Press Releases
2015
May
- Australia supports Vientiane Youth Centre for Health and Development, 26 May 2015
- Australia and Laos facing up to border management challenges (English / Lao), 25 May 2015
- Australia - Lao PDR HRD Partnership Grows, 8 May 2015
- Supporting Young Leaders to Pass It Back in their Communities (English / Lao ), 7 April 2015
- Australia commits to support border security in Lao PDR, 7 April 2015
- Australian Ambassador congratulates successful Australia Awards Fellowships recipients, 2 April 2015
- Australia and Laos facing up to border management challenges. 26 May 2015
- Australia and Laos facing up to border management challenges. Read more in English / Lao. 25 May 2015
- Australia - Lao PDR HRD Partnership Grows. 8 May 2015
April
- 100th anniversary ANZAC Day 2015 Centenary in Lao PDR. 29 April 2015
- AUSTRALIANS COMMEMORATE ANZAC DAY CENTENARY. 7 April 2015
- Supporting Young Leaders to Pass It Back in their Communities. Read more in English / Lao. 7 April 2015
- Australia commits to support border security in Lao PDR. 7 April 2015
- Australian Ambassador congratulates successful Australia Awards Fellowships recipients. 2 April 2015
March
- Australian Embassy staff explore Kaysone Phomvihan museum. Read more in English / Lao. 30 March 2015
- Friendship sporting activity between Australian Embassy and ANZ. 20 March 2015
- Lao men standing up speaking out. 20 March 2015
- Upgrades Ahead for the Vientiane Autism Centre. 19 March 2015
- Australia-Lao Plain of Jars Collaboration. Read more in English / Lao. 18 March 2015
- Australia praises its Lao PDR Alumni. Read more in English / Lao. 17 March 2015
- Lao Government human rights delegations visiting Australia. Read more in English / Lao. 6 March 2015
- Empowering Women: More Work To Be Done. 6 March 2015
- Women’s leadership gains traction in microfinance. 5 March 2015
- Encouraging girls to save money. 5 March 2015
- Microfinance provides rural women with access to capital. 5 March 2015
- Everyday role models amongst ethnic women. 5 March 2015
- Empowering women, focus of Australian Aid. 5 March 2015
- Australia provides A$21,000 to Vientiane Rescue. Read more in English / Lao. 5 March 2015
February
- Research on institutional constraints to improved nutrition in Laos commences. 27 February 2015
- Australian Aid and UXO Lao team up to improve clearance impacts in rural areas. 27 February 2015
- Research on institutional constraints to improved nutrition in Laos commences. 27 February 2015
- Friendship sporting activity with Lao government officials. 24 February 2015
- Australian Ambassador welcomed a delegation from Lao-Oz. 16 February 2015
- Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing ceremony of the Social Protection and Sustainable Livelihoods project (SPSL). 5 February
- Australia and Laos work together to improve basic education. 4 February 2015
- Australia won the 2015 Asian Cup. 2 February 2015
January
- Australia Day Celebration 2015 in Lao PDR. 30 January 2015
- Interplast Australia and New Zealand - plastic and reconstructive surgery visit from 9-20 February 2015. Read more in English / Lao. 5 January 2015
2014
December
- Australia Commits New UXO funding. Read more in English / Lao. 29 December 2014
- Australian volunteers' success stories in Lao PDR. 22 December 2014
- Australia Farewells Lao Scholars. Read more in English / Lao. 12 December 2014
- Friendship Medal Award in Geneva. 11 December 2014
- New Colombo Plan Arrives in the Lao PDR. Read more in English / Lao. 8 December 2014
- From a blind girl, to a teacher. Read more in English / Lao. 3 December 2014
- Response from the Embassy to questions from INGO regarding BEQUAL ‘Request for submission of capacity statements’.
