Health & Environment

Laos Gives Unlicensed Beauty Clinics Until November to Obtain Permits Amid Weak Oversight Concerns

The Ministry of Health has ordered unlicensed medical and beauty facilities across Laos to obtain official permits by 30 November, but the directive has raised questions over its delayed public release and how authorities will enforce the deadline. The Ministry issued the directive on 29 May but did not publicize...

Flooding Hits Over 60,000 in Khammouane as Rivers Rise Above Danger Levels

Flooding has affected more than 60,000 people across all 10 districts of Khammouane province...

Thailand’s HIV Cases Pass 550,000, Laos Reports Rising Infections Among Young People

Thailand has recorded 557,993 cumulative HIV cases, health authorities say, even as new infections...

Trendy ‘Squishy’ Toys Suspended in Laos Over Chemical Safety Concerns

Laos has ordered the immediate suspension of the import and sale of Squishy toys...

Laos Eyes State Fuel Stations as Future EV Charging Hubs

Laos is exploring plans to turn state-owned fuel stations into electric vehicle (EV) fast-charging...

Laos Sees Record Number of Covid-19 Cases and Sixth Death

Laos has confirmed 280 new cases of Covid-19 today, a record number as migrant workers continue to cross the border returning home. Dr. Phonepaseuth Xayamoungkhoun...

Savannakhet Prepares Quarantine Center to Accommodate 10,000 People

Savannakhet authorities are scrambling to construct quarantine centers to accommodate the flood of migrant workers returning from Thailand. A building in Nonsaard Village, Kaysone Phomvihane...

Laos Prepares for Reopening of Tourism Under New Normal Conditions

The government of Laos has instructed the tourism ministry to coordinate with localities around the country to prepare for the reopening of tourism under...

Laos Records Sixth Covid-19 Death

Laos has confirmed its sixth death as a result of Covid-19 in Savannakhet Province. A 23-year-old woman from Dongtha Village, Outhoumphone District, Savannakhet Province passed...

Laos Sees Over 5,000 Total Cases of Covid-19

Laos has confirmed 169 new imported cases of Covid-19 today, bringing the total number of cases to 5,154. Dr. Phonepaseuth Xayamoungkhoun led the announcement by the...

Floodwaters Inundate Savannakhet After Days of Heavy Rain

Villages in Vilabouly, Champhone, and Nong districts of Savannakhet Province have been hit by floods after days of torrential rain. According to a report...