Lao PM says: economy poses in positive way !

Date: Aug 17, 2007

Lao PM says: economy poses in positive way !

Date: Aug 17, 2007

Wow, thank to person who posted this topic. I really miss Vientiane when I see this view, whic is very nice. I don't know why the crazy tourist guy did not like it.

Date: Aug 17, 2007

Wow, thanks to person who posted this topic. I really miss Vientiane when I see this view, which is very nice. I don't know why the crazy tourist guy did not like it. (repeat one more time)

Date: Aug 17, 2007

I would like provide another version according Vientiane Times regarding the same news which one is easily to understand.

PM emphasises regional integration

Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh insisted in an interview yesterday on regional economic integration for Laos to accelerate its national development and poverty reduction process.

Speaking to Mr Xue Yongxing from the Hong Kong branch of the Xinhua News Agency of China yesterday in Vientiane , he maintained that regional integration was necessary to reduce the development disparity between the newer and older members of Asean.

“We want the dialogue partners of Asean to assist newer member countries in narrowing the development gaps among its members,” he said.

The Lao PM also spoke about the mutual benefits of Asean and the China Free Trade Area, which is in the process of being established.

Laos and China shared the same vision, and have a long-standing tradition of mutual assistance.

During this period, Mr Bouasone said, the relations and cooperation between the two countries have developed rapidly, and leaders of the two countries have exchanged visits every year to strengthen relations.

This month, Mr Bouasone will pay an official visit to China for discussions, and to sign a strategy regarding the cooperation and mutual assistance between the two countries.

China has provided 308 items in tax exemption for Lao goods to enter the Chinese market, and the Prime Minister will propose that the Chinese government grant privileged market entry to products like corn and rubber to enter the Chinese market.

China became the top investor in Laos in the first quarter of the year, ahead of Vietnam and Thailand for the first time since 2003. The value of Chinese investment in Laos in that period reached 1.15 trillion kip (US$120.7 million) in 223 projects.

He said all Asean member countries held trust in each other and were committed to enhancing their cooperation to reach the goal of an Asean Community by 2015.

The member countries are currently reviewing the draft charter, which will be adopted at the 13 th Asean summit in Singapore in November.

Mr Bouasone responded to the question regarding the country's economic development by saying that in the past 10 months, the Lao economy had grown at 7.6 percent with an inflation rate at only 4.4 percent.

He also talked about the challenges regarding development in Laos that needed to be addressed. The national economy was still young, infrastructure was not developed enough and the majority of people remained dependent on the natural environment for their livelihoods.

And while the per capita income was US$667, this was not the direct income of local people.

In the future, the government will create favourable conditions for the national economy to grow continuously, he said.

At first, the government will ensure stability and security in the country that will create confidence for friendly countries, attract foreign investment and help people to earn greater incomes.

The government will also place an emphasis on human resource development as a strong force in developing the nation.

Byvientiane times
(Latest Update August 16, 2007)

Date: Aug 17, 2007

I would say both of them are long. The context is almost the same, although the title is different. I wonder why they did not write just for supporting their tittle. If they wanted to cover whole interview of PM, why they didnot make a title more general like:" Interview with Lao PM". By this title the reporter needed to report all what the PM said. To know the argument supported the title, I needed to read for so long, including the information which is not related to the title. This sometimes would make the readers feel boring.

Regards

Date: Aug 17, 2007

Hi all

I believe LAO is going in the right direction, to be able to do things with money, we must explore our natural resources. Mining is one of them. If we kept those resources under the ground then we did fully use our resources.

Date: Aug 19, 2007

Anonymous wrote:

I would say both of them are long. The context is almost the same, although the title is different. I wonder why they did not write just for supporting their tittle. If they wanted to cover whole interview of PM, why they didnot make a title more general like:" Interview with Lao PM". By this title the reporter needed to report all what the PM said. To know the argument supported the title, I needed to read for so long, including the information which is not related to the title. This sometimes would make the readers feel boring.

Regards

How about this version?

