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Rare Earth Ponds Burst in Houaphanh, Villages Halt River Use Pending Inspections

Village authorities along the Nam Vaen and Nam Xam rivers have told residents to stop using river water after two rare earth mining ponds in Houaphanh burst on 1 November and released chemical wastewater into the Nam Vaen River. According to the 3-November notice, residents of Meuangvaen, Nakao, and Nakhoun...

Lao Scholar Draws on History to Explore What Makes a Country ‘Great’

In many Lao communities, temples are among the cleanest places around. People sweep the...

Muddy Nam Song River Raises Public Doubts Over Official Explanation

Vang Vieng’s Nam Song River has been muddy for weeks, but many residents are...

Salavan United Terminates National Football Player Over ‘Unexcused Absence’ Amid Match-Fixing Allegations

Salavan United Football Club, based in Salavan in southern Laos, has terminated the contract...

Miss Universe Laos 2026 Told to Stop Activities Over Brand Rights

Miss Grand International Public Company Limited (MGI) has demanded that organizers of Miss Universe...

China Executes 11 Linked to Myanmar Scam Compounds

AFP - China on 29 January executed 11 people linked to Myanmar criminal gangs, including "key members" involved in telecom scam operations, state media...

Phan Huy: The Fashion Prodigy Putting Vietnam on the Map

By Adam PLOWRIGHT/AFP - Phan Huy has had a thrilling, but quite stressful, journey to making history at Paris Haute Couture Week on ,...

Laos Develops National AI Strategy Guided by UNESCO Ethics Framework

On 27 January, the Government of Laos announced that its upcoming National Artificial Intelligence Strategy will be guided by findings from UNESCO’s Artificial Intelligence...

Asian Development Bank Urges Faster Infrastructure Delivery as Vientiane’s Bus Rapid Transit System Stalls

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has called on Laos to speed up the implementation of major infrastructure projects, as delays continue to affect high-profile...

Thailand Uses Contraceptive Vaccine to Limit Wild Elephant Births

AFP - Thailand has given a contraceptive vaccine to wild elephants for the first time in an effort to control their ballooning population, a...

Clearance Teams Destroy Over 1,000 UXO Items in Champasak Province

Clearance teams destroyed more than 1,000 unexploded ordnance (UXO) items during a large-scale operation in Champasak Province. The demolition took place in Lak 48 village,...