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Health & Environment

Xayabouly Province Home for 220 Registered Domestic Elephants

Xayabouly Province is currently home to 220 registered domestic elephants. Of these, 143 are actively working within the province, while the others are active in different areas outside the province, Kenthao district deputy governor Somsy Saophila noted during a meeting on 3 July. Domestic elephants are elephants raised by humans...

Laos Orders Suspension of Potash Mining Projects in Vientiane Capital

The Lao government has ordered the immediate suspension of potash exploration and mining projects...

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...

Laos Extends Lockdown Until 20 May Amid Second Wave of Covid-19

Deputy Prime Minister and Head of the National Taskforce, Kikeo Khaikhamphitoun, has moved to extend the lockdown period for Laos until 20 May. Deputy Prime...

Vietnam Assists Laos in Fight Against Covid-19

The Vietnamese government has provided Laos with USD 500,000 as well as 35 medical personnel and supplies to help the country in its fight...

Authorities Address Lockdown Rumors as Laos Confirms 60 New Cases of Covid-19

Laos has confirmed 60 new cases of Covid-19, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 1,026. Following 1,463 in the last 24...

Lao Police Confirm Case 59 in Custody, Will Face Legal Action

Police in Laos have confirmed that Ms. Monemina (Tyna), or Case 59, has been taken into custody after leaving hospital. Lieutenant Colonel Vilaphone Phayboun, Head...

Laos Confirms 33 New Cases of Covid-19

Laos has confirmed 33 new cases of Covid-19, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 966. Dr. Phonepaseuth Saymongkhoun, Deputy Director-General of...

Laos to Prosecute Thai Covid Patient After Discharge from Hospital

Authorities in Laos will pursue legal action against a Thai national for illegally crossing the Mekong River into Laos after he is discharged from...