A section of hillside collapsed beneath a workers’ residential camp at the Pak Beng hydropower project in northern Laos at 1 AM on 28 September, burying or damaging several buildings, according to an eyewitness account from the scene.
The slope collapsed below worker housing in Pak Khaen village, Ngeun District,...
Police have increased checkpoints in Vientiane Capital to reduce traffic in the city after a failure among many residents to remain at home.
Major roads...
Laos has confirmed 331 new cases of Covid-19 today as the nation's capital enters its third day of lockdown.
The National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention...
Xieng Khouang Province has gone into lockdown following the spread of Covid-19 believed to have originated in Vientiane Capital.
The lockdown order was signed off...
The Vientiane Capital Department of Industry and Commerce has issued a notice ordering the closure of a number of retail businesses including supermarkets and...
Laos has confirmed 214 cases of Covid-19 today, with community spread continuing in Vientiane Capital.
The National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control reported that...
The Lao Ministry of Health has confirmed that the Covid-19 variant spreading through Vientiane Capital is the Delta Plus variant.
According to health officials, the...
