VientianeThe First Times National English Language Newspaper  monDAY june 6, 2016 ISSUE 128 4500 kip Inside Asean socio-cultural ministers prepare documents for submission to 28th Asean Summit

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The 15th meeting of the Asean Socio-Cultural Community Council (ASCC) convened in Luang Prabang on Saturday to consider several important documents for submission to UNICEF pledges to Asean leaders for adoption improve child welfare at the 28th Asean Summit in in Laos September. [Page 3] The meeting was opened by Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith and attended by Socio-cultural ministers from Asean member states, Asean Secretary General Le Luong Minh, associated officials and Asean delegates. Addressing the gathering, Mr Thongloun said “This meeting is an important milestone. The ministers will jointly consider important documents before submitting Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith (centre) stands with other Socio-cultural ministers from Asean countries after he opened the 15th them to Asean leaders for meeting of the Asean Socio-Cultural Community Council in Luang Prabang province on Saturday. Flood death toll rises adoption at the 28th Asean Summit to be held in Vientiane Work Promotion in ASEAN, characterised by diverse caring and sharing societies, as “Unity in Diversity”. to four in France: PM in September.” and the Vientiane Declaration cultures, customs, languages and together they preserve and Asean has made steady [Page 8] “The main documents on Reinforcing Cultural and religions as well as political promote the unique cultures progress and achievements are the Vientiane Declaration Heritage Cooperation in systems. But despite these and traditions of individual in political and security on Transition from Informal Asean.” diversities, the people of Asean Asean member states. This, cooperation as well as socio- Employment to Formal Mr Thongloun said Asean member states live together in essence, forms the unique economic development Employment towards Decent was a region that was uniquely in harmony and solidarity, in Asean identity often described CONTINUED PAGE 2 Xaythany road US supports UXO clearance in Xieng Khuang awaits much- Times Reporters that time, MAG will complete a non-technical survey in 120 needed repairs Phongsavanh Group The United States’ Department villages, survey 30 million receives high-level of State Office of Weapons square metres of land, and aim Times Reporters development awards Removal and Abatement to clear UXO from 2.5 million from government (WRA) has provided more than square metres of contaminated Vientiane residents are [Page 9] US$2.17 million for a project land.” requesting that the government supporting rural development The grant is recognition resurface the approximately 9 kilometre road running from through unexploded ordnance that UXO needs to be cleared Tanmixay to Sikert in Xaythany clearance in Xieng Khuang from Lao soil and also that the district. province. NRA and Lao authorities are A resident of the district’s The total funding of central to ensuring the quality, Nongphaya village said “People US$2,178,865 will be used efficiency and effectiveness of living along this road are having for survey and clearance in the this process, he said. difficulties due to its condition. districts of Nonghet, Phaxay MAG looks forward to During the dry season, people and Khoun, over a period of 12 working in coordinated fashion are affected by the dust and in months. and productive partnerships with the rainy season they have to Luang Prabang NRA Director General Phoukhieo Chanthasomboun (right) and suffer terrible potholes.” A Memorandum of all the various Lao government Country Director of MAG to Laos Simon Rea shake hands after the theatre preserves art Understanding was signed bodies and representatives that MoU signing ceremony on Friday. “Sometimes motorists risk of storytelling in Vientiane on Friday to will make this process possible. accidents when trying to avoid [Page 20] launch the project, inked by UXO contamination in Laos out of economic necessity. rural, remote locations with the many large potholes on the Director of the National continues to pose an everyday UXO contamination keeps restricted access to basic the road. There are also a lot of vehicles using this road, Regulatory Authority (NRA) for hidden danger to people and has people in poverty and hinders services. especially larger trucks that are UXO/Mine Action in Laos, Mr disrupted lives for generations. the country’s socio-economic Coordinated and well carrying heavy loads. We have National Circus shows Phoukhieo Chanthasomboun, Despite the dangers, many development. planned action is required already called on officials to thrill crowds and Country Director of MAG people have no choice but UXO-impacted to remove the immediate look into and hopefully solve [Page 23] to Laos, Mr Simon Rea. to use land that they know communities are predominantly threat to communities and to the problem,” he said. Speaking at the signing is contaminated and to risk the poorest members of society, support longer-term national “If possible, the larger ceremony, Mr Rea said “During their lives on a daily basis living at subsistence level in CONTINUED PAGE 2 CONTINUED PAGE 3 2 Home news Monday June 6, 2016 Vientiane Times Bus explosion death toll rises to 10

Times Reporters fled the scene but has since departed from Thakhaek district surrendered to provincial police. en route for Vietnam, reached The number of Vietnamese Officials are questioning Bualapha district, just eight nationals who died following an the driver about the source of kilometres from the Naphao- explosion on the bus they were the timber, as they believe that Chaulor border checkpoint. travelling in from Khammuan a gang of timber traders was The timber has been taken province to Vietnam has risen illegally transporting the wood to the Langkhang Security to 10. to Vietnam. Group. Eight people died instantly They are also trying to find Only last month the when the explosion occurred out why the bus had a Lao government issued a blanket as the bus was passing number plate but was driven ban on the export of timber. through Bualapha district in by a Vietnamese national. They Illegal logging and trading has Khammuan province. The were unable to say how much been a chronic problem that bus was heavily loaded with timber was on the bus, but said remains widespread but the an illegal shipment of timber it was mai dou and mai daeng government has promised to and carrying 13 Vietnamese species. take tough action to address passengers. All of the bus passengers the issue. A security official in charge and the bodies of the victims Following the export ban, of investigations told Vientiane have been taken to Vietnam. Prime Minister Thongloun Times on Friday that two of the Officials are now focusing last week ordered that all types Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Prof. Dr Bosengkham Vongdara, chairs the 15th meeting of the Asean Socio-Cultural Community. injured passengers who had on the cause of the explosion. of forest be closed to logging been taken to Vietnam later Initial investigations suggest by June 1, with all parties died in hospital. that firecrackers were to prohibited from collecting from page1 The official said three blame as the remains of two or removing logs from forest Asean socio-cultural ministers... other passengers were slightly or three boxes were found fields. This will allow the injured, while the rest suffered in the baggage compartment government to review the cooperation within the Asean region and the wider region, Mr Thongloun added. serious injuries. underneath the bus. situation before considering He said this has contributed greatly to Asean’s role in improving the livelihoods of its peoples After the explosion the The explosion occurred reopening forests for logging through coordination mechanisms and cooperation projects, the formulation of policies for capacity Vietnamese driver of the bus when the bus, which had in October. building, and the harmonisation of organisations and institutions. “Over the past half decade, I am pleased to see that cooperation under the Asean Socio-Cultural Community Pillar, including the sectoral bodies concerned, has gained satisfactory achievements, especially the 100 percent successful implementation of the Asean Socio-Cultural Community Blueprint for 2009-2015,” he noted. Concerns persist over use of chemical fertiliser in banana plantations

Times Reporters because the fertiliser is only use chemical fertiliser as some used to improve the soil,” he farmers prefer to use compost Despite reassurance from said. and bio-fertiliser to improve provincial officials, members Mr Khamxone added soil nutrients. of the public are unhappy that the department had been A widespread belief today that banana growers in Bokeo authorising the use of the is that many farmers around Security officials examine the scene after an explosion gutted this bus in Bualapha district, Khammuan province are still being allowed fertiliser for a long time and it the country are using chemical province, on Thursday. to use chemical fertilisers. wasn’t just a recent occurrence fertilisers and pesticides to grow While people recognise that as some people thought. rice. People are now concerned many chemical pesticides are The provinces of Bokeo, about the potential hazards of from page 1 banned because of the danger to Luang Prabang, Oudomxay eating rice that has not been US supports UXO clearance... consumers and the environment, and Phongsaly mainly grow farmed organically. many are questioning why bananas for export to China, Another official said many development planning. Unexploded ordnance is an obstacle to chemical fertilisers are still with the majority of plantations people misunderstood the The grant is a continuation of WRA’s economic and social development because being used on Bokeo’s crops. located in Bokeo and Phongsaly. difference between pesticides welcome and ongoing support to MAG and to contaminated land cannot be used for agriculture, Director of the provincial Officials also wished to and chemical fertiliser, with the wider UXO sector in Laos. industry, tourism or the construction of Agriculture and Forestry point out that no farmer had the latter being harmless to The government is seeking more funds to infrastructure. Department, Mr Khamxone recently been found illegally consumers. clear unexploded ordnance while around 50 More funding is needed for UXO clearance Keopaseuth, recently told disposing of used plastic Most farmers in the people a year are injured or killed in UXO-related so the government is encouraging foreign donors Vientiane Times that some banana covers. Several growers provinces use chemical fertiliser accidents. to contribute to the process. chemical fertilisers were being have built storage facilities to on their rice. It’s hard to grow used by banana farmers in keep the discarded items for crops using animal manure such parts of the province, with the later removal to an official as that produced by buffaloes Lao Press in Foreign Languages permission of the department’s waste site. because one hectare of rice agriculture sector. Previously, large quantities requires about five tonnes of However, he stressed that of plastic covers were dumped livestock dung. Vientiane Times chemical pesticides were and scattered in fields following Most rice-producing Established 1994 banned. the harvest of bananas for export countries, especially in Asean, Tel: (856-21) 336042, fax: (856-21) 336041 “Chemical fertilisers won’t to China. use chemical fertilisers to [email protected] harm people who eat bananas Not all of the bananas grown improve the quality of the soil.

