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Health & Environment

Xayabouly Province Home for 220 Registered Domestic Elephants

Xayabouly Province is currently home to 220 registered domestic elephants. Of these, 143 are actively working within the province, while the others are active in different areas outside the province, Kenthao district deputy governor Somsy Saophila noted during a meeting on 3 July. Domestic elephants are elephants raised by humans...

Laos Orders Suspension of Potash Mining Projects in Vientiane Capital

The Lao government has ordered the immediate suspension of potash exploration and mining projects...

Green Reporting Training Enhances Digital Literacy of Lao Journalists

Journalists, civil society actors, and youth from across Laos are strengthening their digital reporting...

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

CGTN - China terminated the highest-level emergency flood response in Rongjiang County, southwest Guizhou...

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...

Laos Sees Over 5,000 Total Cases of Covid-19

Laos has confirmed 169 new imported cases of Covid-19 today, bringing the total number of cases to 5,154. Dr. Phonepaseuth Xayamoungkhoun led the announcement by the...

Floodwaters Inundate Savannakhet After Days of Heavy Rain

Villages in Vilabouly, Champhone, and Nong districts of Savannakhet Province have been hit by floods after days of torrential rain. According to a report...

China to Provide 1 Million More Doses of Sinopharm to Laos

China is to provide Laos with a further one million doses of its Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine according to sources in the aviation industry. The AeroLaos...

Large Numbers of Returning Migrant Workers Test Positive for Covid-19

Some 2,798 returning migrant workers have tested positive for Covid-19 upon returning to Laos this month alone, according to Dr. Phonepaseuth Xayamoungkhoun. Laos has confirmed...

Johnson & Johnson Vaccinations Begin in Champasack and Vientiane Province

Authorities in Champasack and Vientiane Province are to roll out Johnson & Johnson vaccinations to the elderly and those with underlying conditions from today. Champasack...

9,083 in Quarantine as Laos Confirms 142 New Imported Cases

Some 9,083 people are in quarantine across the country as migrant workers continue to return from Thailand. Laos confirmed 142 new imported cases of Covid-19...