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Health & Environment

Japan’s Quake Swarm Shakes Lao Students into Preparedness

As powerful earthquakes rattle Japan’s southern Tokara Islands, Lao students living in the country are confronting the reality of natural disasters in ways they never experienced back home. Coming from a country where earthquakes are rare and disaster preparedness is still developing, these students now find themselves in one of...

Vientiane Approves Stricter Waste Management Rules With Fines for Violators

The Vientiane Capital People’s Council has approved a new Agreement on Waste Management and...

Laos’ Hin Nam No National Park Officially Becomes a Laos’ 4th UNESCO World Heritage Site

Hin Nam No National Park in Khammouane Province was officially inscribed as a UNESCO...

The Real Fertility Crisis? Young People are Denied Choice

On World Population Day, UNFPA Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, Mr. Pio Smith calls...

Laos Clears Over 35,000 UXO Items in First Half of 2025, but Children Remain at Risk

Laos cleared more than 35,000 unexploded ordnance (UXO) items in the first half of...

EDL To Discount Electricity Rates During Lockdown Period

Electricite du Laos is to provide a three percent discount on electricity rates to residential consumers during the lockdown period. Authorities have accepted a proposal...

Laos Confirms 68 New Cases of Covid-19

Laos has reported another 68 Covid-19 cases today, with outbreaks of the virus spanning eight provinces. The National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control confirmed...

New Cases of Covid-19 Confirmed as Second Wave Continues

Laos has confirmed another 93 cases of Covid-19 today across the nation as the second wave continues. The National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control...

Champasack Considers Converting Detention Facility to Field Hospital

Authorities in Champasack may convert a prison into a field hospital to accommodate people infected with Covid-19 as cases in the province rise. According to...

Pak Ngum Authorities Arrest Illegal Entrant From Thailand

A Thai national has been arrested for attempting to illegally enter the country by crossing the Mekong River. Police officers in Pak Ngum District, Vientiane...

Xieng Khouang Sees First Case as Covid-19 Numbers Climb

Xieng Khouang Province has seen its first case as Laos confirms another 75 new cases of Covid-19 today. The National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and...