Lao leader urges stronger leadership to fulfil 12th Party Congress resolutions

Flooding in Oudomxay province in Sept 2026. The President urged the authorities to pay special attention to families who lost their loved ones, homes or rice crops, while taking action to ease shortages and high living costs, as well as restore people’s livelihoods and respond to the difficulties faced by the general public, civil servants, soldiers and police. - Photo Socio-Economic News via Vientiane Times/ANN

VIENTIANE: Party Secretary General and President Thongloun Sisoulith has called for tougher action to tackle pressing social problems, ease hardships caused by flooding, and step up measures against illegal activities, including illegal mining and the use of unlawfully imported vehicles.

Thongloun issued the call as an Extraordinary Plenary Meeting of the 12th Party Central Committee concluded on October 1, one day ahead of schedule after four days of deliberations.

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2026年9月，乌多姆赛省发生洪灾。总统敦促有关部门特别关注失去亲人、家园或稻米庄稼的家庭，同时采取措施缓解物资短缺和生活成本高企的问题，恢复民众生计，并解决广大民众、公务员、军警人员面临的困难。——图片来源：社会经济新闻网，经《万象时报》/亚洲新闻网提供

万象：越共中央总书记兼主席通伦·西苏里呼吁采取更强硬的措施来解决紧迫的社会问题，减轻洪水造成的困难，并加强打击非法活动，包括非法采矿和使用非法进口车辆。

通伦发出这一呼吁之际，中共十二届中央特别全体会议于10月1日结束，比原计划提前一天，会议历时四天。

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