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Health & Environment

Japan’s Quake Swarm Shakes Lao Students into Preparedness

As powerful earthquakes rattle Japan’s southern Tokara Islands, Lao students living in the country are confronting the reality of natural disasters in ways they never experienced back home. Coming from a country where earthquakes are rare and disaster preparedness is still developing, these students now find themselves in one of...

Vientiane Approves Stricter Waste Management Rules With Fines for Violators

The Vientiane Capital People’s Council has approved a new Agreement on Waste Management and...

Laos’ Hin Nam No National Park Officially Becomes a Laos’ 4th UNESCO World Heritage Site

Hin Nam No National Park in Khammouane Province was officially inscribed as a UNESCO...

The Real Fertility Crisis? Young People are Denied Choice

On World Population Day, UNFPA Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, Mr. Pio Smith calls...

Laos Clears Over 35,000 UXO Items in First Half of 2025, but Children Remain at Risk

Laos cleared more than 35,000 unexploded ordnance (UXO) items in the first half of...

Laos To Move Forward with LaoSafe Health and Hygiene Certification Program

LaoSafe, a health and hygiene program for the tourism and hospitality sector, has just received official approval from the Ministry of Health (MoH) and...

Laos Hits New Record Number of Covid-19 Cases and Deaths

Laos has recorded 1,306 new cases of Covid-19 and six new deaths across the country today. The National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control reported...

Germany Tightens Travel Restrictions for Visitors From Four Countries Including Laos

Travelers from Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, and Laos will face tougher entry restrictions to Germany after the four nations were listed as high-risk countries. The...

Covid Death Toll Reaches Over 100 in Laos

Laos has recorded 826 new cases of Covid-19 today, with five new deaths bringing the total number of deaths in the country to 104. The...

Smoking-related Deaths On the Rise in Laos

  Health officials in Laos say some 6,700 people die from smoking-related diseases each year, with the use of e-cigarettes on the rise among youth. According...

Schools Reopen Under New Covid Restrictions in Laos

  The Government of Laos has extended Covid-19 restriction measures indefinitely but has eased several measures, including allowing in-person classes at schools. The notice states that...