Health & Environment

Laos Gives Unlicensed Beauty Clinics Until November to Obtain Permits Amid Weak Oversight Concerns

The Ministry of Health has ordered unlicensed medical and beauty facilities across Laos to obtain official permits by 30 November, but the directive has raised questions over its delayed public release and how authorities will enforce the deadline. The Ministry issued the directive on 29 May but did not publicize...

Flooding Hits Over 60,000 in Khammouane as Rivers Rise Above Danger Levels

Flooding has affected more than 60,000 people across all 10 districts of Khammouane province...

Thailand’s HIV Cases Pass 550,000, Laos Reports Rising Infections Among Young People

Thailand has recorded 557,993 cumulative HIV cases, health authorities say, even as new infections...

Trendy ‘Squishy’ Toys Suspended in Laos Over Chemical Safety Concerns

Laos has ordered the immediate suspension of the import and sale of Squishy toys...

Laos Eyes State Fuel Stations as Future EV Charging Hubs

Laos is exploring plans to turn state-owned fuel stations into electric vehicle (EV) fast-charging...

FAO and USAID Provide 12,000 COVID-19 Rapid Tests to Laos

  Continued efforts by Laos to detect and mitigate COVID-19 have received a boost from international partners. United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the...

Laos Confirms 786 New Cases of Covid-19 and Four Deaths

Laos has recorded 786 new cases of Covid-19 across the country today, as well as four new deaths. The National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and...

Laos and Thailand Discuss Land Border Reopening at Infrastructure Meeting

Officials from Laos and Thailand are to set up a working committee to discuss regulations regarding the reopening of land borders. The subject was broached...

Laos May Vaccinate 70 Percent of Adult Population By End of This Year

  Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh says the Government of Laos hopes to vaccinate 70 percent of the adult population by the end of this year. Speaking...

Laos Confirms 960 New Cases of Covid-19 and Four Deaths

  Laos has recorded 960 new cases of Covid-19 across the country today, as well as three new deaths. The National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and...

Laos Confirms 959 New Cases of Covid-19 and One New Death

Laos has recorded 959 new cases of Covid-19 across the country today and one new death. The National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control reported...