If you have any further questions, please contact: [email protected]. 3 December 2014 - Frequently Asked Questions from INGOs and NPAs for BEQUAL. 3 December 2014
November
- Australia and ASEAN: Past, present, future. 28 November 2014
- ASEAN – an Australian Perspective. Read more in English / Lao. 28 November 2014
- Australia supports an end to violence against women. 26 November 2014
- Ending Violence Against Women – a Call to Men. Read more in English / Lao. 25 November 2014
- Asia Pacific Rainforest Summit in Sydney on 12 November 2014. 21 November 2014
- G20 Brisbane outcomes – good for global growth. 18 November 2014
- Australia-Lao clean water collaboration. Read more in English / Lao. 18 November 2014
- Australia Supports Lao Competition Law. Read more in English / Lao. 4 November 2014
- Request for Submission of Capacity Statement for Basic Education Quality and Access in Lao PDR (BEQUAL) NGO/NPA. 3 November 2014
October
- Australian Embassy staff raise $11,000 for Children’s Hospital. Read more in English / Lao. 29 October 2014
- Australian Embassy’s sporting exploits. 20 October 2014
- A commemoration for the victims of the Pakse plane crash was held at Australian Embassy Recreational Facility on 16 October 2014
- Australia launches new Interplast film - Rebuilding Bodies and Lives. Read more in English / Lao. 14 October 2014
- Teachers Day. Read more English / Lao. 7 October 2014
- Australian Embassy runners raise $7000 for new hospital. 7 October 2014
September
- ASEAN works to strengthen ties with Australia, its oldest dialogue partner. 30 September 2014
- Joint Australia-Japan trade in services workshop. Read more in English / Lao. 25 September 2014
- Prof Dr Grant Evans 1948-2014 - the Loss of a National Treasure. 23 September 2014
- Australia supports construction of Visitor Showroom at the Lao Disabled Women’s Development Center. Read more in English / Lao. 15 September 2014
- 50 Lao citizens to study in Australia under Australian scholarships. Read more in English / Lao. 15 September 2014
- Notice for Basic Education Quality and Access (BEQUAL) industry briefing. 4 September 2014
- Invitation for Basic Education Quality and Access (BEQUAL) International non government organisations and non profit associations briefing. 4 September 2014
- Australian Embassy Direct Aid Program is now open for applications. Read more in English / Lao. 1 September 2014
August
July
- Lessons shared on research assisting farmers to adapt to challenges faced. 23 July 2014
- Embassy Vehicles are available for auction. 8 July 2014
- Australia launches major new education program. Read more in English / Lao. 7 July 2014
- New Australian program to support Lao and Cambodian rice farmers. 4 July 2014
- Australian Foreign Minister to visit Lao PDR. Read more in English / Lao. 1 July 2014
June
- Lessons Learned from Australian aid review. Read more in English / Lao. 27 June 2014
- Australia helping more Lao children get to school. Read more in English / Lao. 7 June 2014
- Australia Supports MOFA human rights training. Read more in English / Lao. 12 June 2014
May
- Oxfam Australia closure country Office. Read more in English / Lao. 30 May 2014
- Celebrating the first World Fish Migration Day in Lao PDR. 22 May 2014
- Australian research project helps improve pig management in Phongsaly. 20 May 2014
- Australia renews ODA commitment to Lao PDR. Read more in English / Lao. 15 May 2014
January
- ACIAR-funded livelihood research project delivers for local stakerholders. 24 January 2014
- Smartraveller Business Travel Advice. 7 January 2014
2013
December
- Australian Ambassador launched new Australian Alumni Group in Lao PDR. 12 December 2013
November
- Australia’s Ambassador Congratulates 75 Laos-Australia National Scholarship Awardees. 27 November 2013
- Press Release for Farewell Function 26 Nov 2013. 27 November 2013
- Launch of documentary on eliminating domestic violence. 27 November 2013
- Working out ways to help poor farmers help the environment. 26 November 2013
