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Health & Environment

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 25 June. Authorities from the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation confiscated a total of 101 kilograms of wildlife carcasses, including two large porcupines,...

Officials Defend Tree Maintenance Amid Controversy Over Vientiane Transit Expansion

Duangta Boualavong, Deputy Head of the Department of Economics of Wood Processing Technology, has...

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...

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...

Laos, South Korea Launch Medical University Project in Vientiane

Laos is establishing the first infrastructure for the University of Health Sciences (UHS) in...

HIV Infections Rise in Asia Pacific as Laos Targets 2030 Goal to End Transmission

On World AIDS Day, 1 December, UNAIDS called on global leaders to protect the human rights of everyone living with or at risk of...

Lao Youths Join Forces for European Union Green Diplomacy Tree-Planting Initiative

Over 200 students from Paksabmai Primary and High School joined hands with members of the Faculty of Agriculture, National University of Laos on 30...

Ministry of Health to Introduce New Ethics, Moral Guidelines for Medical Staff

The Ministry of Health in Laos is introducing new measures to improve the behavior of medical and nursing staff following patient complaints of misconduct....

French Research Institute Discusses Ecosystem Sustainability with Lao, French Partners in Luang Prabang

On 18 to 19 November, the French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD) held a meeting in Luang Prabang, Laos, with local and...

Mines Advisory Group marks 30 years in Laos

This month, the Mines Advisory Group (MAG)-a humanitarian, development, and peacebuilding organisation–is marking its 30th anniversary of operations in Laos.   Since 1994, MAG has worked...

Education Ministry Reports School Dropout Rate Drops to 11.5 percent

During the 8th National Assembly session held from 21–24 November, Phout Simmalavong, Minister of Education and Sports, presented progress on the National Education System...