leading to more efficient delivery of basic services.

Australia, through AusAID, provides Laos with around 45 scholarships for study in Australia each year. To date, more than 1000 Lao people have been provided with the opportunity to study in Australia through Australian scholarships.

ທ່ານນາຍົກລັດຖະມົນຕີ ອົດສະຕຣາລີ ຢືນຢັນໃຫ້ການຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອລາວອີກ 2 ໂຄງການ

ຕອນບ່າຍວັນທີ 4 ພະຈິກ 2012 ນີ້ ທີ່ຫ້ອງວ່າການລັດຖະບານ ພະນະທ່ານ ທອງສິງ ທຳມະວົງ ນາຍົກລັດຖະມົນຕີ ໄດ້ພົບປະກັບພະນະທ່ານ ນາງ ຈູນເລຍ ກີລາດ ນາຍົກລັດຖະມົນຕີຂອງອົດສະຕຣາລີ ແລະ ຄະນະ ເຊິ່ງໄດ້ເດີນທາງມາເຂົ້າຮ່ວມກອງປະຊຸມອາເຊັມ 9 ຢູ່ນະຄອນຫຼວງ ວຽງຈັນ ໃນໂອກາດພົບປະໂອ້ລົມ ທ່ານນາຍົກລັດຖະມົນຕີ ທອງສິງ ທຳມະວົງ ໄດ້ສະແດງຄວາມຍິນດີຕ້ອນຮັບ ແລະ ສະແດງຄວາມຂອບໃຈ ຕໍ່ພະນະທ່ານນາງ ຈູນເລຍ ກີລາດ ທີ່ໄດ້ນຳພາຄະນະຜູ້ແທນຂອງອົດສະຕຣາລີ ມາເຂົ້າຮ່ວມກອງປະຊຸມອາເຊັມ 9 ນາຍົກລັດຖະມົນຕີທັງສອງ ປະເທດ ໄດ້ສະແດງຄວາມປິຕິຍິນດີ ແລະ ຕີລາຄາສູງຕໍ່ສາຍພົວພັນລະຫວ່າງສອງປະເທດ ນັບແຕ່ໄດ້ສ້າງຕັ້ງສາຍພົວພັນທາງການທູດນຳກັນມາ 60 ປີ ນັບມື້ໄດ້ຮັບການເສີມຂະຫຍາຍ ແລະ ເຕີບໃຫຍ່ຂະຫຍາຍຕົວຂຶ້ນໄປເລື້ອຍໆ ການແລກປ່ຽນການຢ້ຽມຢາມຂອງຄະນະຜູ້ແທນລະດັບ ຕ່າງໆ ແລະ ການໄປມາຫາສູ່ຂອງປະຊາຊົນສອງຊາດ ໄດ້ເປັນສິ່ງຊຸກຍູ້ການປຶກສາຫາລື ປະກອບສ່ວນເຂົ້າໃນການເສີມສ້າງຄວາມເຂົ້າອົກເຂົ້າ ໃຈເຊິ່ງກັນ ແລະ ກັນໃຫ້ຫຼາຍຂຶ້ນ ທ່ານນາຍົກ ແຫ່ງ ສປປ ລາວ ໄດ້ສະແດງຄວາມຂອບໃຈຕໍ່ລັດຖະບານ ກໍຄືປະຊາຊົນອົດສະຕຣາລີ ທີ່ໄດ້ ໃຫ້ການຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອແກ່ ສປປ ລາວ ໃນໄລຍະຜ່ານມາ ເຊິ່ງການຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອດັ່ງກ່າວໄດ້ເພີ່ມຂຶ້ນແຕ່ລະປີ ແລະ ຂະຫຍາຍຕົວອອກເປັນວົງກວ້າງໄປ ສູ່ຫຼາຍຂະແໜງການ ໂດຍສະເພາະດ້ານການສຶກສາ ການສົ່ງເສີມດ້ານການຄ້າ ການພັດທະນາຊົນນະບົດ ແລະ ດ້ານອື່ນໆ ທ່ານນາຍົກອົດສະຕຣາລີ ໄດ້ສະແດງຄວາມຂອບໃຈຕໍ່ການສະໜັບສະໜູນຂອງ ສປປ ລາວ ໃນການສະໝັກເຂົ້າເປັນສະມາຊິກບໍ່ຖາວອນຂອງສະພາຄວາມໝັ້ນຄົງອົງການສະຫະປະຊາຊາດ ແລະ ຢືນຢັນວ່າ ຈະປະກາດການໃຫ້ການຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອໂຄງການໃໝ່ 2 ໂຄງການ ໃຫ້ແກ່ ສປປ ລາວ ຄື: ໂຄງການ ພັດທະນາຄຸນນະພາບຊີວິດຊົນນະບົດ (Rural Livelihoods Program) ມູນຄ່າ 43 ລ້ານໂດລາອົດສະຕຣາລີ ຫຼື ເທົ່າກັບ 332 ຕື້ກີບ ສຳລັບໄລຍະ 4 ປີ 2012-2016 ແລະ ໂຄງການສະຖາບັນ ລາວ-ອົດສະຕຣາລີ (Lao-Australia Insitute) ມູນຄ່າ 20 ລ້ານໂດລາອົດສະຕຣາ ລີ ຫຼື ເທົ່າກັບ 160 ຕື້ກີບ ສຳລັບໄລຍະ 4 ປີ 2013-2017 ທ່ານນາຍົກ ທອງສິງ ທຳມະວົງ ໄດ້ກ່າວສະແດງຄວາມຂອບໃຈ ທ່ານນາຍົກອົດສະຕຣາລີ ຕໍ່ການຢືນຢັນຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອໂຄງການດ່ັງກ່າວ ແລະ ຫວັງວ່າລັດຖະບານອົດສະຕຣາລີ ຈະສືບຕໍ່ໃຫ້ການສະໜັບສະໜູນຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອ ສປປ ລາວ ຕໍ່ໄປ.

