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Health Ministry Finds More Than 180 Illegal Beauty Centers, Orders Nationwide Re-Inspection

The Lao Ministry of Health has ordered a nationwide re-inspection of private medical and beauty facilities after finding 183 beauty centers performing medical procedures without a license. Health Minister Baikham Khattiya disclosed the findings on 7 October at the 2nd Ordinary Session of the 10th National Assembly, where lawmakers questioned...

Laos Shifts Tourism Licensing Powers to Provincial, District Authorities

Laos is revising how tourism business licences are issued and enforced, dividing responsibilities among...

The Photographer Who Speaks for Laos’ Forests

In the forests of Laos, observation comes before words for Souksamlan “Toun” Laladeth. That idea...

Laos Sets 60 Million-Liter Fuel Reserve Floor, Diversifies Imports, Lao PM Saleumxay Says

Laos will keep domestic fuel reserves at around 60 million liters or more and...

Authorities in Laos detained nearly 10,651 suspects of 31 nationalities in the first nine...

Youth Climate Action Conference Held in Vientiane

Zero Waste Laos held the Youth Climate Action Conference at Crown Plaza Hotel in Vientiane, which was supported by the European Union in Laos...

Cambodia Announces Zero Covid-19 Cases

Cambodia has managed to reach Covid-zero status after the last patient recovered. Cambodia's health ministry issued a statement saying the country had not reported any...

13 Arrested for Double Murder and Kidnapping

Police apprehended 13 individuals in connection with the ransom, kidnapping, and murdering of two men in a forested area on the outskirts of Vientiane. Police...

Thailand Pass System to be Cancelled 1 July

Thailand is expected to scrap its Thailand Pass pandemic-era immigration system from 1 July, according to the country's Ministry of Tourism and Sports. Bangkok Post...

Houayxai Couple Found Dead From Gunshot Wounds

A couple was found dead in a bedroom in Houayxai District, Bokeo Province on Saturday. The two individuals, 28-year-old Aenkham and 18-year-old Touy, were...

Laos Participates in Regional Conference on Wildlife Crime

The Supreme Courts of Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam held an online meeting called Justice for Wildlife: Regional Chief Justices Conference on Wildlife Crime last...