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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...

Shipment of Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccines from COVAX Facility Arrive in Laos

The Pfizer BioNTech vaccines will be used to protect more than 50,000 people above 60 years and those with underlying health conditions. Laos today received...

Phongsaly Province Provides Assistance to Vietnam to Fight Covid-19

Phongsaly province of Laos has provided LAK 100 million in assistance to Vietnam as part of efforts to help the country combat Covid-19. According to...

Laos Reports Five New Cases of Covid-19

Laos has reported five new cases of Covid-19, including cases of community spread in Vientiane Capital. Dr. Sisavath Soutthanilaxay led the daily briefing by the...

China Promises 500,000 More Doses of Sinopharm Covid-19 Vaccine

The Chinese government has confirmed it will provide another 500,000 doses of Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccines to Laos. According to a report by CRI, China will...

Laos Expecting Shipment of Pfizer Vaccine

Laos is to receive a shipment of some 100,620 doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine through the COVAX facility. To prepare for the arrival of...

Six Meter Sinkholes Appear in Bokeo Province

Large sinkholes have been reported at several locations in Pha Oudome District of Bokeo Province. According to a report by Bokeo Newspaper, residents in Pha...