ຕອນເຊົ້າວັນທີ 15 ສິງຫາ 2007 ນີ້ ທີ່ສຳນັກງານນາຍົກລັດຖະມົນຕີ ທ່ານ ບົວສອນ ບຸບຜາວັນ ນາຍົກລັດ
ຖະມົນຕີ ແຫ່ງ ສປປ ລາວ ໄດ້ຕ້ອນຮັບ ແລະ ໃຫ້ສຳພາດກ່ຽວກັບ ການພັດທະນາເສດຖະກິດ-ສັງຄົມຢູ່ ສປປ ລາວ ຕໍ່ນັກຂ່າວ ຈາກສຳນັກຂ່າວສານຊິນຮົວ ຂອງ ສປ ຈີນ ປະຈຳຮາໂນ້ຍ ສ.ສ ຫວຽດນາມ ໃນໂອກາດທີ່ເດີນທາງມາ ສປປ ລາວລະຫວ່າງວັນທີ 15-16 ສິງຫາ 2007 ນີ້.
               ຄຳຖາມທີ 1: ຂໍໃຫ້ທ່ານກະລຸນາອະທິບາຍ ກ່ຽວກັບສະພາບການພັດທະນາເສດຖະກິດ-ສັງຄົມຂອງ ສປປລາວ ໃນປັດຈຸບັນ ?.
               ຕອບ: ແຜນພັດທະນາເສດຖະກິດ-ສັງຄົມຄັ້ງທີ VI 5 ປີ (ແຕ່ 2006-2010) ທີ່ລັດຖະບານໄດ້ວາງອອກແມ່ນແນໃສ່ສ້າງເສດຖະກິດໃຫ້ມີສະຖຽນລະພາບ ຜະລິດສິນຄ້າໃຫ້ມີຄວາມຫລາກຫລາຍ ທັງຮັບປະກັນຄຸນນະພາບ ແລະ ປະລິມານ ແລະ ໃຫ້ສາມາດແຂ່ງຂັນກັບສາກົນໄດ້ ໂດຍອີງໃສ່ທ່າແຮງທີ່ບົ່ມຊ້ອນຂອງຕົນເປັນພື້ນຖານ ພ້ອມນີ້ ສປປ ລາວຍັງມີຫນ້າທີ່ປະຕິບັດພັນທະ ໃນການ
ເຊື່ອມໂຍງເສດຖະກິດເຂົ້າໃນພາກພື້ນ ເຊັ່ນ: ຂອບການຮ່ວມມືອາຊຽນ ACMECS,CLV, GMS (ແບບ
ຫລາຍຝ່າຍ ແລະ ສອງຝ່າຍ) ຊຸກຍູ້ ແລະ ສົ່ງເສີມບົດບາດຂອງພາກເອກະຊົນ ສ້າງ ແລະ ຈັດຕັ້ງປະ
ຕິບັດບັນດາກົດຫມາຍ ຂໍ້ກຳນົດກົດລະບຽບ ໃຫ້ເປັນຮູບປະທຳ ແລະ ມີຄວາມສັກສິດ ໃນການຄຸ້ມຄອງເສດຖະກິດຕະຫລາດທີ່ມີການຄຸ້ມຄອງຂອງລັດ ມາເຖິງປັດຈຸບັນ ການຈັດຕັ້ງປະຕິບັດແຜນດັ່ງກ່າວ ໄດ້ມີຄວາມຄືບຫນ້າດັ່ງນີ້ ຕົວເລກສູ້ຊົນຈັງຫວະການຂະຫຍາຍຕົວຂອງ GDP ໃນໄລຍະ 2006-2007 ແມ່ນບໍ່ໃຫ້ຫລຸດ 7,5% ແຕ່ໄລຍະ 2 ປີຜ່ານມາ ເຫັນວ່າລະດັບການຂະຫຍາຍຕົວຂອງ GDP ເພີ່ມຈາກ 7,2% (2004-2005) ຄາດຄະເນບັນລຸໄດ້ 7,6% (2006-2007) ໃນ ນີ້ ຂະແຫນງກະສິກຳປ່າໄມ້ 40,7% ອຸດສາຫະກຳ 33,3% ການບໍລິການ 26% ພ້ອມນີ້ GDP ຕໍ່ຫົວຄົນ 491 ໂດລາສະຫະລັດ (2004-2005) ຄາດຄະເນ 2006-2007 ໃຫ້ໄດ້ 676 ໂດລາອັດຕາ ເງິນເຟີ້ 7-8% (2004-2005) ສຳລັບປີ 2006 2007 ຄາດຄະເນມີພຽງແຕ່ 5,5% ສ່ວນການຂາດດຸນ
ການຄ້າຫລຸດລົງຈາກ 9,6% (2004-2005) ຄາດຄະເນເຫລືອພຽງ 8,3% ຂອງ GDP (2006-2007) ສຳລັບ 6 ເດືອນຕົ້ນປີ 2006-2007 ຫັນວ່າສະຖິຕິແມ່ນມີຕົວເລກເກີນດຸນການຄ້າກວມເອົາມູນຄ່າ
96,8 ລ້ານໂດລາ.
               ຄຳຖາມທີ 2: ມາດຕະການທີ່ສຳຄັນ ເພື່ອຊຸກຍູ້ການພັດທະນາເສດຖະກິດ-ສັງຄົມຂອງທ່ານ ແລະ ໃນນັ້ນມາດຕະການຂໍກຸນແຈກວ່າຫມູ່ ?.
               ຕອບ: ມາດຕະການທີ່ສຳຄັນ ເພື່ອຊຸກຍູ້ການພັດທະນາເສດຖະກິດ-ສັງຄົມຂອງ ສປປ ລາວ ພວກເຮົາຈະໄດ້
ສຸມໃສ່ວຽກງານທີ່ເປັນຂໍກຸນແຈດັ່ງລຸ່ມນີ້:
               1. ຕ້ອງສືບຕໍ່ເຮັດໃຫ້ສະພາບແວດລ້ອມທາງດ້ານການເມືອງ ການປ້ອງກັນຊາດ ປ້ອງກັນຄວາມສະຫງົບແລະ ຄວາມເປັນລະບຽບຮຽບຮ້ອຍດ້ານສັງຄົມ ມີຄວາມຫນັກແຫນ້ນເປັນພື້ນຖານ.
               2. ສູ້ຊົນເກັບລາຍຮັບໃຫ້ໄດ້ 40% ເປັນຢ່າງຕ່ຳ ຈຶ່ງຈະບັນລຸແຜນການທີ່ວາງໄວ້ ເພື່ອຮັບປະກັນລາຍຈ່າຍໃຫ້ແກ່ການບໍລິການປົກກະຕິ ພ້ອມດຽວກັນນີ້ ກໍຕ້ອງຮີບຮ້ອນຄົ້ນຄວ້າປະກາດໃຊ້ອອກນະໂຍບາຍ ແລະ ລະບຽບການຫັນຊັບສິນເປັນທຶນ ເພື່ອລະດົມແຫລ່ງທຶນພັດທະນາເຂົ້າໃນແຜນການປີຕໍ່ໄປ ກວດກາເກັບລາຍຮັບຈາກຊັບສິນຂອງລັດໃຫ້ດີຕື່ມອີກ.
