On 8 June, authorities in Xaysomboun Province shut down an illegal gold mining operation, seizing heavy equipment and detaining seven people, including a Chinese company president, in the latest enforcement action against persistent illegal mining in the province.
Officers raided a stone and sand processing plant in Nam Mo village,...
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...
Villages in Xayaboury District of Xayaboury Province have been hit by serious floods after days of torrential rain in northern Laos.
Several villages in the...
