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Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Laos. 7 July – The government of Laos discusses the purchase of oil from sanctions-hit Russia as the country faces oil shortages and is nearing a debt default. [1] 29 August – 2022 Laos floods: Recent flash floods caused by heavy rainfall in northern Laos have caused at least 5.6 billion Lao kips in damage. [2]
Sonexay Siphandone (Lao: ສອນ ໄຊ ສີ ພັນ ດອນ; born 26 January 1966) [1] is a Laotian politician who is serving as the Prime Minister of Laos since 30 December 2022. A member of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP), he previously served as Deputy Prime Minister from 2016 to 2022.
For the purposes of the 1995 census, the government of Laos recognized 149 ethnic groups within 47 main ethnicities. [ 1 ] whereas the Lao Front for National Construction (LFNC) recently revised the list to include 49 ethnicities consisting of over 160 ethnic groups.
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Prime Minister of Laos: Phankham Viphavanh: New 22 March 2021 December 2022 3 years and 302 days 2 Deputy Prime Minister of Laos and Minister of National Defence: Chansamone Chanyalath: Old: 22 March 2021 Incumbent 3 years and 302 days 3 Deputy Prime Minister of Laos and Minister of Planning and Investment (now PM) Sonexay Siphandone: Old: 22 ...
Laos, [c] officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic (LPDR), [d] is the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by Myanmar and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southeast, and Thailand to the west and southwest. [12] Its capital and most populous city is Vientiane.
The current prime minister is Sonexay Siphandone, who was elected in 2022. The Kingdom of Luang Phrabang was the first Laotian state to establish the office of prime minister. The Constitution of the Kingdom of Laos, ratified in 1947, established the post of prime minister of the Kingdom of Laos.
Primary students in the classroom in a small village school in southern Laos. In 2005, the literacy rate in Laos was estimated to be 73% (83% male and 63% female). [1]The Human Rights Measurement Initiative (HRMI) [2] finds that Laos is fulfilling only 74.0% of what it should be fulfilling for the right to education based on the country's level of income. [3]