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Health & Environment

Philippines Halts Search After Over 200 Killed in Typhoon Kalmaegi as Super Typhoon Fung-wong Nears

By Laotian Times and AFP - Rescue work was suspended and preemptive evacuations began Saturday as Typhoon Fung-wong bore down on the Philippines, days after another storm killed at least 204 people. Fung-wong, expected to be a "super typhoon" before making landfall, bears a huge footprint, with a radius that...

Laos Launches Emergency Response After First Polio Outbreak in Nearly a Decade

Laos has confirmed its first polio outbreak in almost ten years, with three cases...

Maldives Begins ‘Generational Ban’ on Smoking

AFP - The Maldives began implementing a smoking ban Saturday on anyone born after...

Laos Explores Eco-Friendly Business Through Waste Management

Urban waste in Laos is increasingly being seen as a source of business and...

Contamination Detected in Popular Thai Herbal Inhaler, Nationwide Recall Issued

On 28 October, Thailand’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) determined that Hong Thai’s popular...

China Bans Cattle and Cattle Product Imports from Laos

China's customs department said yesterday that it has banned the import of cattle and cattle products from Laos to prevent the spread of lumpy...

Canada to Donate 17.7 Million Doses of AstraZeneca to Low and Middle-Income Countries

Canada has announced it will donate nearly 18 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to low and middle-income countries, including Laos, through the COVAX...

Vientiane Capital Provides 100 Beds for Champasack Province

Vientiane Capital has provided one hundred beds to Champasack Province for use in field hospitals to treat Covid patients. According to a report by Lao...

Laos Reaches Over 4,000 Total Cases of Covid-19

Laos has confirmed 256 new cases of Covid-19 today, bringing the total number of cases to 4,119. Dr. Phonepaseuth Xayamoungkhoun led the daily announcement by...

Luang Namtha Inundated by Floods after Torrential Rain

Villages in Luang Namtha District of Luang Namtha Province have been inundated by floods after days of torrential rain. According to a report by the...

38 Percent of Returnees in Champasack Infected with Covid-19

Health officials have revealed that up to 38% of returning migrant workers in Champasack Province have tested positive for Covid-19, with high infection rates...