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Ministries and local departments were told The United Nations Children’s The government has instructed ministries to partner with security forces to guard against Fund (UNICEF) has committed and provinces to delegate responsibility in and prevent illegal logging, especially in forests to strongly supporting the Lao implementing measures outlined last month that are vulnerable to illegal logging, and those government’s efforts to improve that prohibit the export of timber, unprocessed found guilty of engaging in illegal activities the quality of education and wood, and non-timber forest products. must be prosecuted, disciplined and penalised. healthcare as well as combat In the notice issued on June 1, the government The government warned border checkpoint malnutrition problems in the instructed the authorities to resolutely punish, officials not to facilitate or permit the export of country. without compromise, those who violate these timber and non-timber forest products without The comments were made measures. The measures were detailed in Prime permission from the government. Those who during an interview with Ministerial Order No. 15 issued on May 13. violate the regulations are to be disciplined Lao media by Ms Hongwei Ministries and provinces were told to educate and punished. Gao, UNICEF Lao PDR officials about the measures, so that everyone The government has told all central and Representative on the occasion fully understood them and the measures were local departments to assign technical officials of International Children’s Day interpreted correctly and uniformly. to work together to implement these measures last week. The government instructed the Government and report progress to the government regularly She stressed the importance Inspection Authority to entrust its officials to to seek guidance. of providing opportunities and work with provincial authorities to carry out Only one day after the notice was issued and a supportive environment for inspections and to penalise those found guilty a few weeks after the Prime Ministerial Order, a children’s education in Laos. of illegal logging and trade. passenger bus loaded with timber and travelling “UNICEF will work The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry from Khammuan province to Vietnam, came to tirelessly to improve education was told to work with central and local bodies the attention of the authorities after an explosion for all children in the country, to gather information about wood amassed killed at least eight Vietnamese nationals on especially in rural and remote in collecting yards known as Sanam 2 across board. areas, by setting up pre-school the country, and report their findings to the The shipment of timber was clearly destined classes and giving all students UNICEF is committed to supporting Laos to ensure that children government. for export, despite the government’s ban on the in Grade One the opportunity nationwide can access immunisation services in order to reduce the The Ministry of Industry and Commerce export of timber and unprocessed wood. to learn in a safe and inspiring child mortality rate. --Photo UNICEF was told to partner with central and local bodies Witnesses said the timber was obviously an environment,” Ms Gao said. to take urgent action to inspect sawmills located illegal consignment and a clear infringement of “Laos still has some of the scaling up nutrition-specific The year 2016 is the last in national preservation and protection forests, the government’s latest measures. poorest education indicators interventions such as exclusive year of the programme cycle as well as production forests. There has been a lot of public discussion in Southeast Asia. Half of breastfeeding, complementary and the new five year country Sawmills found to be operating illegally recently on this latest move by the government. children in rural and remote feeding, ensuring access to programme of cooperation must be shut down and their equipment seized, Everyone has welcomed the measures but there primary schools are still without essential vitamins and minerals, between UNICEF and the to become state property, while the operators has been a common response, with people textbooks and only around one deworming, and management Lao government will run from must be prosecuted in accordance with the law. questioning how effectively the measures will third of children aged three to of acute malnutrition. 2017-2021. The new UNICEF In the long term, the authorities were asked be implemented and whether they will result in five are enrolled in some form UNICEF also supports programme of cooperation will to regulate and upgrade wood processing a significant decline in illegal logging, which of early childhood education.” nutrition-sensitive interventions, manage around US$70 million plants so that their operations meet acceptable has been a longstanding concern. Ms Gao also said UNICEF such as the public health in funding. is committed to supporting intervention for immunisation “As we reach the end of our Laos to ensure that children and diarrhoea management with current country programme and nationwide can access oral rehydration salts and zinc, embark on the next, we will Better maps needed to secure efficient, safe and sustainable and interventions related to work with the Lao government immunisation services in order water, sanitation and hygiene. and other UN and development to reduce the child mortality On the issue of severe partners to continue to support UNESCO listing of Plain of Jars rate, especially among children childhood undernutrition, Ms the improvement of child in poor and disadvantaged Gao emphasised the impact on a well-being, including health, Times Reporters families. child’s chances to fully develop. nutrition, child protection, She noted that, despite “Stunting is the silent education and other areas,” Creating a more detailed map of progress in recent years, Laos scourge of many children across said Ms Gao. the Plain of Jars and improving has one of the highest child the country, affecting around 35 One of the important the various sites will be the mortality rates in Southeast percent, particularly amongst upcoming activities is the focus of preparations for listing Asia. the poorest children. Stunting second Lao Social Indicator the tourist attraction as a world To address malnutrition is what happens to a child’s Survey, which will be conducted heritage site. problems, which contribute brain and body when they do by the Lao Statistics Bureau The Plain of Jars in Xieng to at least one third of under- not get the right kind of food with support from UNICEF, Khuang province contains five deaths in the country, or nutrients in their first 1,000 UNFPA and other development thousands of scattered ancient UNICEF will focus on days of life.” partners. stone vessels, whose purpose is not fully understood, but are endlessly fascinating to visitors from page 1 Xaythany road awaits... and one of Laos’ most popular attractions. Director General of the Department of Heritage, Dr One of the Plain of Jars sites in Xieng Khuang province. Bounthieng Siripraphanh, told Vientiane Times on Thursday the Plain of Jars for inscription benefit, Dr Bounthieng said. about the progress made so on UNESCO’s list of world The project plan drawn up far in submitting a proposal to heritage sites. by the committee responsible Large the United Nations Education, Following this, the ministry includes identifying sources potholes on the Tanmixay- Scientific and Cultural invited international experts of funding for the protection, Sikert road in Organisation (UNESCO). The to discuss the outstanding development and promotion Nongphaya department hopes that the Plain universal value of the megalithic of the site, and assembling a village. of Jars will become Laos’ third sites. group of experts and capable world heritage site. “That meeting was personnel to drive forward “The big task for us now is a milestone in preparing the government’s policy on to create a detailed map of the information to be annexed to the protection, development boundaries and to remove all the master documents for future and promotion of tourism in unexploded ordnance from the submission to UNESCO,” Dr general. area,” he said. Bounthieng said. The Plain of Jars is one The government first He admitted that the of two places the government considered submitting the preparations would take some hopes UNESCO will list as a Plain of Jars to UNESCO time, but said they would be world heritage site in the near potholes should be fixed to make driving conditions easier in the rainy season,” he added. for consideration as a world finished by late next year. It future. It has already been Director of the Vientiane Public Works and Transport, Mr Detsongkham Thammavong, said heritage site back in 1998, would be known by late 2018 successful in having the town they would have to wait for a government agreement before beginning repairs because there was believing it to have outstanding whether the proposal was of Luang Prabang and the no budget available at present. universal value. Several related successful. Vat Phou temple complex in There are plans to rebuild the road but the Ministry of Public Works and Transport can’t say yet documents were finalised in Aside from the compilation Champassak province added when the work would begin. 2009. of documents, it was necessary to the list. The road, which runs from the Tanmixay traffic lights to the junction in Sikert, is an important A meeting of the Ministry to put together a technical The government will artery in the capital. It connects Road No. 13 north and south and carries a lot of the city’s traffic. of Information, Culture and team to build understanding next propose the Hin Namno The rainy season will see work done to another 21 roads in Vientiane. The road from the Tourism with Xieng Khuang among local residents about the National Protected Area for Thongkhankham traffic lights to Dondaeng bridge as well as Thongsangnang, Sibounheuang and provincial authorities in March heritage value of the site and listing as a natural world other roads in the capital all need work, Mr Detsongkham said. this year selected 12 sites on the ways in which they would heritage site. 4 Home news Monday June 6, 2016 Vientiane Times News in Brief Savannakhet women concerned Graphic health warnings to be printed on cigarette packets The government has issued a decision to print graphic health warnings on about quality of maternity care cigarette packets to raise public awareness of the dangers of smoking, the Pathetlao Daily newspaper reported on Friday. The decision was made in line Phetphoxay Sengpaseuth with the Convention on Tobacco Control, to which Laos is a party. The World Health Organisation has reported that in Laos more than 4,800 Mothers-to-be in Vilabouly district, people a year or 13 people a day die due to smoking-related illnesses. Savannakhet province, are concerned about the quality of healthcare on offer at local dispensaries, including Huaphan earns 101 billion kip from industry, handicraft the Dongnang dispensary. production They are hesitant to rely on the Huaphan province earned more than 101 billion kip from industry and clinic’s services as they say the handicraft production in the first six months of this fiscal year, representing 53 equipment it uses is out of date. An official at the rural dispensary, percent of the annual plan, the Social-Economic newspaper reported on Friday. who asked not to be named, said The processing industry accounted for 25 percent amounting to 25.5 billion “It is true that local women have kip, while handicrafts represented 75 percent, amounting to 76.2 billion kip. concerns about using our health There are 135 factories in Huaphan province which generate 2,190 jobs. services because of outdated medical equipment.” However, the United Nations Seven drug dealers arrested in Champassak, Vientiane Population Fund (UNFPA) is Champassak provincial police arrested two women and seized more than providing new equipment for use in 3,000 amphetamine pills found in their possession, the Khuamsangob the delivery of babies and to improve newspaper reported on Friday. safety and the quality of care given Ms Phoudphayvanh, 24, of Pakxe village, Pakxe district, was arrested with to mothers and newborns. They are The dispensary in Dongnang village, Vilabouly district, Savannakhet province. also providing funding to support the 1,487 amphetamine pills. Police also arrested Ms Phetdaphone, 23, of Huaxe training of community midwives in village, said the care provided by during or after delivery. If a trained village, Bachiengchaleunsouk district, with 1,762 amphetamine tablets. this remote area of the province, the nurses was very good. and skilled person assists expectant Ms Phetdaphone told police she had been dealing in drugs since last year official said. “The care is better each time I mothers and attends any emergencies which she bought from people in a neighbouring village. Now a new health reproductive visit. When I gave birth to my third that may arise, maternal mortality can scheme has been launched in the and fourth children, they cared for be cut by a third. In Vientiane, police arrested four men and a woman with more than 670 district, which is providing free health me before birth, helped to wash me, But pregnant women in rural amphetamine pills. The dealers were named as Mr Khamphong, Mr Heo, checks for mothers and newborns. and visited me at home after delivery. areas still risk death by going to Mr Changhang, and Ms Khaisone, from Naxaithong district, and Mr Taen The initiative is operated by the They also advised what to eat, the a hospital to give birth too late from Xaythany district. government and the UNFPA. best way to breastfeed, and gave me after experiencing complications. The objective is to ensure better advice on birth spacing.” They avoid hospitals because of healthcare conditions for mothers and A senior official at the traditional beliefs and also because Chinese company to plant 3,000 ha of sugarcane in Luang newborns in Vilabouly district. Savannakhet provincial Health many women cannot afford to go to Namtha Health officials and village Department said “We know that a healthcare facility. Authorities in Sing district, Luang Namtha province, have given the green volunteers have been distributing investing in midwives pays off in Another issue is that many roads light to a Chinese company to plant sugarcane on 3,000 hectares for export information directly to expectant terms of lives saved and helps to in remote areas are in poor condition, making it hard for pregnant women to China, the Laophatthana newspaper reported on Friday. mothers and other women in the area. lower the maternal mortality rate. It As a result, increasing numbers also contributes to healthier families to give birth at dispensaries or district The more than 2 billion kip deal was signed between district authorities and of pregnant women are coming to and more productive communities.” hospitals. the company. The investor will buy the crop for 270-360 Chinese yuan per the Dongnang dispensary for care Maternal mortality is defined Savannakhet province has 151 tonne from local farmers who will grow the sugarcane. and advice. as the death of a mother through dispensaries and health offices, as Ms Kath, who lives in Dongnang pregnancy-related causes, before, well as over 2,000 doctors and nurses. Vientiane Times Monday June 6, 2016 Photo news 5

Media representatives pose with Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism Prof. Dr Bosengkham Vongdara at the 15th Meeting of the Asean Socio-Cultural Community Council in Luang Prabang province last week. Media personnel from Vientiane pose with health officials at the Vilabouly district health office in Savannakhet province after interviewing them about a newly introduced reproductive health project.