Australian Prime Minister’s Press Office, November 05, 2012
Vientiane Mai, November 06, 2012

According to an article in The Financial Times, VimpelCom (parent company of the Beeline brand) is considering the sale of some of its units in Africa and Asia, including Laos, as part of a strategy to focus on more mature markets.

Among the units likely to be on the blocks are its operations in Burundi, the Central African Republic, Cambodia, Laos and Zimbabwe – although the last of these depends on resolving ongoing ownership and licensing issues. It was suggested that the African assets could be sold for “more than US$60 million”, with interest coming from groups looking to buy a first foothold in the region. In contrast, the Asian operations have drawn interest from already active companies, which are looking to consolidate their positions.

Earlier this year, VimpelCom sold its 49 percent stake in Vietnamese operator GTEL Mobile to its local partner for US$45 million. For Southeast Asia (Cambodia and Laos), Vimpelcom saw a EBITDA loss of US$3 million, reduced from a US$37 million loss in the prior year, on operating revenue which fell 26 percent to US$13.1 million.

What does this mean for Beeline in Laos?

Mobileworld.com
29 October, 2012

ຄາອິນເຕີເນັດຢູ່ສປປລາວ (ເດືອນພະຈິກ 2012)

Internet prices in Laos are always up and down as the country’s internet service providers send out wave after wave of marketing campaigns in their bid to attract customers.  This flood of information can sometimes be difficult to keep up with. One blogger has taken it upon themselves to bring this information to the public with a blog titled Internet in Laos. The blog gives a factual comparison of the different Internet Service Providers (ISP) in Laos and provides an extensive amount of information on the tiered and unlimited plans in Laos for all kind of technologies (3G, Wimax, xDSL).

See the latest information below:

Source: Internet in Laos

A groundbreaking ceremony to signify the start of construction of the Xayaboury dam took place last week at the project site on the Mekong River. There has been much conjecture about the project, but the Lao government is now confident it has satisfied all parties with a redesign of the dam, and has undertaken hydrological and fish migration studies. Preparatory work has been underway at the site for some time now, but construction itself was delayed so that further consultation and studies could be undertaken. With the additional studies and modeling now almost complete, construction work can now begin.

Laos has worked hard to improve on the design and build a ‘transparent dam’ that allows river traffic, fish and sediment to pass. Xayaboury will be a run-of-river dam with a generating capacity of 1,285MW. It will require investment capital of about US$3.8 billion.

A large contingent of government ministers and other senior officials was on hand to witness the official groundbreaking ceremony.

Xayaboury Power Company Deputy Managing Director, Mr Rewat Suwanakitti, outlined the construction schedule, saying that the run-of-river project is slated for completion in 2019, but the Lao government wants to accelerate the project and is aiming for a completion date of 2018. “We are highly confident that the Xayaboury run-of river project will be successful because the contractors have the necessary expertise and capacity,” Mr Rewat said. Many run-of-river dams have been built in both Europe and the US, he added. They have a minimal effect on the environment, and the project contractors have extensive dam building experience, having previously completed projects in 10 western countries.

The developers have commissioned hydrological studies in relation to sediment flows and built a to-scale model to ensure that the dam will function as intended and sediment flows are similar to those naturally occurring in the river.They have sought to mitigate any potential effects up- or downstream, making numerous concessions to critics who have said the dam will disrupt fish passage or sediment flows.The whole project has been redesigned to incorporate a much longer fish ladder, a fish lift, fish tunnel and fish friendly turbines. Based on recommendations from independent consultants Poyry and Campagnie Nationale du Rhone, the fish lift has been extended from the original 800 metres to more than three kilometres in length, ensuring the maximum number of fish species will be able to pass through the dam.The project developers hired fish specialists AF Colenco and Teraplant to study fish migration at the project site and produce the best system to allow fish to pass up- and downstream of the dam.Although it will cost significantly more, Laos will proceed with the revised design to ensure that the project causes no negative cross-border impacts. Fish is the main food source for Mekong riparian communities while sediment is both a fertiliser and a food source of aquatic species.

