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Environment

Green Reporting Training Enhances Digital Literacy of Lao Journalists

Journalists, civil society actors, and youth from across Laos are strengthening their digital reporting skills on environmental issues through the Green Action through Media, Mass Organizations, and Civil Society in Laos (GAMCIL) project. The training, themed “Green Issue Reporting,” is taking place in Vientiane Capital from 30 June to...

China’s Rapid Response to the Flood-Hit Southwest Guizhou

CGTN - China terminated the highest-level emergency flood response in Rongjiang County, southwest Guizhou...

Two Lao Nationals Detained in Thailand with Wildlife Carcasses in Trafficking Crackdown

Thai officials have arrested two Lao nationals caught trafficking over 100 kilograms of wildlife...

Officials Defend Tree Maintenance Amid Controversy Over Vientiane Transit Expansion

Duangta Boualavong, Deputy Head of the Department of Economics of Wood Processing Technology, has...

Local Authorities Tighten Grip on Gold Mining in Houaphanh Province

Local authorities in Houaphanh’s Xiengkhor district have issued an official order permanently banning the...

Vientiane Capital Calls on Residents to Minimize Water Use During Dry Season

Vientiane residents have been advised to limit their usage of water as the city experiences increasing water shortages. During the dry season, residents in Vientiane...

Houaphanh Sees Mass Death of Fish Near Nam Sam 3 Dams Hydropower Plant

Mass deaths of fish have been reported in Houaphanh Province due to the release of toxic chemicals from the construction site of the Nam...

Fire Incidents Cost Vientiane Capital LAK 760 Million in Four Months

Vientiane Capital has reported economic damages of about LAK 760 million or over USD 40,000 due to fire-related incidents from January to April. Lieutenant...

Scientists say Human-Caused Warming Responsible for Current Heatwave in Asia

World Weather Attribution (WWA) has reported that the heatwave in Laos and Thailand would not have happened, if not for humans contributing to the...

Health Ministry Keen to Amend Tax Agreement with Lao Tobacco Company

On Friday, the Ministry of Health discussed the current tax agreement between the government of Laos and Lao Tobacco Company (LTC) which it considers...

380 New Species of Animals and Plants Discovered in the Greater Mekong Region

A color-changing lizard, a thick-thumbed bat, a poisonous snake named after a Chinese mythological goddess, an orchid that looks like a muppet and a...