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Laos Warns of More Rain, Flash Floods, Landslides in Early September

Laos will see more rain this week, with the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology warning of possible flash floods, landslides and urban flooding in vulnerable areas. On 7 September, the department said the low-pressure trough will continue moving across central Laos, while the southwest monsoon remains active over most of...

Laos Bans Unregistered Cosmetics Resembling Popular Brands

The Food and Drug Department (FDD) has banned the import, sale, distribution, advertising, and...

Business, Labor Experts Talk Responsible Business Standards as Laos Prepares for LDC Graduation

Business and labor experts met in Vientiane on 3 September to discuss standard guidelines...

Laos, Kazakhstan Seek New Railway Links to Expand Trade

Laos and Kazakhstan are exploring new railway and logistics links that could open a...

Vat Phou Champasak Returns to State Management After Concession Expiry

Champasak authorities assumed full management and preservation of the Vat Phou UNESCO World Heritage...

Officers Seize Bus, Truck Loaded with Illegal Timber

Khammuane customs officers early this month seized a bus and a truck loaded with smuggled timber while they were en route to Vietnam. The...

Public, Private Sector Discuss Measures to Improve Trade Facilitation

Public and private sectors, and Trade for Development partners have discussed measures to improve the facilitation of trade and the investment attractiveness of Laos. The...

Media Enrich Understanding of Communicable Diseases

The Department of Epidemiology and Disease Control of the Ministry of Health hosted a session to help media practitioners better understand communicable diseases and...

Project Seeks to Improve Hygiene, Nutrition in 40 Villages

Children living in villages where community members defecate in the open or use unhygienic sanitation facilities are on average 1.1 cm shorter than those...

Traffic Police Record Higher Accident Rate in October

According to the Traffic Police Department of the Ministry of Public Security, 331 road accidents occurred across the country from October 3-16 resulting in...

Police Arrest Hit-and-run Driver

The Vientiane Traffic Police Department recently arrested a man in connection with a hit-and-run accident involving a motorbike in Khounta village, Sikhottabong district, Vientiane. The...