The dam will play a significant role in improving infrastructure, education and healthcare for the people of Xayaboury district, helping them to rise above poverty. The sale of electricity will also bring in significant revenue, and help Laos to achieve the Millennium Development Goals and graduate from least developed country status by 2020 as targeted.Because the dam will be built on the Mekong, which is considered an international river, the Lao government has collaborated with the project developers from the beginning on studies relating to environmental impacts, and has closely followed the various procedures stipulated in the 1995 Mekong River Commission agreement.The project developers also hired two independent consulting firms of international repute to review the initial project design and provide technical recommendations to the government.The government is now of the firm opinion that the project has been properly and thoroughly researched. Every effort has been made to consider the various processes required to improve the design in order to build a ‘transparent’ dam that will have no impact on the geology of the Mekong. The redesign has been tested and found to be viable through the use of a specially constructed hydraulic model. Friendly countries no longer oppose the dam’s construction, and the Lao government is now fully confident about making the decision to go ahead with the project.

ວາງສີລາລືກໂຄງການກໍ່ສ້າງເຂື່ອນໄຟຟ້າໄຊຍະບູລີ

ພິທີວາງສີລາລືກໂຄງການກໍ່ສ້າງເຂື່ອນໄຟຟ້າໄຊຍະບູລີ ໄດ້ຈັດຂຶ້ນຢ່າງເປັນທາງການເມື່ອວັນທີ 7 ພະຈິກ 2012 ຢູ່ສະຖານທີ່ກໍ່ສ້າງໂຄງການດັ່ງກ່າວ
ໂດຍການເຂົ້າຮ່ວມຂອງທ່ານ ສົມສະຫວາດ ເລັ່ງສະຫວັດ, ຮອງນາຍົກລັດຖະມົນຕີ, ຜູ້ຊີ້ນຳວຽກງານເສດຖະກິດ, ພ້ອມດ້ວຍບັນດາລັດຖະມົນຕີວ່າການ, ລັດ
ຖະມົນຕີຊ່ວຍວ່າການ, ເຈົ້າແຂວງ ໄຊຍະບູລີ ແລະ ເຈົ້າແຂວງຫລວງພະບາງ ພ້ອມດ້ວຍອຳນາດການປົກຄອງທ້ອງຖິ່ນຂອງສອງແຂວງ ແລະ ສື່ມວນຊົນທັງ
ພາຍໃນ ແລະ ຕ່າງປະເທດເຂົ້າຮ່ວມຫລາຍຮ້ອຍຄົນ. ເຂົ້າຮ່ວມໃນພິທີດັ່ງກ່າວຍັງມີທ່ານ ດຣ. ຕະມິງເຈົາ ເອກອັກຄະລັດຖະທູດຫວຽດນາມ ແລະ ທ່ານ Yi
Dan ເອກອັກຄະລາຊະທູດກຳປູເຈຍປະຈຳ ສປປລາວ. ພິທີທາງການໄດ້ດຳເນີນຂຶ້ນໂດຍທ່ານ ສົມສະຫວາດ ເລັ່ງສະຫວັດແລະທ່ານ ປຣີວ ຕຣີວໍສະວະເວດ,
ປະທານບໍລິສັດເຂື່ອນໄຟຟ້າໄຊຍະບູລີໄດ້ຮ່ວມກັນຕັດແຖບຜ້າ, ຈາກນັ້ນທ່ານທັງສອງໄດ້ພ້ອມກັບການນຳຂັ້ນສູງ ທີ່ເຂົ້າຮ່ວມດຳເນີນການວາງສີວາລືກ, ຫລັງ
ຈາກນັ້ນ, ທ່ານ ສົມສະຫວາດ ເລັ່ງສະຫວັດໄດ້ລັ່ນຄ້ອງ 9 ບາດ ເພື່ອເປັນສີລິມຸງຄຸນທ່າມກາງຄວາມຍິນດີ ແລະ ຊົມເຊີຍຈາກທຸກພາກສ່ວນທີ່ເຂົ້າຮ່ວມ. ໃນ
ໂອກາດນີ້ ທ່ານ ສຸລິວົງ ດາລາວົງ ລັດຖະມົນຕີວ່າການກະຊວງພະລັງງານ ແລະ ບໍ່ແຮ່ ໄດ້ໃຫ້ສຳພາດວ່າໂຄງການນີ້ແມ່ນນອນໃນແຜນພັດທະນາໄຟຟ້ານ້ຳ
