The following are the names of some of the ministries in the Lao government.  kasúaŋ ກະຊວງ 'ministry' precedes the name of each.  

ກະຊວງຖະແຫຼງຂ່າວແລະວັດທະນະທຳ	kasúaŋ thalε̌εŋ khāaw lε̄ watanatham	Ministry of Information and Culture
ກະຊວງການຄ້າ	kasúaŋ kaan khà	Ministry of Commerce