Health & Environment

Vietnam-Backed Bauxite Project in Laos Moves Toward 2028 Production

A major bauxite project in southern Laos is moving closer to production, with Lao and Vietnamese officials now turning their attention to the environmental risks and community impacts of the operation. A workshop in Vientiane on 10 September brought together officials and project developers to discuss management, technical standards and...

Laos Steps Up Crackdown on Beauty Clinics, Orders Dr. Nith to Halt Procedures

The Ministry of Health has ordered Dr. Nith Beauty Center, a local beauty clinic...

Laos, Singapore Look to Forests, Farms for Carbon Finance

Laos is moving to turn emissions reductions from forests, agriculture and other projects into...

Laos Warns of More Rain, Flash Floods, Landslides in Early September

Laos will see more rain this week, with the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology...

Laos Bans Unregistered Cosmetics Resembling Popular Brands

The Food and Drug Department (FDD) has banned the import, sale, distribution, advertising, and...

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...

New Australian Aid-funded Dialysis Machines to Support Patients in Laos

A LAK 1 billion or USD 65,000 donation of four dialysis machines from the Australian Government will provide life-saving medical support to 4,500 people...

UK Climate Change Ambassador to Asia-Pacific and South Asia Visits Laos

UK Climate Change Ambassador to Asia-Pacific and South Asia, Ken O’Flaherty visited Laos last week and had a series of meetings with Lao government...

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,...

State Parties Meet to Discuss Status of Cluster Munitions

Lao delegation, led by Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Welfare shared the achievements and challenges of Unexploded Ordnances (UXO) at the 10th State...