ຕົກຂອງ ສປປ ລາວ, ຖືວ່າເປັນໂຄງການຂະໜາດໃຫຍ່, ມີສະຖຽນລະພາບສູງທັງຈະໄດ້ລາຍຮັບເຂົ້າສູ່ປະເທດຕະຫລອດໄລຍະສຳປະທານຫລາຍກ່ວາ 3 ຕື້
ໂດລາສະຫະລັດເພື່ອປະກອບສ່ວນເຂົ້າໃນງົບປະມານຂອງລັດ. ນອກນັ້ນໂຄງການນີ້ຍັງຊ່ວຍຈັດສັນປະຊາຊົນທີ່ຢູ່ອ້ອມຂ້າງໃຫ້ໄດ້ມີເຮືອນຢູ່ທີ່ຖາວອນ. ມີບ່ອນ
ທຳມາຫາກິນທີ່ສະດວກສະບາຍ , ປະກອບສ່ວນເຂົ້າໃນການພັດທະນາທ້ອງຖິ່ນ ແລະ ແກ້ໄຂຄວາມທຸກຍາກຂອງປະຊາຊົນ ໃນບໍລິເວນດັ່ງກ່າວໃຫ້ດີຂຶ້ນກ່ວາ
ເກົ່າ, ຄຽງຄູ່ກັນນັ້ນ, ໂຄງການຍັງໄດ້ເອົາໃຈໃສ່ຈັດເສັ້ນທາງເດີນຂອງເຮືອ, ທາງຂຶ້ນ-ລົງຂອງປາ, ຈັດສັນເລື່ອງນ້ຳ ເຊິ່ງກິດຈະການໃຫຍ່ຄືແນວນີ້ພວກເຮົາກໍ່
ໄດ້ມີບົດຮຽນມາແລ້ວທີ່ໂຄງການນ້ຳເທີນ 2 ແລະ ພວກເຮົາກໍ່ຈະສືບຕໍ່ເຮັດຄ້າຍຄືແນວນັ້ນ. ທ່ານ ວິຣະພົນ ວິຣະວົງ ລັດຖະມົນຕີຊ່ວຍວ່າການກະຊວງພະລັງ
ງານ ແລະ ບໍ່ແຮ່ໄດ້ໃຫ້ສຳພາດຕື່ມອີກວ່າ: ໂຄງການເຂື່ອນໄຟຟ້າໄຊຍະບູລີໄດ້ມີການປັບປຸງການອອກແບບຫລາຍຫລົບຫລາຍຕ່າວ ເພື່ອໃຫ້ຖືກຕ້ອງຕາມສັນ
ຍາແມ່ນ້ຳຂອງ 1995 ແລະ ຕາມການແນະນຳຂອງບໍລິສັດທີ່ປຶກສາ ເອກະລາດພອຍຣີ (Poyry) ແລະ ບໍລິສັດທີ່ປຶກສາແມ່ນ້ຳໂຣນຈາກປະເທດຝຣັ່ງ (CNR)
ຢ່າງຖືກຕ້ອງແນໃສ່ເຮັດໃຫ້ການສ້າງໂຄງການນີ້ໄດ້ລະດັບມາດຕະຖານສາກົນ , ເປັນເຂື່ອນທີ່ໂປ່ງໃສ, ເຊິ່ງຫມາຍເຖິງເຂື່ອນສາມາດເດີນເຮືອໄດ້ຢ່າງເປັນປົກ
ກະຕິ, ມີທາງຂຶ້ນ-ລົງຂອງປາຜ່ານເຂື່ອນໄດ້ປົກກະຕິ, ການລະບາຍດິນ-ຫີນຜ່ານເຂື່ອນໄດ້ປົກກະຕິ ແລະ ການໄຫລຂອງນ້ຳກໍ່ເປັນຄືທຳມະຊາດເດີມ. ກ່ອນພິ
ທີທາງການຈະດຳເນີນ, ອຳນາດການປົກຄອງທ້ອງຖິ່ນ ໄດ້ຈັດພິທີທາງສາສະຫນາຕາມຮີດຄອງປະເພນີອັນດີງາມຂອງປະຊາຊົນລາວ. ຫາກສ້າງສຳເລັດໂຄງ
ການນີ້ ຈະມີເຄື່ອງທີ່ຜະລິດກະແສໄຟຟ້າ 8 ຫນ່ວຍ ລວມກຳລັງຕິດຕັ້ງ 1.285 ເມກາວັດ ໂດຍສະເລັ່ຍສາມາດຜະລິດພະລັງງານໄຟຟ້າໄດ້ 7.406 ກິກກາວັດ
ໂມງຕໍ່ປີ (7.406 GWh/ປີ) ມູນຄ່າການກໍ່ສ້າງທັງຫມົດປະມານ 3,5 ຕື້ໂດລາສະຫະລັດ ແລະ ຄາດວ່າການກໍ່ສ້າງຈະສຳເລັດໃນປີ 2019. ເນື່ອງຈາກວ່າໂຄງ
ການນີ້ແມ່ນຈະມີການສ້າງເຂື່ອນຕັນລຳແມ່ນ້ຳຂອງເຊິ່ງເປັນແມ່ນ້ຳສາກົນ, ດັ່ງນັ້ນເລີ່ມແຕ່ຫົວທີລັດຖະບານຈຶ່ງໄດ້ມີການປະສານສົມທົບກັບຜູ້ພັດທະນາໂຄງການ
ເພື່ອສຶກສາຄົ້ນຄວ້າກ່ຽວກັບຜົນກະທົບຕໍ່ສິ່ງແວດລ້ອມ , ທັງເອົາໃຈໃສ່ປະຕິບັດຂັ້ນຕອນຕ່າງໆ ຕາມເງື່ອນໄຂສັນຍາແມ່ນ້ຳຂອງ 1995 ຢ່າງຄົບຖ້ວນ, ພ້ອມກັນ
ນັ້ນກໍໄດ້ວ່າຈ້າງບໍລິສັດທີ່ປຶກສາເອກະລາດ ທີ່ມີຊື່ສຽງລະດັບໂລກເຖິງ 2 ບໍລິສັດ ເພື່ອດຳເນີນການສຶກສາທົບທວນການອອກແບບເບື້ອງຕົ້ນ ແລະ ໃຫ້ຄຳເຫັນ
ທາງດ້ານເຕັກນິກຕໍ່ລັດຖະບານ. ມາຮອດນີ້ ພວກເຮົາໄດ້ຮັບການຢືນຢັນຢ່າງຫນັກແຫນ້ນວ່າ ໂຄງການໄດ້ຜ່ານການປະຕິບັດຂັ້ນຕອນຕ່າງໆຢ່າງຖືກຕ້ອງ ແລະ
ຄົບຖ້ວນ, ການອອກແບບໄດ້ມີການປັບປຸງເປັນຢ່າງດີ. ສາມາດສ້າງໃຫ້ເຂື່ອນດັ່ງກ່າວນີ້ເປັນເຂື່ອນທີ່ໂປ່ງໃສ , ບໍ່ມີຜົນກະທົບທາງລົບຕໍ່ລະບົບນິເວດຂອງແມ່ນ້ຳ
ຂອງ ເຊິ່ງໄດ້ຜ່ານການທົດສອບແບບຈຳລອງຂອງເຂອນຢ່າງມີຜົນສຳເລັດມາແລ້ວ; ຍ້ອນແນວນັ້ນບັນດາປະເທດເພື່ອນມິດ ຈຶ່ງບໍ່ຂັດຂ້ອງນຳການກໍ່ສ້າງໂຄງການ
ດັ່ງກ່າວ, ໃນທີ່ສຸດລັດຖະບານເຮົາຈຶ່ງມີຄວາມຫມັ້ນໃຈ ແລະ ຕັດສິນໃຈພັດທະນາໂຄງການນີ້.

