Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic has conferred the Friendship Medal on Mr Vladimir Kalinin

Laos People’s Democratic Republic: Friendship Medal Conferred Upon Russian Ambassador! (9.11.2025)

In recognition of these achievements, the Lao Government awarded the Friendship Medal as a token of appreciation for the Ambassador’s dedication to fostering the longstanding friendship and cooperation between the two nations.

In his response, Ambassador Kalinin expressed his sincere gratitude to the Lao Government, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the people of Laos for their support and hospitality throughout his tenure. He affirmed his commitment to continue serving as a bridge to further strengthen and expand the bonds of friendship and cooperation between Laos and Russia in the years ahead.

Sutton: Privatising Bin Collections (2.4.2017)

Why should we – local Council Tax payers – separate our household rubbish into ‘recyclable’ categories that benefit the ruthless ‘private’ firms the Local Council has ‘contracted-out’ the service of refuge disposal? If these ruthless private firms want to make money out of our rubbish, they should collect and sort the rubbish themselves, but they do not do this, because they would have to ‘pay’ employees to do it, and this would remove or diminish any available profit.