The Ministry of Energy and Mines has suspended operations at a mining site in Khammounae province after two land collapses raised safety and environmental concerns.
Both incidents occurred within rice fields belonging to local residents in Pak Beng Village, Thakhek District, near a mineral processing plant operated by a Chinese-owned...
Mekong River Commission Secretariat CEO Dr. Anoulak Kittikhoun sounded the alarm about the unprecedented challenge now facing the river on "Mekong Day."
In his speech...
Residential waste generation has doubled in Laos over the last two decades, leading to critical environmental and public health issues.
Economic growth and changing lifestyles...
The Mekong River Commission has called on Mekong countries to urgently discuss record low flows recorded over the last three years.
The Mekong River Commission...
Youth volunteers from different ethnic groups, young entrepreneurs, young people from LGBTIQ groups and young women from Women with Disabilities Development Center came together...