Vientiane Times, Paxason
12 November 2012

Setthathirath Road in Phiavat village, Sisattanak district, will be closed to traffic from November 14 to 17 for the Vientiane City Pillar Shrine consecration ceremony, which begins today. President of the Vientiane City Pillar Shrine Construction Committee and former Minister of Information and Culture, Mr Mounkeo Oraboun, made the statement during a press conference in Vientiane yesterday.
The ceremony itself will take place from November 15 to 17 but the road was closed yesterday so that marquees could be set up to accommodate the 2,500 to 3,000 people expected to attend the event. Motorists are being asked to use other roads so that the proceedings can take place without interruption. Mr Mounkeo briefed the media on the significance of the new city pillar and the importance the government places on preserving the nation’s cultural heritage. The city pillar will play an important role in educating young people about Lao history and will also be of interest to visitors, he said.

The decision to build the shrine was taken after 193 pieces of stone were unearthed at the site in 2007 and identified by experts as being the components of the previous city pillar. Subsequently, other stones were discovered in 2009 and 2010, bringing the total number to 473. The 472-year-old pillar was built during the reign of Chao Phothisarath, who ruled the Lane Xang Kingdom at that time. Chao Phothisarath is renowned for his valiant deeds and his attempts to defend the kingdom against all invaders. To reinforce unity among the Lao people, the king decided to build a city pillar. The stones that were unearthed bear witness to Laos’ past, and inform us about the civilisation of that era.

The main aim of the new city pillar shrine is to create a landmark that will educate the younger generation about the history of their country.The shrine stands on the site where the 473 stones were discovered and is 32m tall and 25m wide. Work on the structure began in February 2010 and was completed in October this year. The construction costs of 15 billion kip have been financed by the government and public donations. So far, 13 billion kip has been spent on the project. Today marks the first day of the consecration ceremony, with the setting up of kong boun (bed offerings), film screenings and performances of traditional dance and music. Tomorrow, there will be a religious ceremony, merit-making and an official ceremony at which the country’s leaders and event organisers will explain the significance of the pillar. An almsgiving ceremony will take place on Saturday.

