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Laos Launches Climate-Smart Farming Project in Six Provinces

Laos is stepping up efforts to tackle climate-related food insecurity and open new export opportunities, with USD 68.5 million in support from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and partners to modernize agriculture in six climate-vulnerable provinces. The new Sustainable Agrifood Systems Sector Project, running from 2025 to 2030, will focus...

Laos, Thailand, Myanmar Faces Arsenic Contamination in Mekong River

The Mekong River Commission (MRC) has confirmed arsenic contamination exceeding international safety standards across...

Xayabouly Province Home for 220 Registered Domestic Elephants

Xayabouly Province is currently home to 220 registered domestic elephants. Of these, 143 are...

Laos Orders Suspension of Potash Mining Projects in Vientiane Capital

The Lao government has ordered the immediate suspension of potash exploration and mining projects...

Green Reporting Training Enhances Digital Literacy of Lao Journalists

Journalists, civil society actors, and youth from across Laos are strengthening their digital reporting...

Lao Government Unveils Plan to Revamp Road No.13 in Xaythany District

The Lao government has announced a comprehensive plan to address the deteriorating state of Road No. 13 in Vientiane Capital's Xaythany district, in response...

MRC Moves Closer to Making “Mekong Fund” Reality

The governing body of the Mekong River Commission took a significant step this week towards creating a “Mekong Fund” for Southeast Asia’s largest waterway...

Laos Government Encourages Use of Electric Vehicles as Fuel Imports Decline

The government spent less on fuel imports in August than in the previous month, but officials say there is enough fuel to meet the...

Lao Govt Promotes Use of Electric Vehicles to Protect Environment, Reduce Fuel Import Costs

The Ministry of Industry and Commerce in Laos is pushing for the increased use of Electric Vehicles (EVs) in the country to reduce funds...

Climate Change and the Shift to Cleaner Energy Push Southeast Asia to Finally Start Sharing Power

Hanoi, VIETNAM (AP) — The urgency for Southeast Asian nations to switch to clean energy to combat climate change is reinvigorating a 20-year-old plan for the...

Elephant Conservation Ongoing Priority for WWF-Laos Following Devastating Deaths

A recent spate of elephant deaths from May to June in Nam Poui National Protected Area (NPA) has prompted a high-level investigation by the...