Women in Luang Prabang province sell freshly picked hed puak mushrooms last week after Children at a school in Savannakhet province dance during an event to inform young people about several days of heavy rain saw a good crop sprout in local woodlands. the reproductive health project supported by the United Nations Population Fund. 6 Monday June 6, 2016 Vientiane Times Region In brief from Asia Suspected child abuse Defence ministers, officials emphasise News Network deaths go unreported Indonesia to cooperation to combat global terrorism strengthen its role in Japan (The Yomiuri Shimbun) had suspicious factors, such UN police missions -- Only about 40 percent of as the victims’ siblings also deaths of children under 18 Jakarta (The Jakarta dying, although clear medical at Shangri-La Dialogue Post) -- Indonesia has in Japan that were suspected judgments could not be made. to be caused by child abuse promised to strengthen the The panel concluded that a role of the country’s police were reported to public child total of 154 cases were suspected SINGAPORE (Xinhua) -- consultation centres, according Defence ministers, military mission under the flag of the to be caused by child abuse. United Nations. to a study panel of the Health, Among them, only 62 deaths, officials and experts called for Labor and Welfare Ministry. cooperation between countries Speaking at the UN Chief of or 40 percent, were reported by Japanese Police Summit (UNCOPS) Over a five-year period the medical institutions to child to combat terrorism during Defence Minister to fiscal 2014, 154 children the ongoing 15th Shangri-La Gen Nakatani in New York on Friday, consultation centres, with the National Police chief Gen. under 18 were suspected by other cases unreported. Dialogue on Saturday. attends the During a luncheon hosted 15th Shangri- Badrodin Haiti explained medical institutions to have The Child Abuse Prevention la Dialogue in died from child abuse, but only by Singapore Minister for that 183 Indonesian police Law obliges medical institutions Singapore. officers were currently 62 cases were reported to child to report to administrative Defense Ng Eng Hen for consultation centres. participating ministers and their participating in three UN authorities if they find instances missions, namely in Darfur, The ministry determined of child abuse. representatives, the ministers it was possible that deaths had an in-depth discussion on South Sudan and Haiti. However, a ministry official “We are aware of the caused by child abuse have in charge said, “Because the law the global threat of terrorism. been overlooked, and it will The ministers viewed today.” Lt. Gen. Glorioso Miranda, importance to strengthen is for protecting children, cases the police role to support begin a model project, starting in which children have already terrorism as a clear and present He added that combating acting chief of staff of the next fiscal year at the earliest, to threat that no country can single- terrorism needs cooperation Philippines armed forces, said peacekeeping missions died are not subject to it.” under the UN. Therefore, examine all deaths of youths for The law also obliges the handedly manage given its between countries in a non- terrorism is “no doubt” the possible abuse. amorphous and transboundary traditional way. worst security issue in this Indonesia is ready to central and local governments strengthen its role in those The study panel conducted to reexamine the responses of nature. They also talked about “The scale and economic generation. However, he stressed a survey from October to the threat of home-grown capability of IS is stronger that terrorism in the Asia-Pacific missions,” Badrodin said, administrative authorities if according to a press release December last year with 962 they notice deaths caused by terrorists, Islamophobia, than al-Qaida. They have region is different from IS in the medical institutions across the the danger of marginalising telecommunication and military Middle East. received by thejakartapost. child abuse. com on Saturday. nation, including those offering The ministry analyzed moderate Muslims, and the facilities, so the conventional “The social and political emergency medical care for reports from local governments battle of ideology against way of anti-terrorism no longer situation, which are much better children, in regards to cases and compiled data about deaths Islamic State (IS). They stressed works,” he said. “We need a than the Middle East, does not Pakistan suffered in which doctors suspected caused by child abuse. The data that international and regional different strategy, a more tailored provide hotbeds for radical loss of US$188bn child abuse from fiscal 2010 showed there were 69 to 99 cooperation was necessary to approach that moves past terrorism, so extreme terrorism effectively prevent terrorists during war on terror, to 2014. Of them, 371 medical deaths a year during a five-year outmoded forms of conventional will not take root in this area. But says Dar institutions responded. period until fiscal 2013. from gaining a foothold in this warfare.” the ideology of Jihad does exist The results showed that 42 Most of them were cases region, especially given the The minister also urged in the region,” he added. ISLAMABAD (Dawn) deaths were almost definitely that were investigated as crimes threat of returning fighters. countries to promote the Therefore, he proposed -- Finance Minister Ishaq caused by child abuse from a or those reported by newspapers At a forum on the same day, awareness of terrorism or countries enhance cooperation Dar on Saturday said that medical viewpoint, and 39 were and other media. Malaysian Defense Minister extremism among the public, in areas such as transnational Pakistan has lost at least judged to be highly likely to be It is feared that the actual Hishammuddin Hussein said and work together to exchange maritime cooperation as well as US$118 billion during the caused by child abuse. number of deaths was larger than the fight against IS has become expertise and enhance information sharing and social ongoing war on terror. Seventy-three children what was found. “one of our greatest challenges coordination. media. Addressing a post-budget press conference, the minister maintained that Cities, provinces announce despite constraints the “defence allocations have results of recent elections been increased”. Zarb-i-Azb is entering HANOI (Vietnam News) -- A total of 62 provinces and cities across its final round and its the country have announced the results of voting for provincial and successful conclusion would city people councils 2016-2020, the National Election Council has help attract direct foreign said. investment. The report published on the Government website chinhphu.vn on Shedding light upon the Thursday revealed that southern Kien Giang was the only province ‘salient features’ of the which had not announced election results. budget, the minister said Hanoi’s election committee publicised 105 elected deputies for that significant reduction the city People’s Council while HCM City also finished their election in the prices of fertilisers, programmeme with 30 out of 50 delegates having been voted in decreasing Rs400 per bag, National Assembly term 2016-2021. and the Rs300 reduction By-elections will take place in Hà Nội on Sunday at grass-root on DAP bags was aimed at levels as the city is rushing to add more 122 deputies to the communal benefiting the farmer and People’s Councils, according to Deputy Director of Hanoi Internal agricultural sector at large. Affairs Department Phung Van Thiep. In HCM City, voters have selected 105 delegates for the Crackdown launched city People’s Council. The number of elected deputies had been on illegally imported announced late last month by the HCM City’s election committee. Southern Can Tho, central Da Nang and northern Hai Phong vehicles cities have also announced the number of elected delegates. Myanmar (Eleven) By-elections in Can Tho Province took place early this week with -- Thant Sin Maung, the 500 registered voters to elect more two delegates for the National minister for transport and Assembly while those in Thanh Hoa Province went to vote for more communications, told the local people’s councils deputies. Lower House on June 3 that The National Election Council Office claimed more than 65.5 a crackdown on illegally million voters nationwide or 98.77 percent of the electorate went to imported vehicles was being the polls by 10pm on May 22 to elect deputies to the 14th NA and planned. all-level People’s Councils for 2016-2021. MP Dr Khin Soe Soe Kyi for Bago Region’s Pyay constituency asked how imported motorbikes were licensed and how the illicit vehicle trade would be stopped. The minister replied that licences were being issued for motorbikes that were officially imported or domestically manufactured and almost 4,668,000 bikes had been registered by April. Licences could be obtained for illegally imported motorbikes under a one-stop service, which meant that around 3,285,000 bikes had been registered, he said. Vientiane Times Monday June 6, 2016 Region 7 Dozens of houses flooded as Jakarta dam collapses Jakarta (The Jakarta Post) Because of the dam the water level had receded to Tigers are being -- The collapse of a dam collapse, as many as 124 only 50 centimeters, kompas. removed from near Pantai Mutiara, Pluit, houses near Pantai Mutiara com reported. the temple. Penjaringan, in North Jakarta, were inundated by water on Meanwhile, the flooded dozens of houses in a Friday. “Four blocks of houses construction of the temporary plush residential area. were affected,” said Pluit dam was finished at about 3 The incident started at 8:30 subdistrict head Purnama early a.m. on Saturday. a.m. on Friday. Saturday, adding that there Four mobile water pumps “The dam collapse occurred were no reports of casualties. had been operated since 5am in high waves because of Personnel from the to help pump water from erosion under the bridge and military, police, rescue the residential area. “Last dam,” said the head of Jakarta teams, fire departments and night, we could not operate City Water Management, volunteers worked to build a the pump because the water Teguh Hendarwan, as reported temporary dam to prevent sea level was still quite high,” by kompas.com. water from flowing farther into said a worker from Jakarta About a 50-metre length of the area. City Water Management. The the dam collapsed, said Teguh, When the incident occurred, water level reached only 30 Tiger removal operation ‘a success’ who inspected the location on the water level reached up to centimeters by about 8am. Friday night. 200 centimetres, but by 1:10am Thailand (The Nation) -- there are no young tigers, so we before the DNP team raided the The tiger relocation operation are now investigating to find out temple and has not returned to from the controversial Tiger where are these tiger cubs and the temple or made contact with Temple in Kanchanaburi has how this issue connects with anyone there. His whereabouts been labelled a success after the tiger cubs remains that we are unknown. the Department of National have seized.” The Kanchanaburi ALRO Parks, Wildlife and Plant A DNP team used a search office’s legal officer Rojanaphan Conservation relocated the warrant to enter the temple Naring-in revealed that the office last 11 animals yesterday. on Monday. The seized items and other relevant agencies were The DNP revealed that the include a stuffed Asian black mapping the temple grounds seized evidence from the temple bear, two stuffed leopards, to determine if the temple had was worth Bt1.5 million and antlers, leopard skeletons, five complied with the conditions said its investigation into the cubic metres of timber and of its land-use permit with the temple’s alleged involvement more than 60 fresh and pickled ALRO. in illegal wildlife trading was tiger cubs. “The temple gained ongoing. Adisorn said that as part of permission from the ALRO to It said the Royal Forestry the investigation into alleged use 391 rai [62 hectares] of the Department, Agricultural Land illegal wildlife trading, the DNP land for religious purposes only. Reform Office (ALRO), and was inspecting CCTV footage at But based on the news, we are Land Department had begun the temple. now probing to see if the temple their probe into whether the “We have got clear evidence has complied with the [land temple illegally acquired land. that may confirm the accusations use] conditions,” Rojanaphan DNP deputy director-general against the temple and we are said. “If it hasn’t, we will send Adisorn Noochdumrong said now analysing and preparing a letter to the National Office of while all the tigers had been the evidence in order to file more Buddhism, and if the temple still Workers finish building a temporary dam following the collapse of a dam near Pantai Mutia, Penjaringan, removed, department officers charges against the temple,” he does not listen, their land right North Jakarta. were still gathering evidence said. will be revoke. at the venue to determine if the “Even though we have still “Moreover, if the ALRO temple had been involved in the not pressed charges against finds out that the temple illegal wildlife trade. temple abbot Luang Ta Chan, has encroached beyond the “We have successfully we have enough proof from permitted land, they will face transferred all 137 tigers from witnesses and solid evidences legal action.” the temple. All of them are that he may be involved in these Adisorn stated that if the healthy and under the care of [alleged] illegal activities, so we temple were guilty of illegal the department’s veterinarians,” would like to ask him to hand encroachment, its zoo permit Adisorn said. himself over to the authorities would immediately be revoked. “However, we found out that to assist the probe.” He said that even if the temple eight female tigers show signs According to reports, Luang could legally run the zoo, all the that they just gave birth to tiger Ta Chan fled the temple by car animals must be legally obtained cubs. But among the 137 tigers, with temple personnel one day or the zoo may be closed down. 8 Monday June 6, 2016 Vientiane Times World Flood death toll rises to four Trump eyes VP candidate to help govern if winning in France: PM presidential race PARIS (Xinhua) -- The death toll in floods that hit Paris and central French WASHINGTON (Xinhua) -- US alienated and even angered many cities rose to four with 24 other people Republican presidential nominee Hispanic voters with his blistering affected, French Prime Minister Donald Trump is searching for comments describing Mexican Manuel Valls said Saturday. someone as his running mate, who immigrants as criminals, drug experts said could help him govern if traffickers and rapists. “Sadly, we have four deaths and he wins the race to the White House. But West said Trump will not pick 24 injured at this stage,” Valls said With nomination in his pocket, a Hispanic as his running mate because during a visit to a crisis cell in the the controversial brash businessman it won’t help him grow that part of the Interior Ministry. now faces the urgent task of finding electorate. “Hispanics are upset with According to local reports, a a Vice Presidential candidate, or Trump due to his policy stances and woman in her 60s who was reported running mate, who can help him win that is not likely to change,” he said. missing for several days, was found the presidential race and even help him Indeed, Trump’ s wild popularity dead at her home in Montagris, south govern if winning the White House, with white working class voters is Paris, late on Friday. The body of a experts said. what got him to this stage in the game, three-year-old boy was discovered “Trump is looking for someone and analysts said he needs to continue lifeless in L’Yonne, central France. who can help him govern,” Darrell to galvanize that voting bloc, which Two other victims were also West, a senior fellow at the Brookings will be crucial for him to clinch the reported in south Paris. Institution, told Xinhua. White House. Torrential rainfall triggered heavy “He is weak on congressional “Trump’s success will depend on flooding which plunged parts of relations so needs an individual who can getting a large white turnout so his VP France’s central regions and the capital connect him with legislative leaders. choice will help him with that part of city’s vibrant venues into chaos. Getting bills through the House and the electorate,” West said. Overnight, the Seine River Senate will be a big challenge and he Trump’s short list of possible reached its peak at 6.1 meters. It requires advice on how to navigate that VP candidate includes Senator Bob disrupted traffic in Paris and suburbs process,” West said. Corker, Oklahoma Governor Mary and forced the closure of the country’s While there’ s been talk of putting Fallon and New Jersey Governor a Hispanic candidate on Trump’s Chris Christie, he added. iconic museums of Louvre and Orsay ticket in a bid to improve his relations Some experts predict that Trump Museum, both standing on the banks with an important voting bloc, West will be a competitive candidate in the of the Seine. said he doubts the real estate mogul presidential race. “The Seine is receding slowly but will do so. Trump has steamrolled through the at steady pace. However, the return to West dismissed Florida Senator Republican Party (GOP) nomination normal level will take several days,” Marco Rubio as possible VP pick by process to win the nomination to face Valls said. The rising Seine River submerges the riverbank in Paris, France. Trump, citing that the former rival off against likely Democratic nominee The river reached a record high of “doesn’t have much respect” for Hillary Clinton. The bombastic 8.6 metres in 1910, when thousands its suburb) and central regions where 17,000 homes were still without electricity, Trump. businessman is riding the tide of of Parisians had to flee flooded areas according to France’s national electricity distributor Enedis. “He (Trump) doesn’t see Rubio anti-Washington sentiment at a time of the city. French weather agency Meteo France has put 13 regions, including the Ile- as a strong leader or someone who when millions of Americans continue The state of natural disaster is de-France, under orange alert and decided to maintain the alert system in these can help with governance,” West said. to struggle to make ends meet seven recognised in Ile de France ( Paris and areas till Sunday morning based on risks of flood in these areas. During the campaign, Trump has years since the economic downturn. Vientiane Times 9

