Thailand has recorded 557,993 cumulative HIV cases, health authorities say, even as new infections have fallen by 12,000 over the past three years. Across the border in Laos, officials are tracking a similar pattern among young people, though on a smaller scale.
Thirteen of Thailand’s 77 provinces now record more...
Laos launched its first wind power project on 22 August.
The 600-megawatt Monsoon Wind Power Project is Southeast Asia’s largest onshore wind farm and Asia’s...
UNICEF - On 22 August, the Lao Women’s Union and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) launched “Luem Ton Di” (Good Starts) mobile application, the...
On World Humanitarian Day, 19 August, Pio Smith, UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency’s Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific,...
On 13 August, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation announced that the Mines Advisory Group (MAG) will receive the 2025 Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize, with...
Vientiane authorities have revealed that illegal mining activities across the capital cover over 135 hectares, far exceeding legal limits.
Of eight companies operating in the...