ຖະແຫລງຂ່າວ ພິທິສົມໂພດຫໍຫລັກເມືອງວຽງຈັນ

ທ່ານ ໝູນແກ້ວ ອໍລະບູນ ອະດີດລັດຖະມົນຕີວ່າການກະຊວງຖະແຫລງຂ່າວ, ວັດທະນະທຳ, ທັງເປັນຄະນະກຳມະການກໍ່ສ້າງ ແລະ ສົມໂພດຫໍຫລັກ
ເມືອງວຽງຈັນໄດ້ຖະແຫລງຂ່າວຕໍ່ສື່ມວນຊົນກ່ຽວກັບພິທີສົມໂພດຫໍຫລັກເມືອງວຽງຈັນໂດຍມີບາງຕອນສຳຄັນ ເຊິ່ງທ່ານໄດ້ກ່າວວ່າ: ຫໍຫລັກເມືອງວຽງຈັນໄດ້ເລີ່ມ
ກໍ່ສ້າງແຕ່ວັນທີ 24 ກຸມພາ 2010 ເປັນຕົ້ນມາໃນມູນຄ່າການລົງທຶນເບື້ອງຕົ້ນ 15 ຕື້ກີບ ດ້ວຍງົບປະມານຂອງລັດຖະບານ  ແລະ ປຸກລະດົມສັງຄົມປະກອບ
ສ່ວນ, ມາຮອດເດືອນ 10 ປີ 2012 ໂຄງການດັ່ງກ່າວໄດ້ສຳເລັດຜົນ 100%, ສະເພາະຫໍຫລັກເມືອງກໍ່ສ້າງສຳເລັດໃນມູນຄ່າ 13 ຕື້ກີບ,ສ່ວນຫໍວາງສະແດງ,
ເດີ່ນພະລານພ້ອມສວນດອກໄມ້ຍັງບໍ່ທັນໄດ້ກໍ່ສ້າງຍ້ອນການແກ້ໄຂບັນຫາສະຖານທີ່ບໍ່ທັນສຳເລັດ  ເຊິ່ງຈະໄດ້ສືບຕໍ່ກໍ່ສ້າງໃນໄລຍະຕໍ່ໄປ , ຈຸດປະສົງຂອງໂຄງ
ການແມ່ນເພື່ອປົກປັກຮັກສາວັດຖຸບູຮານທີ່ໄດ້ຄົ້ນພົບ ແລະ ໄດ້ຄົ້ນຄວ້າວິໄຈໂດຍນັກບູຮານຄະດີລາວ ແລະ ຕ່າງປະເທດວ່າເປັນວັດຖຸປະກອບເຂົ້າໃນພິທີການ
ກໍ່ຕັ້ງ ແລະ ສະເຫລີມສະຫລອງເສົາຫລັກເມືອງວຽງຈັນ ໃນສະໄຫມກ່ອນຕາມຮີດຄອງປະເພນີເກົ່າແກ່ບູຮານຂອງຊາວລາວເຮົາ, ເສົາຫລັກເມືອງຈຳນວນ 473
ຫລັກນີ້ລ້ວນແຕ່ເຮັດດ້ວຍຫີນແກະສະຫລັກເປັນຫລາຍຮູບຫລາຍແບບຈົບງາມ ແລະ  ສ່ວນໃຫຍ່ຟອກດ້ວຍຄຳປິວ ເຊິ່ງສະແດງວ່າຄົນບູຮານໄດ້ໃຫ້ຄຸນຄ່າ ແລະ
ຄວາມຫມາຍຄວາມສຳຄັນອັນສູງສົ່ງຕໍ່ວັດຖຸເຫລົ່ານັ້ນ , ເສົາຫລັກເມືອງທີ່ສ້າງຂຶ້ນໃຫມ່ນີ້ແມ່ນກວມເອົາເສມາທັງສາມກຸ່ມ  ແລະ ຖືເປັນຈຸດໃຈກາງກໍ່ເພື່ອຮັກສາ
ຄວາມໝາຍທີ່ສັກສິດຂອງຈຸດທີ່ຕັ້ງເດີມ ເຊິ່ງບັນພະບູລຸດຂອງເຮົາໄດ້ກຳນົດໄວ້ແລ້ວ , ຈຳນວນເສມາທັງ 473 ຫລັກນີ້ ມີຫລັກຫນຶ່ງມີຄຳຈາລຶກ ເຊິ່ງຊີ້ບອກເຖິງ
ຂອບເຂດປູຊະນີຍະສະຖານແຫ່ງນີ້  ແລະ ອີກຫລັກຫນຶ່ງມີດວງຊາຕາບັນທຶກວັນເວລາທີ່ຕັ້ງເສມາເຫລົ່ານີ້ , ຫໍຫລັກເມືອງອອກແບບໂດຍບໍລິສັດບັນນະລິດອອກ
ແບບເຄຫາສິຕິວົງກໍ່ສ້າງຈຳກັດຜູ້ດຽວ , ດັ່ງນັ້ນໃນນາມຄະນະກຳມະການກໍ່ສ້າງ ແລະ ສົມໂພດຫໍຫລັກເມືອງວຽງຈັນ ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຂໍຖືໂອກາດເຊີນຊວນພໍ່ແມ່ພີ່ນ້ອງ
ຊາວນະຄອນຫລວງວຽງຈັນມາສັກກາລະບູຊາ , ທັງຮ່ວມສົມໂພດຫໍຫລັກເມືອງທີ່ຈະມີຂຶ້ນໃນວັນທີ 15 ເຖິງ 17 ພະຈິກ ໃນຂອບເຂດທົ່ວປະເທດຊາບທົ່ວເຖິງກັນ,
ໃນວັນດຽວກັນກໍ່ໄດ້ມີພິທີມອບເງິນສົມທົບທຶນຊ່ວຍສ້າງຫໍຫລັກເມືອງວຽງຈັນ ໂດຍມີບໍລິສັດຈິດຈະເລີນກໍ່ສ້າງ  4 ລ້ານກີບ ແລະ ບໍລິສັດມັງກອນນວດແຜນບູຮານ
ຈັ່ງຮີ່ລົງຈຳນວນ 5 ລ້ານ ກີບແກ່ການກໍ່ສ້າງຫໍຫລັກເມືອງວຽງຈັນໃນຄັ້ງນີ້ອີກດ້ວຍ. 

