The “LaoNation” newspaper, owned by the Laos News Agency (KPL) and the “LaoPhatthana” newspaper of the Lao Journalists Association exploredwide-ranging changes in Attapeu, a poor province in southern Laos ,which were made thanks to HAGL Group.
HAGL has poured massiveinvestment in developing rubber and sugar-cane farms in the province,helping local people eradicate backward farming customs and make wealthon their once infertile soil, the papers quoted Attapeu’s PartyCommittee Secretary and Governor Khanphan Phommathat as saying.
HAGL was lauded for granting a non-refundable aid worth 35 million USDto help Xekong and Attapeu provinces ensure social welfare.
The aid was used to build a district administrative center, a 200-bedhospital, 1,000 apartments for workers, roads and bridges, andelectricity grids – the work generated jobs for more than 20,000 locals,the papers noted.
Lao people in general and thosein the two benefiting provinces shared the view that the Vietnamesecompany pays attention to the life of local laborers, respects locallaw, protects the environment, and makes its investment efficient.
With total investment capital of nearly 1 billion USD, HAGL is seen asone of the most successful foreign investors in Laos .
Lao Deputy Prime Minister Somsavad Lengsavath once commented that HAGLdoes not attach importance to immediate interests but long-term ones.The group has brought practical benefits to Attapeu’s people and helpedthe province thrive.-VNA
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