Health & Environment

Laos, Singapore Look to Forests, Farms for Carbon Finance

Laos is moving to turn emissions reductions from forests, agriculture and other projects into a new source of foreign investment and climate funding, after signing a carbon-credit agreement with Singapore. On 4 September, the two countries agreed to establish a legally binding framework that will let Laos generate and transfer...

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...

Flooding Disrupts Flights to Luang Namtha, Oudomxay Also Reports Flooding

Lao Airlines has suspended flights between Vientiane and Luang Namtha after after rising waters...

Vientiane Water Enterprise Reports USD 4.2 Million Profit, 103 Villages Still Without Water

Vientiane’s state water supplier reported a profit of more than LAK 91.6 billion (USD...

Laos Confirms 1,209 New Cases of Covid-19

Laos has recorded 1,209 cases of Covid-19 across the country today. The National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control reported that 3,170 tests were conducted...

This June, look for it! The first Public EV Charging stations will open in June 2022 by LOCA COMPANY, and the company plans to...

The first EV fast-charging station will be installed by Loca in June 2022. The capital, Vientiane, will be the first location, with expansion to other...

Foreign Employee Fined LAK 63 Million for Illegal Waste Dumping

An employee of a foreign company operating in Laos was fined LAK 63 million after being caught dumping garbage.  Head of  Vientiane City Office for...

Laos Ranked Last in Nikkei COVID Recovery Index

Laos has been ranked last in a global assessment of Covid recovery produced by Japanese publisher Nikkei. The Nikkei COVID-19 Recovery Index ranks vaccination rollouts...

Laos Confirms 1,842 New Cases of Covid-19

Laos has recorded 1,842 cases of Covid-19 across the country today. The National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control reported that 4,097 tests were conducted...

Thailand Scraps PCR Tests on Arrival Pending Infection Rates

The spokesman for Thailand's Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration has said that RT-PCR tests on arrival are to be scrapped. The removal of this step...