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Health & Environment

Xayabouly Province Home for 220 Registered Domestic Elephants

Xayabouly Province is currently home to 220 registered domestic elephants. Of these, 143 are actively working within the province, while the others are active in different areas outside the province, Kenthao district deputy governor Somsy Saophila noted during a meeting on 3 July. Domestic elephants are elephants raised by humans...

Laos Orders Suspension of Potash Mining Projects in Vientiane Capital

The Lao government has ordered the immediate suspension of potash exploration and mining projects...

Green Reporting Training Enhances Digital Literacy of Lao Journalists

Journalists, civil society actors, and youth from across Laos are strengthening their digital reporting...

China’s Rapid Response to the Flood-Hit Southwest Guizhou

CGTN - China terminated the highest-level emergency flood response in Rongjiang County, southwest Guizhou...

Two Lao Nationals Detained in Thailand with Wildlife Carcasses in Trafficking Crackdown

Thai officials have arrested two Lao nationals caught trafficking over 100 kilograms of wildlife...

Laos joins Earth Hour 2022

Laos will join people from over 190 countries around the world in observing Earth Hour by turning off lights for one hour on Saturday,...

Laos Rolls Out Fourth Covid-19 Vaccine Doses

Laos has begun rolling out fourth Covid-19 vaccine doses for priority groups and people aged 18 and over. According to a notice issued yesterday by...

Laos Confirms Lao New Year Holiday Dates

The government of Laos has officially set 13 April the first public holiday date of Lao New Year (Pi Mai). A notice issued by Prime...

Laos Confirms 2,819 New Cases of Covid-19

Laos has recorded 2,819 cases of Covid-19 across the country today. The National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control reported that 7,010 tests were conducted...

Disease Rampant at Lao Wildlife Markets, Study Finds

A new scientific study funded by the European Union and published in the journal Emerging Infectious Disease has tested animals sold for food from...

Laos Closes Preschools and Primary Schools Nationwide Amid Omicron Outbreak

The Lao Ministry of Education and Sports has issued a notice closing face-to-face classes at primary schools across the country. Both private and state-run...