               3. ສືບຕໍ່ຮັກສາສະເຖຍລະພາບດ້ານເງິນຕາ ສືບຕໍ່ແກ້ໄຂບັນຫາຄົງຄ້າງຂອງລະບົບທະນາຄານ ເປັນຕົ້ນແມ່ນຫນີ້ສິນຂອງທະນາຄານທຸລະກິດ ແລະ ບັນຫາທຶນຮີບຮ້ອນກວດກາ ແລະ ປັບປຸງຄືນ ກົນໄກການຄຸ້ມຄອງເງິນຕາຕ່າງປະເທດຕາມທິດຈຳກັດ ຍົກສູງຄວາມອາດສາມາດໃນການບໍລິຫານ ນະໂຍບາຍເງິນຕາຂອງທະນາຄານໃຫ້ສູງກວ່າເກົ່າ.
               4. ຊຸກຍູ້ການປະຕິບັດແຜນງານເຊື່ອມໂຍງເສດຖະກິດກັບຕ່າງປະເທດ ແລະ ຊຸກຍູ້ການສົ່ງອອກໃຫ້ແຂງແຮງຕື່ມອີກ ດຳເນີນການເຈລະຈາເຂົ້າເປັນສະມາຊິກອົງການ ການຄ້າໂລກ ໃຫ້ໄດ້ຕາມແຜນທີ່ວາງໄວ້ ຄືປີ 2007 ຫລື2008 ຊຸກຍູ້ການເຈລະຈາເພື່ອນຳໃຊ້ສິດທິພິເສດດ້ານການຄ້າຂອງຈີນ ໃຫ້ປະຕິບັດເປັນແຕ່ລະຜະລິດຕະພັນອັນຮີບດ່ວນກ່ອນ ຍູ້ແຮງສົ່ງອອກກະແສໄຟຟ້າ ແລະ ຜະລິດຕະພັນຈາກໄມ້ເຄື່ອງປ່າຂອງດົງ ໃຫ້ໄດ້ຕາມແຜນທີ່ວາງໄວ້.
               5. ເພີ່ມທະວີວຽກງານຄຸ້ມຄອງການລົງທຶນຂອງລັດ ບັນດາກະຊວງ ຂະແຫນງການ ແລະ ທ້ອງຖິ່ນ ກວດກາຄືນບັນດາແຜນງານ ໂຄງການລົງທຶນທີ່ນຳໃຊ້ທຶນງົບປະມານ ເພື່ອດຳເນີນການລົງທຶນແບບລວມສູນ ມີຈຸດສຸມຖືກຕາມເປົ້າຫມາຍຂອງແຜນການຈັດສັນທຶນ ສົມທົບກັບໂຄງການຊ່ວຍເຫລືອລ້າ ແລະ ກູ້ຢືມຢູ່ສູນກາງ ກໍຄືທ້ອງຖິ່ນໃຫ້ພຽງພໍ.
               6. ດຳເນີນການຄົ້ນຄວ້າ ເພື່ອຮີບຮ້ອນປັບປຸງນະໂຍບາຍຕໍ່ກັບແຮງງານຕ່າງປະເທດ ທີ່ເຮັດວຽກຢູ່ລາວ ແກ້ໄຂຂໍ້ຄົງຄ້າງ ແນໃສ່ເຮັດໃຫ້ໂຄງການທີ່ໄດ້ອອກໃບອະນຸຍາດໄປແລ້ວ ໄດ້ຮັບການຈັດຕັ້ງປະຕິບັດ ແລະ ອະນຸຍາດໂຄງການໃຫມ່ເພີ່ມຂຶ້ນ.
               7. ກ່ຽວກັບວຽກງານແຜນການສືບຕໍ່ຄົ້ນຄວ້າ ຫັນເອົາມະຕິກອງປະຊຸມໃຫຍ່ ຄັ້ງທີ VIII ແຜນການ 5 ປີ ຄັ້ງທີVI (2006-2010) ໃຫ້ກາຍເປັນແຜນງານລັດຖະບານ ແລະ ທ້ອງຖິ່ນ.
               8. ກ່ຽວກັບວຽກງານພັດທະນາຂະແຫນງການອັນຮີບດ່ວນ ແມ່ນສຸມໃສ່ຊີ້ນຳການຜະລິດລະດູຝົນ ແລະ ລະດູແລ້ງປີຕໍ່ໄປໃຫ້ໄດ້ເປັນຢ່າງດີ ເພື່ອບັນລຸແຜນການຜະລິດສະບຽງອາຫານໃຫ້ໄດ້ 2,7 ລ້ານໂຕນ.
               9. ດ້ານສັງຄົມອັນຮີບດ່ວນ ແມ່ນການສຶກສາເອົາໃຈໃສ່ຊີ້ນຳບັນດາໂຮງຮຽນ ສະຖາບັນ ແລະ ວິທະຍາໄລມະຫາວິທະຍາໄລຕ່າງໆ ເສັງຈົບຊັນຮຽນ ແລະ ກະກຽມໃຫ້ແກ່ການເລີ່ມຕົ້ນສົກຮຽນໃຫມ່ ເອົາໃຈໃສ່ຈ່າຍເງິນເດືອນ ແລະນະໂຍບາຍໃຫ້ຄູອາຈານທົ່ວປະເທດໃຫ້ດີຂຶ້ນ.
               ຄຳຖາມທີ 3: ສປປ ລາວ ໄດ້ນຳໃຊ້ທີ່ຕັ້ງທາງດ້ານພູມສາດ ເຂົ້າໃສ່ການຍົກສູງການຮ່ວມມືໃນບັນດາປະເທດລຸ່ມແມ່ນ້ຳຂອງເປັນຄືແນວໃດ ?.
               ຕອບ: ສປປ ລາວ ຕັ້ງຢູ່ໃຈກາງຂອງອະນຸພາກພື້ນແມ່ນ້ຳຂອງ ບໍ່ມີຊາຍແດນຕິດກັບທະເລ ແລະ ເປັນປະເທດດຽວທີ່ມີຊາຍແດນຕິດຈອດກັບ 5 ປະເທດສະມາຊິກ ຊັບພະຍາກອນທຳມະຊາດຍັງມີຫລວງຫລາຍ ແລະ ເປັນເຂດແຫລ່ງສຳຄັນສຳລັບແມ່ນ້ຳຂອງ ຍ້ອນວ່າ 35% ຂອງສາຂາແມ່ນ້ຳຂອງ ແມ່ນຢູ່ ສປປ ລາວ ຍ້ອນພູມີປະເທດທີ່ອຳນວຍສປປ ລາວ ມີທ່າແຮງ ແລະ ເຫມາະສົມໃນການເປັນແຫລ່ງສະຫນອງພະລັງງານໄຟຟ້າໃຫ້ແກ່ທັງ 5 ປະເທດ ທີ່ຢູ່ອ້ອມລ້ອມ ສປປ ລາວ.
               ຄຳຖາມທີ 4: ອະທິບາຍເຖິງການຄາດຄະເນພັດທະນາ ແລະ ການຮ່ວມມືໃນອະນາຄົດ ລະ

