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Environment

Vientiane Approves Stricter Waste Management Rules With Fines for Violators

The Vientiane Capital People’s Council has approved a new Agreement on Waste Management and Disposal, introducing sweeping reforms and stricter penalties aimed at reducing illegal dumping and improving environmental conditions across the capital. Passed during the provincial council meeting on 10 July, the regulation offers a step toward a cleaner...

Laos’ Hin Nam No National Park Officially Becomes a Laos’ 4th UNESCO World Heritage Site

Hin Nam No National Park in Khammouane Province was officially inscribed as a UNESCO...

Laos Launches Climate-Smart Farming Project in Six Provinces

Laos is stepping up efforts to tackle climate-related food insecurity and open new export...

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...

Oudomxay Estimates Over LAK 60 billion to Repair Roads

Department of Public Works and Transport in Oudomxay Province has estimated that more than LAK 60 billion will be required to rebuild roads damaged...

Disease Kills Over 20 Buffaloes in Vientiane Capital

Veterinarians and authorities have investigated and identified the disease as Hemorrhagic Septicemia, which caused the deaths of over 20 water buffaloes in Pak Ngam...

Laos to Breed Bacteria in Mosquitoes to Prevent Diseases

The Ministry of Health will test the use of a new breed of mosquito, the yellow fever mosquito (Aedes Aegypti) injected with Wolbachia bacteria,...

Flooding Wrecks 90% of the Agricultural Land in Oudomxay

Tropical storm MA-ON has severely damaged 90 percent of agricultural lands and irrigation systems in some districts of Oudomxay Province. Mr. Phimmasane Khonsilivong, head of...

WWF and Partners Launch “Love Ling Lao” Campaign

"Love Ling Lao" aims to enhance national pride for the 19 species that call Laos home and build support for urgently-needed conservation of threatened...

Which Provinces in Laos are Facing Heavy Flooding?

This year, seasonal monsoonal rains are drenching Laos, causing natural disasters in several provinces. What are those provinces, and how has flooding affected them? Provinces...