- AAS Congratulations Ceremony 5 Nov 2014. 5 November 2013
- Teak wood value chain research project shares its first year progresses and lesson learnt. 4 November 2013
October
- Lao Agricultural Research Fund (LARF) supports applied agricultural research (English and Lao). 3 October 2013
September
- More teak farmers in Luangprabang adopting thinning and pruning techniques (English and Lao). 23 September 2013
August
- Researchers and development partners seek fish passage solutions in Lao PDR. 14 August 2013
- Australian Embassy Direct Aid Program is now open for applications (English and Lao). 12 August 2013
- Lao officials plan for a research project on a market-driven beef production system in Lao PDR. 1 August 2013
July
- Rice farmers in Savannakhet province acknowledge the potential benefits from direct seeding. 15 July 2013
June
- Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research launches in Laos. 18 June 2013
- Spacing and thinning techniques help teak trees grow faster. 18 June 2013
- Business representatives discuss risks and regulations relating to corruption. 5 June 2013
May
- Australia’s International Development Assistance Program to Laos 2013-14. 16 May 2013
- Australian Agricultural research projects in Savannakhet deliver results to Lao farmers. 16 May 2013
April
- Laos leads the way for fish futures in Asean. 26 April 2013
- Southern Lao PDR research project creates changes in farming and marketing system. 25 April 2013
March
- Field consultation with teak processors in Luangprabang. 27 March 2013
February
- Australia’s Foreign Minister Congratulates 70 Laos-Australia Scholarship Awardees. 19 February 2013
- A bright future for vegetable research and development. 19 February 2013
- Foreign Minister Holds Discussions with Laos. 18 February 2013
- Foreign Minister Visits Laos and Thailand. 18 February 2013
- Australia Helps Reduce Blindness in Laos. 18 February 2013
- Australia Supports Trade Sector Development in Laos. 18 February 2013
- Australia Supports Clearance of Landmines and Unexploded Ordnance in Laos. 18 February 2013
2012
- Australia and Laos celebrate significant milestone - 60 years of diplomatic relations. 13 December 2012
- Australian aid supports research on engaging farmers in the delivery of Environmental Services. 7 December 2012
- Australia supports Laos’ Human Rights Agenda. 5 December 2012
- Lao Scholars Prepare to Depart for Australia. 4 December 2012
- Australia Congratulates 47 Scholarship Awardees. 22 November 2012
- Australia-Laos-Thailand Friendship Bridge Fun Run. 21 November 2012
- Australia's Prime Minister announces additional support for Laos. 7 November 2012
- Australian Parliamentary Delegation visits Laos. 7 September 2012
- Planting rice under a Lao Australian ACIAR research project. 28 June 2012
- Workshop on improving food security through rice-based farming systems. 12 June 2012
- Australia increases aid to Laos. 11 May 2012
- Yearly gathering of Australian Scholarships Alumni. 13 March 2012
- Interplast Medical Team Help Lao Patients at the Mahosot Hospital. 28 February 2012
2011
- Lao Scholars prepare to Depart for Australia. 6 December 2011
- Australia Supports Students to Study in National Universities. 17 November 2011
- Australia provides assistance for flood recovery in Laos. 2 November 2011
- First of its Kind Career Counseling Offices Established at Two Academic Institutes in Vientiane Capital. 18 October 2011
- Lao Students to Study in Australia. 5 October 2011
- Interplast Australia & New Zealand in Laos. 9 September 2011
- Australian Government Supports First Lao Sign Language Booklet. 30 August 2011
- Improving Primary Education for Poor Children in Lao PDR. 17 June 2011
- Australian Scholarship Alumni join University Representatives for Annual Alumni Function. 9 June 2011
- Australia’s International Development Assistance Program 2011-12Lao PDR. 11 May 2011
- Australian Government brings leading expert in cancer research to Vientiane. 3 May 2011
- Australia Supports School Feeding in Laos. 20 January 2011