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Public Feedback: Easing Traffic Congestion on Dongpalan Road

The proposed measures by the Department of Public Works and Transport (DPWT) to restrict left turns at key junctions along Dongpalan Road appear to be a practical short-term solution to ease rush hour congestion.  This area, particularly near Parkson Mall and Ban Fai Temple, has long been a choke point...

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...

The Real Fertility Crisis? Young People are Denied Choice

On World Population Day, UNFPA Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, Mr. Pio Smith calls...

Will InDrive Return? App Blocked Across Laos Amid Legal and Technical Turmoil

On 28 May, the popular taxi application InDrive became suddenly inaccessible to customers and...

Laos Marks IDAHOBIT with Growing Focus on Inclusion and Youth Voices

Laos marked the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) on 27 May,...

Donation Request in Support of Vientiane Athletes Draws Public Ire

Residents in Vientiane Capital have expressed their dissatisfaction with a request for donations from members of society in support of athletes representing the city...

Laos’ Financial Crisis Can Be an Opportunity for Reform

Country’s previous growth trajectory was not sustainable, writes Kanni Wignaraja, U.N. assistant secretary general and director of the U.N. Development Program’s Asia and the...

Investing in Ethnic Midwives to Protect Maternal Health, UNFPA

Op-ed in line with UNFPA’s report.  Vida is a 28-year-old midwife from the Akha community who is proud of her role in ensuring women in...

Must Smuggled Food Be Destroyed? Perhaps It Could Go to the Needy

Police and provincial authorities in Laos have the authority to inspect and seize all illegal goods along the border, but why has food been...

The HIV Response Is in Danger and the Promise of Ending Aids Is Under Threat

The HIV response is in danger and the promise of ending AIDS is under threat, writes Patricia Ongpin, UNAIDS Country Director for Laos, Cambodia,...

Mekong and U.S. Strengthen Partnership for Sustainable Water Management

Op-Ed (Coordinated by U.S. Embassy Vientiane, Lao PDR) By: Major General Diana M. Holland, Mississippi River Commission President and Mississippi Valley Division Commander  Water is...