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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 Confirms 224 New Cases of Covid-19

Laos has recorded 224 cases of Covid-19 across the country today. The National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control reported that 2.255 tests were conducted...

Businesses Attain LaoSafe Certification

The LaoSafe program organized its first Certificate Awarding Ceremony in Vientiane Capital on Monday. The event was held in the presence of Mr. Ounthuang...

Laos to Trial Electric Garbage Trucks, Distribute Bins in Vientiane Capital

Authorities in Vientiane Capital are trialing the use of electric garbage trucks and will distribute over a thousand waste collection bins in target villages. The...

Laos Confirms 134 New Cases of Covid-19

Laos has recorded 134 cases of Covid-19 across the country today. The National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control reported that 1,318 tests were conducted...

Only Four Provinces in Laos Yet to Reach Majority Covid Vaccination 

Only four provinces in Laos have yet to reach a majority Covid-19 vaccination rate as the national vaccination rate reaches 60%. The National Taskforce for...

Controversial Plastic Amulets Inspire Recycling in Thailand

Two Thai companies have partnered to produce Buddhist amulets from recycled plastic, rather than from traditional materials like metal or wood, in hopes of...