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Advertorial Desk achievement of our activities in the past, the group he Lao government has received medals and has praised the congratulations certificates Phongsavanh Group from the government, for effectively especially the Order of National Tcontributing to national socio- Development,” Mr Chanthone economic development, said. improving the quality of life of The main cause of citizens nationwide, playing a achievement comes from vital role in national economic respect for the government growth, and contributing direction on the promotion of significantly to various aspects an adequate multi- sectoral of societal well-being. economy, particularly the “The Group has contributed promotion and protection of to national revenue annually private enterprises and private and increasingly and has individuals. We have had good developed business cooperation cooperation and support from with other countries,” Deputy ministries, from organisations Prime Minister Dr Sonexay and from local communities, Siphandone said, speaking Prof. Dr Od Phongsavanh presents a gift to Dr Sonexay Siphandone decision making, overcoming at the 35th anniversary (right). the difficulties facing the group, ceremony of the foundation and support from countries in of the Phongsavanh Group in development of the country “Actually, we have the region and worldwide. Vientiane on Thursday. progressively, paying taxes representative offices in “Thanks to the cooperation Attending the to the government annually. Vietnam, China, Thailand, and support from the Party ceremony were officials In addition, it is a donor to Singapore, Malaysia and and the government,” Mr and representatives from ministries, organisations and Myanmar which have Chanthone added. government organisations, Dr Sonexay Siphandone (right) presents the Order of National the grass-roots level and has helped Laos to become well “In the next coming years, embassies to Laos and the Development to Prof. Dr Od Phongsavanh. assisted in times of natural known in the region and at we would like to increase our private sector, from both Laos disaster such as drought, the international level,” Mr awareness of the achievement and overseas. and food to serve government grown remarkably since it flooding, national sports Chanthone said. of our objectives and our At the ceremony, Dr staff, the military, police, and diversified into various business activities and important events. In 2013, the government important plans. For example, Sonexay Siphandone especially people living in sectors of the wood industry, To apply the national agreed to establish the basic from now until 2025 we will presented the Order of northern and central Laos,” Mr telecommunications, trading, policy to the Three Builds Political Party of Phongsavanh provide different kinds of National Development to Chanthone said. construction, banking and initiative, the Group supported Group officially and functioning merchandise to the people, Group President Prof. Dr Od After that, from 1980 financial institutions, mineral the directive by providing loans under our respective role. Some emphasise the promotion of Phongsavanh. The Group also onwards, based on the new mining, oil and petroleum at low interest rates to farmers comrades are key persons who the wide range of the purchase received Class 1, 2 and 3 Labour direction of the government, products, airlines, franchise, to reduce the level of poverty. can give directions on their and sale and encourage more Orders and other medals and the Group has developed innovation, convenience stores, So the people are happy with respective company. people from foreign countries certificates of congratulations continuously by increasing logistics and insurance. the activity and it gives more The number of staff and to visit Laos, to establish from the government. the capital of funding step by Among the sectors, the confidence to the government. technicians is now over 2,000, the complex industrial zone, Group representative Mr step, with coordination from wood industry emphasised Regarding coordination which provides more work to to perform the commercial Chanthone Sitthixay said that its partners. the export of processed wood, with foreign countries, the young people and to citizens. products to provide more over the past 35 years, under the Over the past three decades, which was closed in 2008 “to Group has good coordination So these people can participle commercial products to the direction of the Lao People’s the group has grown step-wise follow the direction of the with Vietnam, Cambodia, in the development of the people and for export, to give Revolutionary Party and state under the founder’s vision government policy and for China, Russia and Dubai, in country in accordance with more jobs to the community, management, the group was of conducting a profitable the natural preservation and the exchange of merchandise government policy. and to enhance the capability established and performed business enterprise, juxtaposed forestry preservation,” Mr and in investment. “Because of the successful of the technicians.” continuous business, and has by bettering people’s quality of Chanthone said. been able to achieve many life and consolidating economic The Group has participated multi-sectoral activities to expansion. The group has in the socio-economic develop the country. These achievements resulted from the change in regime and the declaration of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic in 1975, in response to the demands of the Party and government to support its strategy of “Protecting and Developing the Country”. “In the beginning, we faced a lot of problems and faced a high risk with business investment, life insurance and assets, but we definitely decided to make an investment. Initially, we developed from the retail of household utensils Dr Sonexay Siphandone stands with Phongsavanh Group representatives after presenting Class 1, 2 and 3 Labour Orders.

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Euro 50-500 9,012 9,057 10 Business Monday June 6, 2016 Vientiane Times Japanese retailers hail postponement of tax hike JAPAN (The Yomiuri beverage industry. “[The tax (Keizai Doyukai) Chairman Shimbun, ANN) -- Prime hike] would have a big impact Yoshimitsu Kobayashi said, Minister Shinzo Abe’s on consumption. The decision “It’s necessary to objectively decision to postpone the this time was unavoidable,” examine whether we are just planned consumption tax said Kirin Holdings Co. passing our debts onto our hike has been welcomed by President Yoshinori Isozaki. children and grandchildren.” some industries —including A tax hike of even 2 percent Japan Business Federation retailers, which have been would have had a profound (Keidanren) Chairman suffering from sluggish impact on the purchases of Sadayuki Sakakibara said personal consumption. expensive products, such as “the government should set the However, business groups houses and automobiles. right economic conditions” so that pushed for the planned Daiwa House Industry the tax hike is not postponed tax hike to be implemented Co. President Naotake Ohno again. expressed concern over the welcomed the delay, saying, The consumption tax JDB Vice Chairman and Director General Mr Sounthorn Chanthavong (second from left) and EXIM impact the postponement may “When the consumption hike is now scheduled for Bank President and CEO Ms Mohammed Norzilah sign a Memorandum of Understanding in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, last month. have on financial reform. tax was raised in 2014, the October 2019. With the Tokyo “We’re obliged to pursue number of housing starts Olympics and Paralympics to fiscal health, but it could end for owner-occupied homes be held the following year, up being pie in the sky if dropped for 15 consecutive some observers say the hike Lao, Malaysian banks promote we cannot achieve economic months on a year-on-year may put a chill on the expected growth,” Seven & i Holdings basis.” “special procurement demand” Co. President Ryuichi Isaka A member of the from the Games. regional business investment said in a statement released on automobile industry said, “Sales of TV sets or video Wednesday. “We welcome the “We’re clear of an adverse recorders could slow down Souknilundon and Director General, Mr competitive environment due decision.” impact for now.” at a time when we should Southivongnorath Sounthorn Chanthavong, told to increasing regional and The retail industry In contrast, Japan Chamber be entering a busy season,” Vientiane Times on Friday global integration. has struggled to deal with of Commerce and Industry a member of the electrical ao and Malaysian there were three main areas of She said the EXIM Bank consumption tax increases in Chairman Akio Mimura said, machinery industry said. banks recently cooperation they would focus worked to assist and support the past. “[The tax hike] is not good A manager at a home partnered in on to support co-financing Malaysian companies working “At this point in time, for consumption in the short appliance mass retailer in developing banking with Malaysian investors in overseas in the areas of I’m just hoping consumer run, but is still necessary to Tokyo expressed concern, cooperationL in Laos and the Laos. investment and consultancy. confidence will recover in the maintain the social security saying, “The tax hike is going region, according to Laos’ The first is to provide credit Also speaking at the next 2½ years,” said a manager system and secure revenues to to happen at a time when we Joint Development Bank to businesses for infrastructure ceremony, Mr Sounthorn at a supermarket in Tokyo. implement policies.” can expect demand to go up (JDB) on Friday. development in Laos, such as said the business partnership The postponement has Japan Association of from people replacing their The Joint Development large construction projects, between the two banks was also been well received by the Corporate Executives products with newer ones.” Bank and Malaysia’s Export- by Malaysian investors. The a new step in building an Import (EXIM) Bank second is bank management alliance that would be mutually signed a Memorandum of capacity building for JDB supportive and provide a policy Understanding on May 26 staff, and the third is building of development cooperation to to expand their cooperation a customer network in Asean further build the economy with a view to developing countries for the two banks. in the Asean region and the a stronger and more stable President and CEO world. financial system. They also of the EXIM Bank, Ms The two banks are plan to implement additional Mohammed Norzilah, said confident their partnership financial mechanisms that will at the signing ceremony that will enable them to provide expand their capacity. this cooperation would profit better services for investors in JDB Vice Chairman the two banks amid a more the region.

In brief Customers shop at a Moody’s downgrades Finland’s credit rating from triple A to AA1 supermarket. HELSINKI (Xinhua) -- The credit rating agency Moody’s downgraded Finland’s long- term issuer and senior unsecured debt ratings from the best AAA to AA1, the agency announced on Friday night. However, the rating outlook was changed from negative to stable. Moody’s said two key drivers lowered the Finnish government bond ratings to AA1. One was the weak growth of the Finnish economy in the near future, which reduces Finland’s resistance to economic shocks. The other was the country’s deteriorating fiscal position. The agency expected that in the next five years no any reversal in the upward trend of public debt burden would be seen.

Oil prices drops amid weak data, OPEC meeting The Energy and Environment Partnership NEW YORK (Xinhua) -- Oil prices ended lower on Friday as investors were sifting Programme with the Mekong Region through the downbeat US jobs data and the outcome of an OPEC (Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) meeting. 6th Call for Proposals The US total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 38,000 in May, well below the Clean Energy Promotion in the Mekong Region market consensus of 158,000 and notching the fewest monthly job gain in almost six years, the Labor Department reported Friday. The Energy and Environment Partnership Programme with the Mekong Region (EEP The soft US jobs data spurred market concerns about the country’s economy and its oil Mekong), funded by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, aims to improve access to sustainable energy in the EEP Mekong countries Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand demand in the coming months, which weighed on the oil prices on Friday. and Vietnam.

Signal successes made by DPRK’s foodstuff industrial sector Through this Call for Proposals (CfP), EEP Mekong is seeking high quality applications to Pyongyang (KCNA) -- The DPRK Ministry of Food and Consumer Goods Industries has support solid access to sustainable energy projects. Proposed projects should be close to commercial maturity and have prospects for scaling-up and/or replication. paid big efforts to making good use of locally available raw materials and manufacturing equipment with its own efforts to carry out the tasks set forth at the Seventh Congress of The CfP applications are sought in two stages: Concept Notes (present stage), and Full the Workers’ Party of Korea. Project Proposals. The ministry has intensified research into making spices with raw materials available in the country, in close cooperation with scientific institutes. It made a signal progress in Depending on the project size and the level of verifiable project self-financing capacity, the maximum grant allocation for a selected project can be up to €1,000,000. To be eligible, projects the work to develop dry yeast and yeast essence needed for the production of wheat flour have to be implemented in one or more of the EEP Mekong partner countries Cambodia, Lao products. PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. Projects demonstrating partnership between Mekong countries and Finnish companies will be preferred. Russian arms export agency’s portfolio reaches US$48 bl Interested project developers are requested to submit their Concept Notes (CN) online through MOSCOW (Xinhua) -- The export portfolio of Rosoboronexport, the Russian state the link provided on the EEP Mekong website, www.eepmekong.org, by the 12 August, at arms exporter, has reached US$48 billion, the CEO of State Corporation Rostec, Sergey 16:00hrs (Vientiane time). Chemizov, said on Friday. Rosoboronexport is the sole state intermediary agency for Russian exports and imports Project Developers whose CNs pass the evaluation criteria will be invited to submit Full Project of defense-related and dual use products, technologies and services also form part of Proposals for subsequent assessment and possible funding. Rostec. For detailed information about the EEP Mekong programme and how to apply for project “It supplied arms worth US$115 billion to 116 countries within these 15 years,” funding, please visit www.eepmekong.org or contact Chemizov said in an interview with Kommersant, a Russian newspaper. Bernhard Meyhoefer, Programme Manager by e-mail: [email protected]. Vientiane Times Monday June 6, 2016 Business 11

