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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...

Covid-19 Continues to Spread as Laos Confirms Over 800 Cases

Laos has recorded 873 new cases of Covid-19 across the country today, with three new deaths. The National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control reported...

Prime Minister of Laos Orders Full-Scale Preparations for National Reopening

The Prime Minister of Laos has ordered full-scale preparations for reopening the country amid the launch of the Laos-China Railway. Lao Prime Minister, Dr. Phankham...

New Shipment of AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccines from COVAX Facility Arrive in Laos

Laos received a new shipment of 523,200 doses of the AstraZeneca Oxford Covid-19 vaccine from the COVAX Facility on Sunday. The AstraZeneca vaccines will be...

Youth Action In Climate Change 2021 Workshop Held in Vientiane Capital

Zero Waste Laos, with the support of the European Union to Laos (EU), and other partners, organized a campaign workshop on “Youth Action in...

Laos Reaches Over 40,000 Cases of Covid-19

Laos has recorded 685 new cases of Covid-19 across the country today, as well as two deaths. The National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control...

Thailand Includes Laos in Latest Quarantine Exemption Travel List

Laos has been added to a list of 63 countries and regions whose citizens may travel to Thailand without quarantine if fully vaccinated against...