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On the Frontlines of Crisis: Why Health Workers Need Urgent Protection and Funding

On World Humanitarian Day, 19 August,  Pio Smith, UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency’s Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, warns that global funding cuts and escalating attacks on healthcare are colliding at the worst possible time for the world’s most disaster-prone region. Urgent investment, local...

Fruit of Her Labor: How a Young Farmer Is Redefining Agriculture in Laos

A young woman in Luang Prabang is proving that farming can be more than...

Eighty Years Since Hiroshima: The Morning the Sky Turned White

It was 80 years ago, and the morning of 6 August 1945, when the...

Vientiane’s Running Boom: More Than Just Exercise, It’s a Movement

In recent years, Vientiane has seen a quiet but steady rise in running culture....

Luang Prabang’s Sai Oua Ranked Among World’s Top 20 Cooked Sausages of 2025

Luang Prabang’s traditional sausage made it in the top 100 Cooked Sausages in the...

All Lao People Should Play Hosts for the Asean Summits

Authorities need to pay greater attention in encouraging local people to take part in hosting the 28th and 29th ASEAN Summits which will be...

Obama to Become First US President to Visit Laos

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama will visit Laos next month, a first for a U.S. president, in a trip that begins with a G20 summit...