UK wants to share Islamic Asean Economic Community finance expertise with Brunei BRUNEI (The Brunei Times, Amnatcharoen OTOP goods ANN) -- Brunei can prop up its fledgling Islamic finance sector seeking Lao market niche by providing niche services that can support the activities Times Reporters of larger markets in the region, a senior British trade official mnatcharoen said on Thursday. province is seeking In an interview with to exchange media, Mark Garnier, the information and newly appointed British trade marketA research to expand trade envoy to Brunei, Myanmar with Laos via its One Tambon, and Thailand, said that the One Product (OTOP) scheme. sultanate may not necessarily The north-eastern Thai have to compete directly with province is currently holding bigger markets to grow its own its OTOP Fair 2016 running Islamic finance industry. Mark Garnier (right), the UK trade envoy to Brunei, Myanmar and from June 1-6 at the Vientiane Garnier, a former banker Thailand, and British High Commissioner to Brunei David Campbell Center shopping mall. before joining the British during an interview with the media. Amnatcharoen province parliament, said that Brunei Governor, Mr Yingyot needs to explore its strengths in “London is a dominant “If Brunei can secure what Thanachan, said on Thursday the industry and then build on player with about £6 trillion Dublin and Luxembourg has that the event aimed to showcase those opportunities in a manner (US$11.9 trillion) of assets secured, it can be very lucrative various Amnatcharoen Various OTOP products on sale at the Vientiane Center on Thursday. that supports mature Islamic under management but it for the country and generate a products and especially create finance markets like Malaysia. doesn’t necessarily mean that great deal of income for both the opportunities for Lao and Thai with a large amount of those vegetables to Thailand. During the interview at the everything has been covered UK and Brunei.” firms to exchange trade and goods destined for Thailand Mr Yingyot said with Laos British High Commission, he for. Apart from that, he added, find potential business partners. or Thai ports for consumers and Thailand coming together said that the UK is keen on “Dublin recognised that Brunei needs to focus on building Mr Yingyot said the fair overseas. in the Asean Economic lending its extensive financial they could support part of the a strong private sector that offers had set up 50 booths as a way Thailand and Laos Community and the two experience particularly from funds management industry so high value chain services. of conducting market research previously agreed to double countries sharing a border, London which is a global they provided tax-free status for “I don’t think the country’s and promoting OTOP products their bilateral trade to US$8 there was potential to expand centre for conventional finance funds with all the legal support strength is in manufacturing in Laos. billion by last year, up from and enhance bilateral trade. and a strong player in the systems,” he said. and in cheap labour. There’s the He commended the US$4 billion in 2011. In An exhibitor at the OTOP Islamic finance industry. On the other hand, advantage of the high level of cooperation of the business 2012 trade between the two event said her spa products “The UK can also lend Luxembourg created a stock education to build a more skilled communities from the two countries was worth US$4.82 were generating plenty of legislative support for laws exchange which has hundreds human resource for the services countries who were building billion, up 23.82 percent from interest among Lao customers to make sure that it works of thousands of listed funds, sector.” networks as well as taking the previous year. and she was now dealing with properly.” creating a legitimate platform for Prior to being member advantage of potential Thailand is Laos’ top a local distributor. Garnier used the examples funds investment. for parliament, Garnier was opportunities. trading partner and a lifeline for She believed the event was of Dublin and Luxembourg, Garnier said that both Dublin an investment banker and According to a report by vital imports such as finished a great opportunity to share both of which are renowned and Luxembourg knew that they manager for 27 years. He has the Lao Ministry of Planning oil, vehicles, machinery and business information, further for their expertise in offering could generate a lot of income served 15 years specialising and Investment, Laos’ exports steel. Likewise Laos exports enhance trade development, support services and funds by offering support services for in the emerging markets of this year were expected to a large amount of scrap metal, and allow Amnatcharoen firms management. a larger player. Southeast Asia. reach about US$2.1 billion processed wood, fruit and to connect with Lao customers.

Poverty Reduction Fund (PRF) CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (RE-ADVERTISED) Request for Expression of Interest for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer Background National Microfinance Officer (2 persons) The Government of Lao PDR has received a loan from the Special Funds resources of the Asian Development Bank toward the cost of the Health Sector Governance Program. The Program intends to apply part of the loan to recruit three planning and monitoring officers Country: Lao People’s Democratic Republic in order to support the project implementation. The executive agency for the Program is the Project: Poverty Reduction Fund Ministry of Health through the Department of Planning and International Cooperation. The Description: Recruitment of the position National Microfinance Officer (2 persons) Program is implemented in 18 provinces of Lao PDR. Duration: 7 Months (renewable based on the performance and availability of funds) Location Grant No.: H685-LA Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR, with travel to provinces. Project No.: P 123480 Duration of contract Review by the donors: Post review Thirty six months Issue Date: May 27, 2016 Closing Date: June 10, 2016 Scope of Work: Assist the Program manager of the Health Sector Governance Program to develop, implement, The Government of Laos, with support from the World Bank, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and AusAID has set up the Poverty Reduction Fund (PRF) to deliver small monitor, and report on Program’s plans and budgets; scale development project including support to livelihood improvement and nutrition security Tasks: activity at the Kumban and Village levels. The project is now seeking for two qualified The planning and monitoring officer will work under the direction of the Program director. candidates to fulfil the position ofNational Microfinance Officer: The planning and monitoring officers are responsible for the following tasks: Required Qualifications and Experience: • Assist MOH departments and provincial health offices in the preparation of 2016 to 2018 • Master's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or Statistics; annual operational plans and budgets; • Microfinance Officer should have rural microfinance training and technical assistance • Review provincial plans and budgets submitted by MOH departments and provincial experience; health offices and support improvement of these plans with recommendations and guidance • Comprehensive knowledge of SHGs best practices, especially with regard to the provision from the Program management; of financial services in rural areas for agricultural and non-agricultural activities; • Monitor and report on implementation of annual operational plans and budgets; • Proven technical expertise in all facets of microfinance development; • Participate in the design, collect, and processing of information and data required for the • Good understanding of microfinance sector development principles and approaches, the monitoring and evaluation of the Program; different types of financial institutions and their services; • Assist the Program manager with regard to administrative and financial tasks, reporting, • Knowledge of participatory approaches for capacity building; communication, organization of meetings, participation in meeting, field trips etc.; • Understanding of gender mainstreaming is preferred. Qualifications: • Track record of at least 5 years work experience in microfinance or service provider to • The Planning and Monitoring Officer has a Bachelor or Master’s degree in Medicine, microfinance or other financial institutions; Public Health or a Master degree in business and administration, or equivalent with at least • Excellent report writing and communication skills in Lao and English. three years’ experience in project planning, budgeting, administration and management. • Ability to work in a multicultural setting; • Good computer skills (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint) • Women and people from small ethnic groups are encouraged to apply; • Competency in both spoken and written English language, and the ability to work at national, provincial and district levels. Please see the detailed job description on PRF website http://www.prflaos.org or they can be obtained at PRF Office). Applicants should submit not later than 16 June 2016, a letter of interest and curriculum All interested applicants should submit (1) a cover letter outlining clearly how the candidate vitae addressed to: meets the required qualifications and experience of the position mentioned above, (2) a Dr. Prasongsidh BOUPHA detailed CV with one (3x4) photo and (3) supporting documents (certificate of the most recent Director General Department of Planning and International Cooperation, MoH employment, certificates of qualification/graduation, a list of at least three referees from most Program Director, National Program Coordination Office (NPCO) recent work places, etc) to the HR Officer, Poverty Reduction Fund, Government’s Office Ministry of Health, Fa Ngum Road, Sisattanack, district, Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR 501 building, Sisavathtai Village, Chanthabouly District, P.O Box 4625 Vientiane, Tel: 021 (in front of Don Chan Palace) 261479 - 80, Email: [email protected] & [email protected]. Tel: 223146, 252753 Fax: 223146 Please note that all submitted documents will not be returned. Email: [email protected] Deadline for applications: June 10, 2016 Only short listed candidates will be notified. Only the first ranked candidate will be contacted for negotiation Detailed TOR can be obtained upon request at the above e-mail address. 12 Monday June 6, 2016 Vientiane Times Vientiane Times Monday June 6, 2016 13 14 Monday June 6, 2016 Vientiane Times Vientiane Times Monday June 6, 2016 15 16 Monday June 6, 2016 Vientiane Times Vientiane Times Monday June 6, 2016 17 18 Monday June 6, 2016 Vientiane Times

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Title: DDG Cabinet Office and Head of HMTA Project Secretariat Vientiane Times Monday June 6, 2016 19 Feature Lifestyle Health Travel, party and make style statements with your hair

Natural waves: This is one of the best and easy hair styles for vacations. Simply keep the hair loose and apply some hair products like hair mousse on damp hair and let it dry naturally. This is the best hair style to be carried in hot and humid weather, without worrying about your hair getting frizzy. Funky braids: Be it a night party or an afternoon luncheon, braids work wonders on girls. From a non-fussy, neat braid to NEW DELHI (The Statesman, travelling on long trips, loose, partial braids, one Taking good care of girls and women benefits society as a whole. --Photo EPA ANN) -- Plan a solo trip or simply tie your hair up in a can look alluring as per explore places with your ponytail to avoid messy hair. the occasion. Among other friends and look stunning in But to give it a twist, we trending hairstyles are ‘side all your travel photographs suggest an easy and trendy braids’ which are quick and Why preventing teen pregnancy and child with picture perfect hairdos. version of it by twisting hair stylish. Simply do a hair Head hair experts from twice or thrice and then tying up-do from these braids by Advanced Hair Studio shares up in a ponytail. You can do it twisting them up in different marriages is good for society how: high or low as per your face directions and carefully putting Twisty ponytail: When structure. hair pins wherever required. THAILAND (The Nation, They are forever seeking complications in pregnancy ANN) -- Among the many World Bank loans to build and childbirth. Every year provocative ideas that infrastructure, he noted, and around the world 15 million Children, see what garbage is emerged from last week’s yet women “are their most girls become child brides and Women Deliver conference in precious infrastructure”. as such are denied education Copenhagen perhaps the most There are good arguments and job opportunities. Thus doing to our seas memorable was the concept backing up this claim. As they too cannot contribute to that today’s most significant an example, it is frequently the economy. SINGAPORE (The Straits structures made by chef North Pacific Ocean where development is not taking overlooked that countries with The solution, said Jim and Times, ANN) -- More than Janice Wong using more than litter such as plastic items the form of superhighways, more women in the workforce other global leaders speaking in 20,000 pieces of discarded 1,300kg of isomalt sugar and pools. skyscrapers and other massive enjoy or are closer to achieving Copenhagen, lies in investing plastic – from water bottles and confectionery. Her work aims to get the structures, but rather the sustainable development. A in women and girls, a strategy drinking straws to cling film There is also a colourful audience to consider recycling health and well-being of study by McKinsey Global that is crucial to meeting those and plastic bags – have found underwater seascape crocheted and reducing waste, but their way into a gallery at the from yarn by Indonesian artist already, the process of making girls and women. And yet, concluded that having as Sustainable Development Singapore Art Museum. Mulyana. the work has changed lives. it was stressed, much more Goals that will benefit the Painstakingly collected, The work by Polish-born The 31-year-old artist had development is needed in this entire human race. “It starts cleaned and artfully composed artist Karina Smigla-Bobinski called on friends and family regard. with a healthy girl,” he said, in a room by artist-illustrator on the other hand, veers earlier this year to help her The slogan for the gathering making the message as plain Tan Zi Xi, the immersive towards the monochrome. A create a stockpile of “resource”, in Denmark – the biggest Healthy girls as could be. installation is meant to evoke large, illuminated, gas-filled as she calls the trash used for global conference on women’s are better Healthy girls are better in the audience a sense of being sphere with short charcoal rods the installation. health and rights in a decade – equipped for education and submerged in a sea of swirling that protrude from the surface As they got into the was “When the world invests equipped for work. Healthy young women trash. floats freely throughout the habit of keeping recyclable in girls and women, everybody have healthy pregnancies and The work, titled Plastic darkened room and visitors can plastics, some of them became education and Ocean (see image above), is part interact with it. conscious of the amount of wins!” are better able to be good of Imaginarium, the museum’s The sphere may bring waste they were generating and In a video address opening work. Healthy mothers. annual contemporary art show to mind a bioluminescent took steps to reduce it. the meeting, United Nations The simplicity of the notion for children. This is the sixth aquatic creature that swims For example, a couple she Secretary-General Ban Ki- young women doesn’t disguise the scale of edition and it is put together in the depths of the ocean as knows, who used to drink moon declared, “It is time to the challenge beyond birth. by the museum’s curators – well as spark thoughts about bottled water at home because put women and girls at the have healthy Access to healthcare, including Tan Siuli, Andrea Fam and the consequences of man’s they could not get used to the heart of development.” the full range of sexual- and John Tung. interaction with the sea. taste of tap water here, installed That’s part and parcel of the pregnancies reproductive-health services, This year, the exhibition’s The potentially destructive a water-filter system in their UN’s Sustainable Development and are better must be financed and delivered. theme draws inspiration from relationship between man house. Goals approved by world In 2014 around the world the ocean and sea. Works on and the ocean is explored in The artist has also made it leaders last year, aimed at 22,000 women died while display include an enclosed, Tan’s installation. It draws a habit to take along a glass jar able to be temperature-controlled inspiration from the Great when she goes to coffee shops ending extreme poverty and having unsafe abortions, installation of coral-like Pacific garbage patch in the to buy takeaway coffee. shrinking inequality. good mothers. and 80 percent of those In the modern age, women’s pregnancies resulted from lack rights have been mooted, of contraception. This too was debated and battled over preventable. for more than a century and many women as men in the If women, and particularly shared centre stage during the workforce would add US$28 teenage girls, can avoid democratic revolution of the (RM116) trillion to the world’s unwanted pregnancy, the 1960s and early ’70s, but only gross domestic product every positive impact on their now is the movement’s rhetoric year. lives and thus on society is – so often unintentionally Men nevertheless remain profound. Gone is a major exclusive to women – being dominant in the workforce, the obstacle to proper education, replaced with a message that result of patriarchal tradition better economic opportunities Dimana embraces all of society. that erects barriers to full and healthier lives. The same Mogus? is As Princess Mary of economic participation for applies to child marriage. a colourful Denmark pointed out at the millions of women around Policymakers have to underwater conference, the “women’s the planet. In underdeveloped stop overlooking such proven seascape crocheted agenda” is in fact a united and regions the disparity routinely arguments. Investment in the from yarn by unifying agenda of benefit to leads to tragic consequences, welfare of girls and women must Indonesian humanity as a whole. such as preventable deaths. continue to grow, especially in artist Mulyana. And this, added World The mortality rate among the areas of education and Bank Group president Jim women giving birth in Africa adolescent health. The return Yong Kim, is why governments is one in six, compared to on the investment will extend should not balk at investing one in 9,000 in Europe. One beyond economic prosperity, money in the wellbeing of girls African woman dies every two to the happiness of society in and women. minutes due to preventable general. 20 Monday June 6, 2016 Vientiane Times Feature Lifestyle Luang Prabang theatre preserves art of storytelling

