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Health & Environment

Laos Calls for Increased ASEAN Investment in Nature-Based Solutions

Laos is urging ASEAN member states to ramp up investment in Nature-based Solutions (NbS) and Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA), calling them powerful tools for protecting forests, strengthening communities, and tackling climate change head-on. Delivering the message at the 28th Meeting of ASEAN Senior Officials on Forestry in Luang Prabang on 6...

World Suicide Prevention Day: Lao Expert Urges Early Support as Challenges Remain

Today, 10 September, marks World Suicide Prevention Day, and like in most corners of...

Laos Marks 15 Years of Cluster Munitions Ban, Renews Call for Action

NRA - On 8 September, Laos commemorated the 15th anniversary of the entry into...

Laos Moves Toward Large-Scale Rice Fortification to Fight Malnutrition

The Lao government has partnered with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and...

Laos Launches Commercial Operations of Southeast Asia’s Largest Wind Farm

Laos launched its first wind power project on 22 August.   The 600-megawatt Monsoon Wind Power...

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...

Laos Authorizes Home Recovery for Covid-19 Patients

The Ministry of Health has authorized home recovery for asymptomatic Covid-19 patients or those with mild symptoms in Laos. According to an announcement issued by...

Thai Businesses Ask Government to Speed Up Return of Migrant Workers

  Businesses in Thailand have called on their government to reopen the country for migrant workers with demand for labor soaring after the country's reopening. The...

Houaphanh Records First Cases of Covid-19

Laos has recorded 1,198 new cases of Covid-19 across the country today, with the first reports of cases in Houaphanh Province. The National Taskforce...

That Luang Festival to be Held in Scaled-Down Celebrations

Authorities in Vientiane Capital will allow the That Luang Festival to be held this year in a scaled-down celebration amid the Covid-19 pandemic. According to...