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...

Monkeys Find New Home at Wildlife Conservation Center

Two monkeys kept as pets became the center of social media debate recently after being confiscated by wildlife authorities and placed in a wildlife...

Laos Confirms 400 New Cases of Covid-19, Five Deaths

Laos has recorded 400 cases of Covid-19 across the country today, with five new deaths attributed to the coronavirus. The National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention...

Vientiane Landfill Fire Finally Out

A fire that broke out at the Vientiane Capital landfill site last weekend has finally been extinguished. The fire raged for five days, burning across...

Workers from Laos and Cambodia Pour Back into Thailand

Hundreds of thousands of laborers from Laos and Cambodia have begun returning to Thailand as the country opens its doors to migrant workers. Thailand requires...

Laos Confirms 463 New Cases of Covid-19, Two Deaths

Laos has recorded 463 cases of Covid-19 across the country today, with two deaths. The National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control reported that 3,279...

Laos to Produce Medication to Treat Drug Addiction

Laos is to begin the trial production of medication to assist in the treatment of drug addiction. Pharmaceutical Factory No. 3 is to produce medication...