Patithin Phetmeuangphuan

uang Prabang province, in northern Laos, offers many things to do but theL traditional storytelling at Garavek Theatre is one of the more interesting options. Luang Prabang is a famous tourist destination in Laos, attracting thousands of visitors every month. Some people go there to be immersed in the traditions of Lao culture and to hopefully learn a little bit about Lao history. The theatre was opened with these tourists in mind. The Garavek Theatre is a small venue under the direction of Mr Nicholas Gibson. It opened in 2014 after moving from Vientiane and is now located in Phonheuang village in the provincial capital. The A seasoned khaen player teaches a boy the basics of the instrument. stories are related in English and accompanied by the khaen, Khan River. This story has two One morning, Phoutthasen a traditional reed instrument. brothers fighting over a pair discovered the giant’s heart and Tickets for a performance sell of elephant’s tusks that their his aunt’s eyes. He collected for 50,000 kip. father left for them. After one them up and set off to return The people who work at brother brutally cuts the other them to his family. His wife the theatre have always been in half he could only crawl, Kuanghi, feeling abandoned, Two seats await the performers on stage. fascinated by folktales and crawling into the river giving killed herself by the Nam legends, particularly stories that it its name. “Nam” means river Khan river. When Phoutthasen recount the origins of social and “khan” means to crawl. returned he found Kuanghi groups and also the origins Ai Tongkuang is the story and he too died from a broken of natural features and other of a giant snake that lived heart. Thevada, a god sprite, everyday things. Luang Prabang where the Nam Khan meets the saw this and decided to keep has a tonne of these stories. The Mekong. As he was considered the couple there forever. stories are about the rivers and a very dangerous snake and So when looking across mountains; how they came to stopped boats from passing, the Mekong, the legend says be there and where the names he was killed. According to you will see two mountains come from. tradition, the big rock in the that look like people lying on There are currently only six water where the two rivers meet their backs. The mountain people employed at the theatre: is his body. in front of you is called Phou two storytellers, Siphai and Phou Si relates the story Nang or “girl mountain” and Thongsamay, a khaen player, of Queen Sida asking the the smaller one on the left and Keo-udon and Noy, who sell monkey king, Hanouman, to is called Phou Thao or “boy tickets and serve drinks. Then bring her some mushrooms. mountain”. there is Nicholas, the director of As the mushrooms were called People seem to enjoy the the theatre, who also works the A poster advertises the Garavek “monkey ear” mushrooms the Xieng Mieng stories because A storyteller and a khaen player on the stage at the Garavek Theatre. lights during the show. Traditional Storytelling Theatre. Queen was afraid to ask for them they’re funny, while the story There are eight stories the by name. After bringing back of Mount Si is also funny and surprising,” Nicholas said. like to offer shows that explore theatre currently performs, about dialect in Luang Prabang. many mushrooms from the hills informative. “I’ve researched a number stories about different ethnic the khaen, Fa Ngum, Xieng Fa Ngum is the history of of Sri Lanka that were rejected “Unfortunately, there are of the stories in books, and groups, such as the Hmong or Mieng, the Mekong River, the the famous Lao king who was by the queen, Hanouman finally not many Lao people coming complemented this by speaking Khmu. Khan River, Ai Tongkuang, born with 33 teeth. Thought to brings back an actual hilltop in to the theatre but sometimes to people around town. For now the stories vary Phou Si hill, and Phou Thao- bring bad luck to the kingdom the hope that the queen could we’ve had students come as I also worked closely with from day to day and month to Phou Nang. They all are very he deport the Khmer kingdom find her mushrooms there. The part of school trips, and tour the Department of Tourism, month in the 30-seat theatre. entertaining and are worth in Cambodia where he was hill has stood in front of the guides as part of their job. Information and Culture,” he They can be seen in a one hour knowing about. cared for as a son of the Khmer palace ever since. If you didn’t The plays are in English and added. performance running from The Khaen story describes king. At the age of 37, he know, “phou” is the Lao word geared to tourists, so it isn’t Nicholas also said he would 6:30pm-7:30pm. how the instrument got its triumphantly returned home for hill or mountain, while “Si” name. The story details a to Luang Prabang to create the comes from Queen Sida. hunter and a widow who went Kingdom of Lane Xang and Phou Thao-Phou Nang, or hunting deer in the forest, bring Buddhism with him in 12 sisters, tells the story of a stumbling across the beautiful the process. poor family - a father and 12 sound of the Garavek bird, a Xieng Mieng involves daughters. The 12 sisters were magical bird. The widow was two humorous stories: “Ma abandoned by their father and so enchanted with the sound Konkai” or “Came before the found by a lady giant who that when she returned home Rooster” and “Tua Phaya Long raised them. After finding the she tried to make an instrument Nong” or “Tricking the King giant’s heart inside a jar, they that could mimic the bird. into the Pond”. decided to leave, moving to She was finally successful The Mekong story involves King Phoutthasen’s palace using small pieces of bamboo, two Nagas or snake deities that where they were married to which made a beautiful sound. were fighting with each other the king. When the king heard about over some porcupine meat. The When the giant heard about this instrument, he ordered fight was eventually stopped by this, she transformed herself her to his court and asked her the gods who told them to stop into a beautiful lady, married to play it. Finally, he said to fighting and made them dig the king, and banished the the woman, “Kenglai, theua two rivers as punishment. One sisters to a cave, ordering their ni khaen dae”, which means of these rivers was the Nan in eyes to be removed. Fortunately “Very Good, this time was Lane Na kingdom which runs one sister escaped and gave better”. The word “khaen” through Bangkok and the other birth to a boy, also known as means better, which is where was the Mekong im Lane Xang Phoutthasen. This boy grew up the name of this instrument kingdom. and married the giant’s adopted comes from. This word is local Nam Khan talks about the daughter, Kuanghi. The entrance to the Garavek Traditional Theatre. Vientiane Times Monday June 6, 2016 21 Opinion What should be done to Streetwise protect our environment? World Environment Day was observed on June 5. With climate change, improper waste management, and the continued growth of industrial pollution around the world, it’s an important day for people to reflect on the environment. Vientiane Times asked the public what they thought they could do to reduce pollution in Laos.

Times Reporters is getting worse because there’s more waste from control over factories that getting worse now as people A lot of the things that we people are selfish. It’s very factories. But because Laos is generate pollution as this will are not paying attention to are building and using now Mr Anousone Nongsakhone, important that we make poor compared to other more become a problem sooner or this problem. In Laos most are bad for the environment. a teacher at Candlelight everyone understand how later. people are poorly educated Everyone would like to School: Pollution in Laos important the environment about environmental issues. live in a place where the comes from many sources is and that everyone should Ms Soysouny, government They cut down a lot of trees environment is protected but and now it’s worse because take responsibility. In Laos, employee in Borikhamxay to plant crops, especially it’s quite difficult. I think people are not focusing garbage is a small problem province: Many buildings are rubber trees. As I understand everyone knows that we’re their attention on it. Most but it could get serious if being built around the world it, rubber trees are not really having some problems now we don’t keep things clean. good because they don’t so we should try to do what Air pollution must also be last long and the owners cut we can to reduce pollution. considered. Some factories them down shortly after. Last are still producing a lot of month I also heard about pollution even though we problems with banana trees. have laws that regulate this. I think the authorities should do proper research before Mr Bounmard Phimmasaen, allowing some projects to a company employee in go ahead so that they do not Vientiane: The environment harm the environment. in our country is getting modern countries, we don’t worse because some people create as much pollution. 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Editorial Desk an illegal wood shipment It is expected that this checkpoints to facilitate punishment measures for must be supplied for domestic concealed inside what was group of illegal wood traders wood exports anymore. violators, including officials usage because domestic roups of timber supposedly a passenger bus might have been able to ship Of course, if we launched who give facilitation to markets still have stronger and wood traders after it exploded into flames their products through the special investigations and offenders. demands for materials and the seeking to ship on the way to the Vietnamese checkpoint if the explosion properly close our doors, Another thing which country’s furniture factories timber overseas border last week. hadn’t happened. the exit of logs, roots, and needs to happen is for Laos have highly competitive Gare hurrying to find channels The bus, registered with Checkpoints are a very semi-processed woods out of to divorce itself from the idea capacities. to move wood out of Lao plates, but driven by a important gateway for wood the country could be stopped. of trading natural resource Although the government Laos after Prime Minister Vietnamese national, was traders to send commodities Cooperation among extraction rights in exchange already has the mechanisms Thongloun Sisoulith issued for development projects. to monitor and inspect the an order on May 13 banning This means that investors implementation of the order, the export of timber, logs develop projects according it should open a chance for and all forms of unprocessed Cooperation among officials in to the demands of the people in the country to help wood products. government and are allowed serve as watchdogs on this The order has made the various sectors is key to effectively to fell trees in project sites issue. operations of wood traders for export in return. The government must use more difficult and many and successfully enforcing the order. Despite the export ban, social media as a campaign tool traders with stockpiles are timber from the project sites by setting up a Facebook page now known to be looking for continues to roll out through where people can write about ways to move timber out of Every sector must have a consensus the borders, which makes suspected illegal activities, the country clandestinely and it difficult to know what is which officials could then bypass the ban. and go in the same direction to tackle actually legal and what is make use of in carrying out The traders know well illegal. their investigations. that the trade in timber and this problem. Previous bans have been If concrete measures are unprocessed wood is now issued but to little effect taken to actually implement banned but they are still because of this same issue. the latest timber ban, I am seeking ways to get around found to be carrying the large to destinations overseas. officials in various sectors If we continue to carry confident the government the ban. shipment of clandestine timber Illegal exports along is key to effectively and out such exchange projects, it can stop the flow of timber The recent incident that as well as 14 Vietnamese border areas cannot be done successfully enforcing the might increase complexities out of Laos and keep the occurred last Thursday in passengers. The explosion comfortably because of the order. in society and the control of country’s natural resources Khammuan province killed 10 people. huge timbers involved plus the Every sector must have resource exports will not go in for use here at home. highlighted the lengths that The vehicle was heading difficulties of geography so a consensus and go in the line with the proposals of the --If you have any some traders are willing to go to the Naphao-Chaulor border therefore it must involve the same direction to tackle this government. And of course, comments or wish to to in order to get their wood checkpoint between Laos and complicity of officials. problem. people taking opportunities contribute an opinion piece, out of the country. Vietnam. This incident is now According to the order, Of course, it is very might occur accordingly. please email: chanfeature@ Lao officials found under investigation. it does not allow any necessary to have serious Logs cut from projects hotmail.com

