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Health & Environment

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 2025, including over 16,000 cluster munitions, across 14 provinces. But despite this progress, the danger remains, particularly for children. Between January and June, seven UXO-related accidents resulted in eight serious injuries, including four fatalities, with children...

Laos Launches Climate-Smart Farming Project in Six Provinces

Laos is stepping up efforts to tackle climate-related food insecurity and open new export...

ASEAN, UK Launch Five-Year Health Security Partnership Program to Strengthen Regional Health Resilience

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the United Kingdom officially launched the...

Laos, Thailand, Myanmar Faces Arsenic Contamination in Mekong River

The Mekong River Commission (MRC) has confirmed arsenic contamination exceeding international safety standards across...

Xayabouly Province Home for 220 Registered Domestic Elephants

Xayabouly Province is currently home to 220 registered domestic elephants. Of these, 143 are...

Green Reporting Training Enhances Digital Literacy of Lao Journalists

Journalists, civil society actors, and youth from across Laos are strengthening their digital reporting skills on environmental issues through the Green Action through Media,...

China’s Rapid Response to the Flood-Hit Southwest Guizhou

CGTN - China terminated the highest-level emergency flood response in Rongjiang County, southwest Guizhou Province at 10 AM on 29 June as the heavy...

Two Lao Nationals Detained in Thailand with Wildlife Carcasses in Trafficking Crackdown

Thai officials have arrested two Lao nationals caught trafficking over 100 kilograms of wildlife carcasses in Chiang Rai Province, near the Lao-Thai border on...

Officials Defend Tree Maintenance Amid Controversy Over Vientiane Transit Expansion

Duangta Boualavong, Deputy Head of the Department of Economics of Wood Processing Technology, has responded to public backlash following the trimming of ancient trees...

Thailand Classifies Cannabis Flowers as Controlled Substance for Medical Use Only

On 24 June, the Thai Ministry of Public Health officially announced a new regulation that classifies cannabis flowers as a controlled herbal substance, aiming...

Local Authorities Tighten Grip on Gold Mining in Houaphanh Province

Local authorities in Houaphanh’s Xiengkhor district have issued an official order permanently banning the issuance of gold ore mining permits in all forms. The...