Vientiane Times, Paxason News,
November 15, 2012

ປະຈຸບັນນີ້ ການຊອກຫາບ່ອນຈອດລົດຢູ່ ສປປ ລາວ ອາດກາຍເປັນເລື່ອງທີ່ຫຍຸ້ງຍາກຫຼາຍ ຍ້ອນມັນມີບາງກົດລະບຽບ ຊຶ່ງແຕກຕ່າງຈາກຂອງປະເທດອື່ນໆ. ມີເສັ້ນທາງທີ່ໄປໄດ້ທາງດຽວ ແລະ ເປັນທາງແຄບຢູ່ຈຳນວນຫຼວງຫຼາຍໃນນະຄອນຫຼວງວຽງຈັນ ແລະ ບັນດາຕົວເມືອງຕ່າງໆ ໂດຍບໍ່ມີບ່ອນຈອດລົດທີ່ພຽງພໍ. ເພື່ອໃຫ້ມີສະຖານທີ່ຮອງຮັບ, ບັນດາເຈົ້າໜ້າທີ່ກ່ຽວຂ້ອງ ຈຶ່ງໄດ້ຈັດໃຫ້ມີການຈອດລົດເປັນແຕ່ລະມື້ໃນ ‘ວັນຄີກ ແລະ ວັນຄູ່’ ເພື່ອເຮັດໃຫ້ລົດຈອດຢູ່ກໍ້າດຽວກັນ. ຂອບທາງຢູ່ຕາມເມືອງຕ່າງໆ ກໍ່ຈະມີລະຫັດສີ ເພື່ອໃຫ້ຜູ້ຂັບຂີ່ສາມາເຂົ້າໃຈໄດ້ງ່າຍ ວ່າບ່ອນໃດທີ່ສາມາດຈອດໄດ້ ແລະ ບ່ອນໃດທີ່ບໍ່ສາມາດຈອດໄດ້. ຖ້າວ່າທ່ານບໍ່ແນ່ໃຈ ກໍ່ໃຫ້ເບິ່ງຕາມປ້າຍຕ່າງໆດັ່ງແຜນວາດຂ້າງລຸ່ມນີ້ເຊັ່ນ:

Parking your car in Laos can be tricky because of a few rules that differ to those of other countries. There are many one-way streets and little lane ways in Vientiane as well as other cities of Laos that do not have enough room for all the cars. In order to conserve space, the authorities came up with the ‘odd days and even days’ scheme to ensure vehicles park on the same side of the street depending on the date. Curbs in Lao cities are also colour coded so that drivers can easily understand where parking is allowed and where it is not. If you’re unsure, just follow the signs.  See the diagram above.

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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Japan formally launched a bicycle-sharing scheme on 6 November which will be tested in three Asian cities, including Vientiane, for possible replication across developing Asia and the Pacific.

“This initiative will show that urban transport conditions can be improved through the low-cost and zero-emission solution of bicycle-sharing systems,” said Lloyd Wright, Senior Transportation Specialist in ADB’s Regional and Sustainable Development Department.

The cities of Davao in the Philippines and Vientiane in Lao People’s Democratic Republic have been selected as demonstration sites. A third city will be located in Indonesia. The cities were selected after consultations with local, national and international stakeholders.

The project will help improve air quality, as well as reduce the rate of pedestrian accidents and fatalities linked with too many private vehicles on the road. In 1980s, only 9% of the world’s 360 million motorized vehicles were found in the Asia and Pacific region. By 2030, it is estimated that nearly half of the world’s projected 1.5 billion vehicles will be in the region.

Aside from contributing to cleaner air, bicycle-sharing is recognized as a means of traveling on short trips that are too long to walk, and a way to close the gaps between public transport and a rider’s final destination – otherwise known as the “last-mile” issue.

Globally, bicycle-sharing schemes became popular after Paris inaugurated its system in 2007. Since then, more than 300 systems have opened across the Americas, Asia and Europe.

The $2 million project is funded on a grant basis by the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction and administered by ADB.

The Lao government has donated US$$50,000 to help finance the restoration of Nalanda Universityin India.  Nalanda was an ancient center of higher learning situated in the Indian state of Bihar. Nalanda flourished around the 5-600 CE as a center of learning and religion. It was constructed with red bricks and its ruins occupy an area of 14 hectares. At its peak, the university attracted scholars and students from as far away as Tibet, China, Greece, and Persia but was raided and destroyed in 1193. The great library of Nalanda University was so vast that it is reported to have burned for three months after the invaders set fire to it, ransacked and destroyed the monasteries, and drove the monks from the site.

The contribution by Laos was made as part of the East Asian Summit (EAS) cooperation effort, after it was proposed that the university undergo restoration. The 4th East Asia Summit, which was held in Thailand in 2009, issued a joint statement on the restoration of Nalanda University, promoting it as a regional non-government institution that conducts research about world affairs. The non-profit institution, which is self-managed, aims to gather intellectuals from throughout the nations of Asia in order to conduct research and exchange opinions in various disciplines.

