Laos Limits High-Ranking Government Officials To Only 2 State-Owned Vehicles
Prime Ministerial Decree 599 demands excess vehicles be returned in push to rein in corruption.
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Lao Prime Minister’s Office
Govt Approves Reduced Civil Servant Quota For 2022
The approved the number is down from the quota of 1,600 new civil servants approved in 2021 and the figure of 2,000 allocated in 2020.
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Govt Rejects Proposal To Buy Its Stake In BCEL
The government has declined a request by the Phousy Group to purchase a major stake in a leading Lao bank, the Banque pour le Commerce Exterieur Lao Public (BCEL).
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Covid-19 Measures Intensified In 15-day Extension
The government has extended Covid-19 prevention and control measures for another 15 days until September 15, with some measures being strengthened.
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Govt No Longer Accepting Iron Ore Pilot Project Proposals
New proposals for the survey, extraction and export of iron ore in the form of pilot projects will no longer be considered, the Prime Minister’s Office has announced.
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New Decree To Streamline Govt Administration
The government has issued a new decree to strengthen collaboration between the Prime Minister’s Office and ministries, provinces, the capital and ministry-equivalent organisations.
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