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Oxfam has a presence in Laos since the late 1980s, and works to deliver the country working towards ‘one voice and one programme’ in a single management structure. strategy that focuses on sustainable livelihoods, humanitarian assistance, governance Oxfam has a presence in Laos since the late 1980s, and works to deliver the country and civil society, and gender and diversity. strategy that focuses on sustainable livelihoods, humanitarian assistance, governance and civil society, and gender and diversity. Oxfam is currently looking for a: Humanitarian and Resilient Promgramme Advisor (Lao National) Oxfam is currently looking for a: Business Support Manager Overall Responsibilities Overall Responsibilities - Work for in managing all aspects of the Humanitarian and Resilience Program in • Ensures all functions within the Business support unit (HR, Admin, IT, etc.) Laos, with a special attention to capacity building, update and manage Oxfam’s activities are performed in a timely and efficient manner and effectively support Country Contingency Plan and emergency preparedness and Response. the delivery of programme implementations for Oxfam in Laos. - Work with the DRR and Resilience Programme Officers, partners for integrating • Actively practices and support mentoring, succession planning and management DRR into development plan and building community and partners capacity development within the field of business support. - Is responsible for establishing and maintaining good relations with local partners, • Ensures strategic partnership on the business support area with high level analysis and for implementing capacity building strategies and advice to Senior Management Team. - Contributes to MEL for the programme and Oxfam Country Strategy (OCS) • Produce and ensure implementation of support function procedures for the and programme development in Laos in line with the Resilience Community Country. Goal (Domain 3) in the Oxfam Country Strategy (OCS) under guidance of the Humanitarian Coordinator (HC) and the Country Director (CD) Laos. - Represents Oxfam in partner meetings and other meetings, as required by the Required qualifications HC in Laos • Highly developed analytical and problem solving skills. Required qualifications • Proven senior management experience. - University graduate and 5 years’ experience in humanitarian ( emergency • In-depth knowledge of specific areas of work with post graduate qualification in preparedness and response) and Disaster Risk Management work the related field of study or at least 5 years of experience in the similar position - Project proposal and report writing skills • Experience of strategic design, planning and implementation. - Experience with result-based project management, including budget management • Proven high level of Human Resources management skills - Strong communication and facilitation skills, using participatory approaches • Ability to influence senior managers and peers over a wide range of issues. - Familiarity with gender issues • Ability to develop close working relationships with internal and external - Lao speaker with good spoken and written English stakeholders. Desirable • Strong communication skills including the ability to deliver complex and technical - Previous experience with Emergency Response, and sectoral expertise in messages in simple terms. Emergency Food Security and Vulnerable Livelihoods ( EFSVL), Water Sanitation • Must demonstrate commitment and sensitivity to gender issues. and Hygiene (WASH), SPHERE minimum standards, HAP standards etc. - Experience in coordination and clusters under UN system More information and application procedure: - Working experiences with MoNRE and other MoLSW For further information, please refer to the website: www.directoryofngos.org and go More information and application procedure: to Directory News/Job Openings. For further information, please refer to the website: www.directoryofngos.org and go to Directory News/Job Openings. Are you interested in this position? Send your application in writing, including a Are you interested in this position? Send your application in writing, including a motivation letter and curriculum vitae to [email protected] no later than 26 June 2016. motivation letter and curriculum vitae to [email protected] no later than 03 July 2016. We promote diversity and practice equity We promote diversity and practice equity Only short-listed applicants will be contacted for a personal interview Only short-listed applicants will be contacted for a personal interview Vientiane Times Monday June 6, 2016 23 Arts & Leisure Stella keeps it green