ສປປ ລາວ ມອບເງິນຈຳນວນ 50 ພັນໂດລາ ປະກອບສວນບູລະນະມະຫາວິທະຍາໄລນາລັນດາທີ່ປະເທດອິນເດຍ

ໃນວັນທີ 15 ພະຈິກ 2012, ເວລາ 9:00 ເຊົ້າ ທີ່ຫ້ອງປະຊຸມຊັ້ນ II (ຕຶກໃໝ່) ກົມອາຊຽນໄດ້ຈັດພິທີມອບເງິນຈຳນວນ 50 ພັນໂດລາສະຫະລັດ
ເພື່ອປະກອບເຂົ້າໃນການບູລະນະຟື້ນຟູ ມະຫາວິທະຍາໄລນາລັນດາ ທີ່ປະເທດອິນເດຍ, ເປັນກຽດມອບໂດຍທ່ານ ອາລຸນແກ້ວ ກິດຕິຄຸນ, ລັດຖະມົນຕີ
ຊ່ວຍວ່າການກະຊວງການຕ່າງປະເທດໃນນາມຕາງໜ້າໃຫ້ລັດຖະບານລາວກໍ່ຄືກະຊວງການຕ່າງປະເທດແລະຮັບໂດຍທ່ານ ກູຣູຣັດຈ໌ ຣາວ (C.Gururaj
Rao) ເອກອັກຄະລັດຖະທູດແຫ່ງສາທາລະນະລັດອິນເດຍປະຈຳ ສປປ ລາວ. ການປະກອບສ່ວນດັ່ງກ່າວແມ່ນການປະກອບສ່ວນທີ່ນອນຢູ່ໃນຂອບເຂດ
ການຮ່ວມມືອາຊີຕາເວັນອອກ (EAS); ເນື່ອງຈາກວ່າມະຫາວິທະຍາໄລນາລັນດາໄດ້ຮັບການສະເໜີໃຫ້ມີການບູລະນະຄືນເພື່ອໃຫ້ເປັນມະຫາວິທະຍາໄລ
ລະດັບສາກົນ ພາຍໃຕ້ຂອບການຮ່ວມມືອາຊີຕາເວັນອອກ (EAS). ກອງປະຊຸມສຸດຍອດອາຊີຕາເວັນອອກ ຄັ້ງທີ 4 ທີ່ໄດ້ຈັດຂຶ້ນໃນເດືອນ ຕຸລາ 2009
ຢູ່ປະເທດໄທ, ບັນດາປະເທດເຂົ້າຮ່ວມ EAS ໄດ້ອອກຖະແຫລງການຮ່ວມວ່າດ້ວຍການບູລະນະມະຫາວິທະຍາໄລນາລັນດາ ດ້ວຍການສົ່ງເສີມການສ້າງ
ຕັ້ງມະຫາວິທະຍາໄລດັ່ງກ່າວ ໃຫ້ກາຍເປັນສະຖາບັນລະຫວ່າງພາກພື້ນທີ່ບໍ່ສັງກັດລັດ, ສຶກສາຄົ້ນຄວ້າກ່ຽວກັບໂລກ, ບໍ່ຫວັງຜົນກຳໄລ, ມີການຄຸ້ມຄອງບໍ
ລິຫານດ້ວຍຕົນເອງ ເຊິ່ງຈະເປັນສູນເຕົ້າໂຮມນັກຮຽນຮູ້ປັນຍາຊົນ ຈາກທຸກປະເທດໃນພາກພື້ນອາຊີໄດ້ມາສຶກສາຄົ້ນຄວ້າ ແລະ ແລກປ່ຽນຄຳຄິດຄຳເຫັນ.

ການສຶກສາແມ່ນໜຶ່ງໃນບັນດາ 6 ບູລິມະສິດຫລັກຂອງການຮ່ວມມືໃນຂອບ EAS, ຊຶ່ງເປັນປັດໄຈອັນສຳຄັນຕໍ່ການພັດທະນາເສດຖະກິດ-ສັງຄົມ ຢູ່ໃນບັນ
ດາປະເທດເສດຖະກິດເກີດໃໝ່. ບົນຈິດໃຈດັ່ງກ່າວນີ້ , ລັດຖະບານລາວ ຈຶ່ງໃຫ້ຄວາມສຳຄັນ ແລະ ການສະໜັບສະໜູນຕໍ່ການບູລະນະຟື້ນຟູມະຫາວິທະ
ຍາໄລນາລັນດາ ແລະ ເຊື່ອຫມັ້ນວ່າບັນດາປະເທດເຂົ້າຮ່ວມ EAS ລວມທັງ ສປປ ລາວ ຈະໄດ້ຮັບຜົນປະໂຫຍດຈາກມະຫາວິທະຍາໄລດັ່ງກ່າວ.

Vientiane Times, Paxason News
19 November, 2012

The annual Vat Phou Festival takes place in February each year, coinciding with the Buddhist festival of Makha Busa and bringing believers  from near and far to attend a ceremony and take part in festivities. The Vat Phou Festival 2013 will be the largest ever, including a sound and light performance titled “The Legend of Vat Phou”, a romantic period drama about the relationship between two heroes of a bygone era, Thao Bachieng and Nang Malong. The show will depict the establishment of the Kingdom of Champasak and highlight its history from early beginnings to the present day.

Since the ancient Khmer ruins of Vat Phou were listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, government authorities have been working hard to promote tourism in Champasak and the surrounding area. The Vat Phou Festival is also important for helping Lao people to understand the cultural significance and historical importance of the magnificent site.

Alongside the sound and light show, the Vat Phou Festival will also include singing and dance performances by performers from Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam as well as Laos. Most of the performers are local people from Champasak who have trained for the performance alongside their foreign counterparts. There will also be a large market for facilitating the sale of domestic products and handicrafts.

Vat Phou is open daily from 08:00 to 1800 and admission is around 30,000 kip. The Vat Phou complex is about 8 km from the main Champasak town, south of Pakse. For more information on ideas for a trip to the south of Laos, read this article.

ກຽມຈັດງານນະມັດສະການ ຜາສາດຫີນ ວັດພູຈຳປາສັກ ປີ 2013