Switzerland supports dam safety in Laos


Bouathep Malaykham​ shakes hands​ with Lauridsen after signing the MoU in Vientiane on Aug 1.

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/Asia News Network): Switzerland is providing more than US$5.2 million to support dam safety technical and institutional assistance in Laos.

A Memorandum of Understanding on measures to ensure dam safety in Laos was signed in Vientiane yesterday by the Director General of the Energy Industry and Safety Management Department at the Ministry of​ Energy and Mines, Bouathep Malaykham, and the Director​ of Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation Laos, Jesper Lauridsen.

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