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Health & Environment

Laos Orders Suspension of Potash Mining Projects in Vientiane Capital

The Lao government has ordered the immediate suspension of potash exploration and mining projects in Vientiane Capital due to serious environmental and safety concerns, including recent land collapses in residential areas. The decision was announced in an official notice from the National Assembly on 1 July, the same day it...

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...

Officials Defend Tree Maintenance Amid Controversy Over Vientiane Transit Expansion

Duangta Boualavong, Deputy Head of the Department of Economics of Wood Processing Technology, has...

Vaccinated Man Confirmed as New Case of Covid-19

Laos has confirmed just one new case of Covid-19 today, involving a 24-year-old man in Vientiane Capital who had received a first dose of...

Laos Confirms Eight New Cases of Covid-19

Laos has recorded eight new cases of Covid-19 today, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 2,033. Dr. Phonepaseuth Xayamoungkhoun lead the daily...

Emergency Assistance Provided for Xayaboury Flood Victims

Provincial authorities in Xayaboury Province are accelerating the delivery of emergency relief to help the thousands of residents affected by floods. Over 3,000 people in...

Community Spread Continues in Vientiane as Laos Confirms 15 New Cases of Covid-19

Laos has recorded another 15 cases of Covid-19, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 2,025 Dr. Lattanaxay Phetsouvanh lead the daily briefing by...

Laos to Quarantine Close Contacts of Infected People

To break the chain of Covid-19 infections, the Ministry of Health has said it will quarantine anyone who has had contact with an infected...

3,000 People Affected by Floods in Xayaboury

Villages in Xayaboury District of Xayaboury Province have been hit by serious floods after days of torrential rain in northern Laos. Several villages in the...