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Now available at Vientiane Times office. Phonpapao The colourful shows over Village, Unit 32, Sisattanak district, Vientiane. two days featured an 8pm P.O. Box: 5723, Tel: (856-21) 336042, 336048, 216364. session on May 31 with 1pm and 8pm sessions on June Fax: (856-21) 336041. Email: [email protected] 1. The packed programmes featured 10 exciting and funny LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC acts with those including MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE animals receiving an especially warm reception from the REQUEST FOR EXPRESS OF INTEREST many families with children Small and Medium Enterprises Access to Finance Project in attendance. Credit No. 5471-LA, Grant No. H958-LA According to the circus Administrative Officer organising committee, the event aimed to entertain the The Government of Lao PDR is receiving financing from the World Bank (WB)’s International Development public particularly children on Association (IDA) for the Government’s Small and Medium Enterprise Access to Finance Project, in the their special day amount of 20 million USD. This Project’s development objective is to provide long-term funding sources Many of the audience were for banks to provide long-term credit to small and medium enterprises. The project will support the growth awestruck with the acrobats of privately-owned SMEs by increasing the supply of long-term finance provided by commercial banks swinging perilously while and by strengthening the capability of DOSMEP to formulate and implement public policies that promote enjoying the jugglers, dog Acrobats balance a heavy ceramic jar. access to finance for SMEs. and snake acts, and clowns The Department of SME Promotion (DOSMEP) at the Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MOIC) of the month and the public allowing children and their is the Executing Agency for the project; other agencies involved in project implementation include lightening the mood with their the IFC, selected commercial banks (PFIs) and the Department of Planning and Cooperation-National antics. will be invited to take part in parents to enjoy the show and Implementation Unit (NIU). DOSMEP was established in 2005 under the Prime Minister Decree No. Judging by the full house this event. The Lao National have fun. 42/2004, dated 20 April 2004 with the mandate to develop national strategy and policy to promote SME the ticket prices were quite Circus is located in Savang “For our upcoming 50th development and to coordinate and supervise their implementation. The project has three components: 1). reasonable and children were village, Chanthabouly district. anniversary programme we A Line of Credit Facility; 2). A Risk Sharing Facility; 3). Technical Assistance. As part of the Component seen having fun. One of the circus organisers, have some acrobats who have 3 above, the Project is now seeking dynamic and experienced full-time national consultants to fill the The Lao National Circus Ms Vongpheth Amphavanh, just finished training in China. following 04 positions to assist the DOSMEP in implementing the Project through efficient organization and is now preparing a special told Vientiane Times the circus We’ll give out more details administration of the Project related activities. Specifically, the following staff positions are currently opened: programme to celebrate its own was happy to contribute to the about this exciting event 50th anniversary in the middle two important celebrations, shortly,” she said. The Administrative Officers shall ensure overall efficient support to the Project’s Director, Project Coordinator, as well as other Project and DOSMEP staff members. 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URL: http//www.edflao.org For more information contact: 021 900 662 Vientiane Times Monday June 6, 2016 Sports 27 Olympic refugee team to be ‘symbol of hope’ in Rio LAUSANNE, Switzerland opening ceremony just ahead Nada Lohalith (1,500), Rose The Vietnam (AP) -- Ten refugee athletes of the huge team from Brazil, Nathike Lokonyen (800) and national from Africa and the Middle the host nation that marches Paulo Amotun Lokoro (1,500); football team East were selected on Friday last in the parade of athletes Congolese judo athletes jumped 12 to compete under the Olympic from more than 200 countries. Yolande Bukasa Mabika places in the international flag at the Rio de Janeiro “These refugees have no (70-kilogram category) and football Games in what the IOC said home, no team, no flag, no Popole Misenga (90 kgs), both rankings, represents a “symbol of hope” national anthem,” Bach said. living and training in Brazil; according to for migrants and refugees “We will offer them a home in and Ethiopian marathon runner FIFA’s latest around the world. the Olympic Village together Yonas Kinde, now based in list. (File The members of the first with all the athletes of the Luxembourg. photo VNS) ever Olympic refugee team world. ... These refugee athletes The South Sudanese include athletes from South will show the world that despite runners had been staying at Sudan, Syria, Congo and the unimaginable tragedies that the sprawling Kakuma refugee Ethiopia who will compete in they have faced, anyone can camp in northwestern Kenya track and field, swimming and contribute to society through when they were selected as judo. their talent, skills and strength potential Olympic athletes. The team of six men and of the human spirit.” They were then taken to a Vietnam jump 12 places four women will march together The plan was first training camp near Nairobi run behind the Olympic flag in the announced by the IOC at the by Loroupe. opening ceremony in Rio’s United Nations last October Mardini, the teenage Syrian in FIFA world rankings Maracana stadium on August 5. amid the influx of migrants and swimmer, has generated heavy “We’re convinced this refugees from armed conflicts media attention. She and her HANOI (Vietnam News) rankings following their 2-0 five places to No 120 in the refugee Olympic team can send in Syria, Africa, South Asia and sister, Sarah, were on a flimsy --Vietnam’s national football win against Syria in a recent world. a symbol of hope to all refugees other regions. inflatable boat with other team jumped 12 places in the friendly match at the Hanoi- In Asia, Iran maintained in the world,” IOC President “Having had their sporting refugees making the perilous international football rankings, based My Dinh National their spot as the leading team, Thomas Bach said at the close careers interrupted, these high- trip from Turkey to Greece according to FIFA’s latest list. Stadium. followed by South Korea and of a three-day IOC executive level refugee athletes will when the dinghy started taking The governing body of In the regional rankings, Japan. board meeting in Lausanne. finally have the chance to on water. While most of the world football moved Vietnam Vietnam ranked third in The world top 10 did not “It is also a signal to the pursue their dreams,” UN High refugees couldn’t swim, the up from 145th to 137th position Southeast Asia, behind change much. Argentina are international community that Commissioner for Refugees Mardini sisters jumped into the in its June table. Thailand, world No 117, and still on top, followed closely by refugees are our fellow human Filippo Grandi said. “Their water and helped guide the boat Vietnam took a leap in the the Philippines, which dropped Belgium and Colombia. beings and are an enrichment participation in the Olympics to the Greek island of Lesbos. to society.” is a tribute to the courage and The sisters eventually made The team, selected from an perseverance of all refugees it to Germany, where they initial pool of 43 candidates, in overcoming adversity and began training at a swimming Portugal try to tame dark will be overseen by Kenya’s building a better future for pool in Berlin near their Tegla Loroupe, the former themselves and their families.” refugee center. women’s marathon world The team includes Syrian Also Friday, the IOC horses in Euro record-holder. Five coaches swimmers Yusra Mardini, now nominated eight new members BEIJING (Xinhua) -- Euro Ronaldo) and five conceded. only five. and five other team officials based in Germany, and Rami - including a South Africa film 2016 Group F looks hard They have to rely on moments Star forward Marc Janko were also named by the IOC. Anis, living in Belgium; South producer, Colombia’s former for betting fans, as Austria, of magic to score. In a sense, from Basel, 32, netted seven Officially called the Sudanese runners Yiech Pur ambassador to the US and the newcomer Iceland, and playoff the team is solid rather than goals in the qualifiers. He is Refugee Olympic Team (ROT), Biel (800 metres), James Nyang female founder of an Indian qualifier Hungary are all spectacular. the current top scorer of the the athletes will walk into the Chiengjiek (400), Anjelina charitable foundation. inexperienced teams which The problem waiting to squad which also features have the potential of mixing it be solved by Santos is how to players like Leicester City up, and Portugal always seem strengthen the attacking power defender Cristian Fuchs, good on paper but fail to live up centered by C. Ronaldo who Stuttgart midfielder Florian to expectations in crucial duels. might be tired after playing all Klein, Bremen midfielder Nevertheless, Portugal, out to help Real Madrid win Zlatko Junuzovic, Dynamo which are arguably the weakest the UEFA Champions League Kiev defender Aleksandar of the top seeds in six groups, at the end of May. Dragovic and Bayern Munich will be reasonably pleased to C. Ronaldo, 30, said that left back David Alaba. stay in Group F, boasting much one of his remaining targets in Alaba, 23, plays as a more strength than the three football is to lift a trophy with playmaker in Austria’s midfield dark horses from the qualifying his country. He had scored six instead of a defender in Bayern campaign. times in the previous European Munich. In the FIFA world rankings Championships. Euro 2016 The majority of the squad released on June 2, Portugal might be his last chance to now play for German clubs, stood at 8th, Austria at 10th, win a major tournament in his and goalkeeper Robert Almer Hungary 20th and Iceland 34th. prime. from Austria Vienna is their Built around superstar Furthermore, C. Ronaldo only domestic-based player at Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal has smashed the national Euro 2016. topped the 5-team qualifying team’s all-time goalscoring Austria had never qualified group composed of Albania, record and in France will for the European Championship Denmark, Serbia and overtake Luis Figo to become before, except the Euro 2008 Armenia with seven wins the most capped player in as a co-host. In March they and one loss. Portugal’s history. reached an all-time high of The only defeat in the With the tournament’s best 10th in the FIFA rankings. opener to Albania led to the player in their ranks, plus a Austria can switch quickly replacement of coach Paulo healthy mix of experienced from defence to offense -- one Bento by Fernando Santos, campaigners, such as of the two teams in qualifying who had achieved minor midfielders Nani and Ricardo averaged fewer passes before miracles over four years with Quaresma, and new talent taking a shot. The strong Greece, not only qualifying including 18-year-old Renato central axis, Dragovic-Alaba- for Euro 2012 and the 2014 Sanches, hopes are high that Janko, is supported by speedy World Cup but also reaching Portugal can continue their players on both wings. the knockouts both times. impressive Euros record. In six Center-back Dragovic Santos, 61, a well- appearances, they reached the is key to the Austrians’ versed tactician keen on semifinals on four occasions, organization. He was the reason solid defense, steadied going on to contest the final on they were able to compensate the Portuguese team and home turf in 2004, and never for Alaba’s absence in both collected seven straight wins failed in the group phase. qualifiers against Russia, with to finish top. The pragmatic Any Portugal preview Austria winning each tie 1-0. coach also guided his team begins and ends with C. Austria coach Marcel to victories over Argentina Ronaldo whose form will Koller, 55, took rein of the and Italy, the two opponents decide how far the team will team in 2011 and his biggest Portugal had never beaten in go. achievement was giving 40 years. Austria, a dark horse in Austria self-belief. Although Portugal is tough the qualifying campaign, Austria will be looking to break down, it comes at a surprisingly dominated a for their first win at a final cost with few goals at the other group including Russia and championship, only managing end. They only managed to win Sweden, with nine wins and a a draw in Euro 2008 against by one goal margins, finishing 1-1 draw at home with Sweden. Poland. They have more the qualifying tournament with In the near-perfect run, Austria chances to follow Portugal as 11 goals scored (five by C. scored 22 goals and conceding the runners-up to advance. 28 Monday June 6, 2016 Vientiane Times Sports In Paris, Muguruza’s first Slam title denies Williams her 22nd turned things around. She won her next 14 sets with take-the- ball-early fearlessness. The final began under a slate ceiling of clouds, but at least there was none of the rain that flooded Paris temporary shut down the Louvre museum. The showers jumbled the tournament schedule, and Williams was in action a fourth straight day in the final. She did not blame that or a problem with a leg muscle. Muguruza won the coin toss and let Williams serve first, a fascinating choice given Spain’s Garbine Muguruza holds the cup after defeating Serena the American’s prowess with Williams of the US after their final match of the French Open tennis Ecuador midfielder Walter Ayovi (right) kicks the ball as Brazil midfielder Willian (left) watches during tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris. --Photo AP that part of the game. And the a Copa America group B soccer match at the Rose Bowl. --Photo AP decision seemed only more PARIS (AP) -- The day before of the 2013 French Open, dubious as Muguruza put the the French Open final, Serena Williams is 0-2 in Paris against ball on play on only one of Williams’ coach, Patrick Muguruza, 21-0 against the first six points Williams Ecuador holds Brazil to tie in Mouratoglou, was discussing everyone else. served. whether his player would “They key? I just have And yet, it all wound up Copa America opener need to lift her level to beat a very aggressive game,” working out. And how. Garbine Muguruza and collect said Muguruza, whose three “I proved to myself that I PASADENA, Calif. (AP) Bascunan ruled that the ball After standing its ground, a record-equaling 22nd Grand career tournament titles are can play really well, that I can -- Key absences cost Brazil crossed the goal line before Ecuador won more of the ball Slam title. 67 fewer than Williams’ manage my stress,” Muguruza several important players and Bolanos’ shot and awarded in the final 15 minutes of the “I don’t know why total. “I go for my shots with said, “and win against one of its performance reflected it Brazil a goal kick. first half and put Brazil on everybody’s so impressed with no regrets.” the best players in the world.” in a 0-0 tie with Ecuador on Brazil nearly scored in its heels. Forced to defend Garbine,” Mouratoglou said. For Williams, whose Muguruza won all six Saturday night in the Copa the 84th minute but second- hastily, Brazil reacted with “Did she win a Slam ever?” timing was not exactly points of 10 shots or more in America opener for both teams half substitute Lucas’ header a pair of cautions in a three- His comment, right much of the afternoon, the first set and, indeed, there at the Rose Bowl. sailed wide of the goal. minute span. First, Elias took accompanied by a chuckle, Saturday’s loss postponed was no junkballing on this Ecuador came the closest The draw maintained down Jefferson Montero after was intended in a lighthearted her pursuit of Steffi Graf’s day. Both women hit hard, to scoring in front of the crowd Brazil’s dominance over Ecuador countered following way. About 24 hours later, Open-era mark of 22 major trading bold forehands and of 53,158, but an apparent Ecuador in Copa America. Brazil’s corner kick. Valencia his question required a new singles championships. backhands from the baseline goal was waved off as the ball Brazil is 12-0-2 against was unable to capitalize on was ruled to have gone out of Ecuador in the tournament. the ensuing free kick, placing answer. Margaret Court holds the that made it seem unfair to Muguruza won her first all-time record of 24. bounds before the shot. Ecuador came out on the his shot directly at goalkeeper characterise nearly anything With the result, Peru attack and held the ball for Alilsson. major trophy and prevented Williams got No. 21 at as an “unforced error.” finished the day atop Group B most of the first five minutes Brazil earned another Williams yet again from Wimbledon in 2015, her Williams finished with 39 after a 1-0 victory over Haiti and threatened the Brazilian caution when Gil tripped collecting No. 22, outplaying fourth major in a row. Since, forced errors, 18 more than 1-0 in Seattle earlier Saturday. goal in the fifth minute, when Valencia after the Ecuadorian the defending champion in she was beaten in the U.S. Muguruza. Brazil was without several Enner Valencia sent a shot fouled him. a 7-5, 6-4 victory at Roland Open semifinals by Roberta After a run of breaks gave name players, including wide. Fouls dominated the early Garros on Saturday. Vinci, in the Australian Open Muguruza the first set and a Barcelona standout Neymar, Brazil won more of the moments of the second half. “She has a bright future, final by Angelique Kerber, lead in the second, Williams Bayern Munich’s Douglas possession after that early Ecuador’s Arturo Mina picked obviously,” said Williams, and now by Muguruza. It’s never recovered. She did, Costa and Orlando City’s spell. Ecuador goalkeeper up Ecuador’s first yellow card who at 34 is 12 years older the first time in Williams’ however, cast aside a quartet Kaka, a former FIFA Player Esteban Dreer turned away of the match two minutes after than her Spanish opponent. career she lost back-to-back of match points for Muguruza of the Year. Neymar skipped Brazil’s first dangerous the intermission after fouling “She knows how to play on Slam finals. at 5-3. There was nothing the tournament because he opportunity, stopping Phillipe Coutinho. the big stage and ... clearly, Mouratoglou said Saturday Williams could do about didn’t have permission from Coutinho’s shot from six yards Ecuador picked up two she knows how to win Grand that chasing a 22nd major the fifth, which Muguruza Barcelona to play in both out. more yellow cards in the Slams.” “isn’t an obsession” for converted with a delightful Copa America as well as the Determined and finding second half, with Valencia and The fourth-seeded Williams. lob that landed right on the Olympics in Rio in August. space, Brazil continued to Jaime Ayovi earning cautions Muguruza used her big “She doesn’t wake up baseline. Neymar, though, took in the pressure Ecuador but could not for reckless fouls. groundstrokes to keep No. every morning thinking about Williams applauded. match from a luxury suite at get the ball into any positions Brazil’s Dani Alves 1 Williams off-balance and it. That’s for sure,” he said, Maybe stunned by that shot, the Rose Bowl. of danger. Jonas’ header in the donned the captain’s armband, overcame signs of nerves in then added: “The pressure of maybe stunned that she was Ecuador appeared to 15th minute and Coutinho’s replacing club teammate score in the 66th minute shot from 25 yards out two Neymar with the captaincy. the form of nine double-faults. leaving an indelible mark on now a Grand Slam champion, Most impressively, Muguruza history is incomparable.” when Miler Bolanos chased minutes later may have put Even without Neymar or Muguruza turned toward her down a ball near the goal line some fear into Ecuador, but Douglas Costa, Brazil’s lineup broke Williams four times, Williams credited coach and other supporters and slipped a ball to the front each went wide. was still formidable. Seven of including three in a row. Muguruza with playing in the stands with a blank of the goal. Brazil’s Alisson Casemiro picked up a the starters play in Europe, “I can’t explain with words “unbelievable,” adding: “The expression. Soon, she was flat dove, but mishandled the yellow card in the 18th minute with the likes of Coutinho what this day means to me,” only thing I can do is just keep on her back, caking her dress ball, which bounced off his for elbowing Enner Valencia (Liverpool), Willian (Chelsea) Muguruza said. trying.” and arms with the rust-colored hands and into the goal. while both leaped to try and and Casemiro (Real Madrid) This was her second major This year’s visit to Paris clay she will never forget. However, referee Julio win a header. on the field. final; she lost to Williams hardly could have started “Just goes to show you, at Wimbledon last year. But off more inauspiciously you really have to play the big Muguruza has won her past for Muguruza: She lost the points well,” Williams said, two matches against Williams first set she played, against “and I think she played the big on the clay of Roland Garros, 38th-ranked Anna Karolina points really well.” including in the second round Schmiedlova. That’s the sort of thing in 2014. So dating to the start But, oh, how Muguruza Williams’ foes usually say. Boxing legend Muhammad Ali dies at 74 LOS ANGELES (Xinhua) -- Three-time heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali died on Friday at a Phoenix hospital. “After a 32-year battle with Parkinson’s disease, Muhammad Ali has passed away at the age of 74,” family spokesman Bob Gunnell said in a statement. Ali was sent to hospital for a respiratory issue on June 2. As one of the greatest boxers in history, Ali retired in 1981 and soon showed signs of sluggishness and neurological damage. He received treatment for Parkinson’s disease thereafter. Ali, known as Cassius Clay before he converted to Islam, began boxing training at 12 years old and won the world heavyweight championship at 22 years old in 1964. He won the title again in 1974 and 1978.