Lao NEWS on LNTV: NA candidate dies in Attapeu province.4/3/2016

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VO NA candidate dies in Attapeu province INTRO: Attapeu province (Constituency 17) now has only six candidates standing for election as members of the National Assembly (NA) on March 20 after Major Visay Chanthamath died on Monday. Prior to this, there were seven candidates for Attapeu province, of which five will be elected as NA members. STORY: The National Election Committee announced on Tuesday that it will keep only six candidates for the ballot with five to be elected. Major Visay Chanthamath was formerly Party Committee member of the Ministry of National Defence and Ministry of Defence's Department of Military Science and History Director General. An official wreath-laying ceremony was held in Vientiane on Wednesday, allowing individuals and government sectors to express their condolences in honour of Major Visay. The cremation ceremony took place on Thursday. Major Visay was candidate No.2 and the National Election Committee has decided to move the bottom five candidates up one position on the ballot paper. The election campaign is now active with the six candidates travelling across all five districts to meet local people to introduce themselves and talk about their vision for serving the nation and people. The March 20 election is a landmark as Laos aims to strengthen the people's democratic regime and ensure the rights and benefits of local people are protected. The government called for eligible voters to exercise their rights and obligations in electing their qualified representatives to the NA. Here is the current list of NA candidates for Attapeu province: 1. Mr Leth Xayaphone, Provincial Party Committee Deputy Secretary, Head of Provincial Organisational-Personnel Committee. 2. Mr Phetkeo Heuangpanya, Provincial Party Committee member, Head of Provincial Propaganda and Training Committee, member of the National Assembly's Seventh Legislature. 3. Mr Maniso Xamonty, National Assembly's Department of Economics Director General. 4. Ms Phonmany Khienxayavong, National Assembly's Seventh Legislature member. 5. Mr Bualaphanh Vongxalaxith, National Assembly's Seventh Legislature provincial Office Head. 6. Ms Onsay Mienglavanh, Deputy Director of Provincial School of Politics and Public Administration. VO NA candidate dies in Attapeu province INTRO: Attapeu province (Constituency 17) now has only six candidates standing for election as members of the National Assembly (NA) on March 20 after Major Visay Chanthamath died on Monday. Prior to this, there were seven candidates for Attapeu province, of which five will be elected as NA members. STORY: The National Election Committee announced on Tuesday that it will keep only six candidates for the ballot with five to be elected. Major Visay Chanthamath was formerly Party Committee member of the Ministry of National Defence and Ministry of Defence's Department of Military Science and History Director General. An official wreath-laying ceremony was held in Vientiane on Wednesday, allowing individuals and government sectors to express their condolences in honour of Major Visay. The cremation ceremony took place on Thursday. Major Visay was candidate No.2 and the National Election Committee has decided to move the bottom five candidates up one position on the ballot paper. The election campaign is now active with the six candidates travelling across all five districts to meet local people to introduce themselves and talk about their vision for serving the nation and people. The March 20 election is a landmark as Laos aims to strengthen the people's democratic regime and ensure the rights and benefits of local people are protected. The government called for eligible voters to exercise their rights and obligations in electing their qualified representatives to the NA. Here is the current list of NA candidates for Attapeu province: 1. Mr Leth Xayaphone, Provincial Party Committee Deputy Secretary, Head of Provincial Organisational-Personnel Committee. 2. Mr Phetkeo Heuangpanya, Provincial Party Committee member, Head of Provincial Propaganda and Training Committee, member of the National Assembly's Seventh Legislature. 3. Mr Maniso Xamonty, National Assembly's Department of Economics Director General. 4. Ms Phonmany Khienxayavong, National Assembly's Seventh Legislature member. 5. Mr Bualaphanh Vongxalaxith, National Assembly's Seventh Legislature provincial Office Head. 6. Ms Onsay Mienglavanh, Deputy Director of Provincial School of Politics and Public Administration.