ຫວ່າງບັນດາປະເທດລຸ່ມແມ່ນ້ຳຂອງໃຫ້ດ້ວຍ ?.
ຕອບ: ໃນອະນາຄົດ ເມື່ອວິໄສທັດອະນຸພາກພື້ນແມ່ນ້ຳຂອງປະກົດເປັນຈິງ ສປປ ລາວ ຈະກາຍເປັນສ່ວນຫນຶ່ງຂອງເສັ້ນທາງຜ່ານ ຈາກທະເລຈີນໃຕ້ທີ່ດານັງແຫ່ງຫວຽດນາມ ເບື້ອງຝັ່ງຕາເວັນອອກໄປຫາທະເລອັນດາມັນທີ່ປະເທດມຽນມາ ເບື້ອງຝັ່ງຕາເວັນຕົກທີ່ຢູ່ຫ່າງກັນປະມານ 1.400 ກວ່າກິໂລແມັດ ຈະເປັນເສັ້ນທາງເສດຖະກິດສຳລັບການຂົນສົ່ງຈາກປະເທດໄທໄປຫວຽດນາມ ຍີ່ປຸ່ນ ແລະ ອື່ນໆ ສປປ ລາວ ຈະຂຸດຄົ້ນທ່າແຮງທີ່ເປັນຂອງຂວັນຈາກທຳມະຊາດນັ້ນ ໃຫ້ເປັນແຮງຍູ້ດັນການພັດທະນາປະເທດ ໃຫ້ຫລຸດພົ້ນອອກຈາກຄວາມດ້ອຍພັດທະນາ.

