Health & Environment

Vientiane’s Shared E-Bikes Return Amid Parking, Licensing Concerns

Red electric bikes bearing the “Laos Shared E-Bike” logo have reappeared across Vientiane, raising questions about who operates the service, whether it has official approval, and how the bikes will be parked. The bikes can be unlocked through Zuimei’s LAOS-Ebike app and appear to revive an red e-bike service that...

Nam Song Turns Muddy in Vang Vieng Without Rain

The Nam Song River in Vang Vieng District turned muddy on 15 October, raising...

Health Ministry Finds More Than 180 Illegal Beauty Centers, Orders Nationwide Re-Inspection

The Lao Ministry of Health has ordered a nationwide re-inspection of private medical and...

The Photographer Who Speaks for Laos’ Forests

In the forests of Laos, observation comes before words for Souksamlan “Toun” Laladeth. That idea...

Slope Collapse Hits Workers’ Camp at Pak Beng Hydropower Project in Northern Laos, No Casualties Reported

A section of hillside collapsed beneath a workers’ residential camp at the Pak Beng...

Lao Coffee Export Concerns Grow Amid a Global Rise in Prices

According to recent reports, Vietnam's traditionally massive stockpile of coffee beans is dwindling, which is anticipated to increase global coffee prices. How will this...

Mekong River Commission Improves Monitoring and Flood Forecasting

As climate and weather patterns become more volatile, flood and drought events in the Mekong have become more frequent and intense with growing potential...

Thai Users Express Concern Over the New iPhone Meme from Laos

Health workers in Thailand have raised an alarm over jokes going around social media where users are pretending to have sold their kidneys to...

“Pick, Peal, Heal” Plant-Based Cooking Competition Promotes OneHealth

The European Union (EU) in Laos collaborated with Lao Government to organize the One Health Fair last weekend, as part of a broader campaign...

EU One Health Fair Promotes Human, Animal and Environmental Health

The One Health or ສຸຂະພາບໜຶ່ງດຽວ concept recognizes that human health is tightly connected to the health of animals and the environment, involving the public...

Biodiversity Project Extended in Nongkhamsean Wetland

Agro-Forestry Development Consultant (AFDC) in Vientiane Capital has extended a project in the Nongkhamsean Wetland to protect biodiversity, sustain ecology, and increase ecotourism. Vientiane Times...