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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...

Authorities Intensify Crackdown on Illegal Opium Poppy Cultivation in Northern Laos

Lao authorities have stepped up enforcement against illegal opium poppy cultivation in northern Laos, destroying more than 13 hectares of illicit crops in early...

Vientiane Cracks Down on Unlicensed Orange E-Bikes After Safety Complaints

Vientiane authorities have ordered the collection of orange electric motorbikes operating across the capital, citing a lack of proper licensing and mounting public complaints...

Laos, Australia Develop New Teacher Resource to Support Inclusive Education

The Lao Ministry of Education and Sports, with support from Australia through the BEQUAL program, is preparing to release a new Teacher Support Pack...

Repeated Bridge Collapses in Luang Prabang Expose Strain on Rural Infrastructure

A steel bridge linking Kang and Vang Naek villages in Phonthong District, Luang Prabang Province, collapsed on 7 February while a fully loaded truck...

Japan PM Takaichi Basks in Historic Election Triumph

By Hiroshi HIYAM/AFP - Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi savoured an election landslide 8 February, with her ruling party projected to have won a...

Conservative Thai PM Claims Election Victory

By Montira RUNGJIRAJITTRANON/AFP - Thailand's conservative prime minister claimed victory in the country's general election on 8 February, after television stations projected his party...