samakomlao · Guru

ya i think lao version is easier to understand.
It sum up the key points and well constructed.

Date: Aug 20, 2007

samakomlao wrote:

ya i think lao version is easier to understand.
It sum up the key points and well constructed.

Yes, I absolutely agree with Mr. Webmaster that the Lao version is really easy to understand, although one might argue that is because I don’t understand English well. The matter of fact it’s not that case. The Lao version is well performed and reflected to the reality in Laos, which was confirmed by Mr. Webmaster. Other people reading this article probably say the same thing. This is not a critic, but a truth that we should know that this is our weakness, the weakness of our society. Our media often poorly presents our country reality. That is why foreign countries hardly know what our government actually does. Please do forgive me if I hurt someone, which is neither I nor you don’t want to do. Take this article as an example.
“In the future, the government will create favorable conditions for the national economy to grow continuously. At first, the government will ensure stability and security in the country that will create confidence for friendly countries, attract foreign investment and help people to earn greater incomes”.
Having read the above mentioned statement, it seems to me like our government still has no plan yet to create favorable conditions for the national economy to grow; it is like Lao government just thinks and wants to do, but when maybe later. No wonder not so many foreign businessmen are keen to come to invest their money in our country. They may wait until the favorable conditions are created, then they will come.
But now if we look at the Lao version, it seems to be stated (please ref. 1) that Lao government has to maintain the ongoing political environment, national safeguard, security and rule of law deeply and fundamentally. Please forgive if I was wrong. Actually, it is really said that if the foreign businessmen still think that now there are no favorable conditions for investment in Laos. I keep thinking why this important information, like government policy was so neglected. Why did not the senior editor who has lots of experiences be responsible for this kind of article? Yes, of course I do not expect that our editors should be able to present their work like the BBC, CNN editors do, but if the quality of article was as good as the Lao version, I think, it is enough for our readers.
Regards,
TSP