Health & Environment

Laos Steps Up Crackdown on Beauty Clinics, Orders Dr. Nith to Halt Procedures

The Ministry of Health has ordered Dr. Nith Beauty Center, a local beauty clinic chain, to suspend its medical services after an inspection found the Vientiane facility performing injections and other medical procedures without ministry authorization. Ordered on 2 September, the suspension notice followed an inspection of the center in...

Laos, Singapore Look to Forests, Farms for Carbon Finance

Laos is moving to turn emissions reductions from forests, agriculture and other projects into...

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...

Laos Confirms 1,140 New Cases of Covid-19 and Two Deaths

Laos has recorded 1,140 new cases of Covid-19 across the country today, as well as two new deaths. The National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and...

Laos Confirms Over 1000 New Cases of Covid-19

  Laos has recorded 1049 new cases of Covid-19 across the country today, with three new deaths. The National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control reported...

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...