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Health & Environment

Laos Calls for Increased ASEAN Investment in Nature-Based Solutions

Laos is urging ASEAN member states to ramp up investment in Nature-based Solutions (NbS) and Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA), calling them powerful tools for protecting forests, strengthening communities, and tackling climate change head-on. Delivering the message at the 28th Meeting of ASEAN Senior Officials on Forestry in Luang Prabang on 6...

World Suicide Prevention Day: Lao Expert Urges Early Support as Challenges Remain

Today, 10 September, marks World Suicide Prevention Day, and like in most corners of...

Laos Marks 15 Years of Cluster Munitions Ban, Renews Call for Action

NRA - On 8 September, Laos commemorated the 15th anniversary of the entry into...

Laos Moves Toward Large-Scale Rice Fortification to Fight Malnutrition

The Lao government has partnered with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and...

Laos Launches Commercial Operations of Southeast Asia’s Largest Wind Farm

Laos launched its first wind power project on 22 August.   The 600-megawatt Monsoon Wind Power...

Laos Confirms 69 New Cases of Covid-19 and First Death

Laos has confirmed 69 new cases of Covid-19 today and announced its first death as a result of the coronavirus. The National Taskforce, led by...

Laos Confirms First Covid-19 Death

A Vietnamese national has died of Covid-19, becoming the first confirmed death attributed to the coronavirus in Laos. The 53-year-old Vietnamese woman died of Covid-19...

Chinese Medical Personnel Assist Lao Ministry of Health

Medical personnel from China have begun working closely with their Lao counterparts to assist in the battle against Covid-19. According to a report by CRI,...

28 New Cases of Covid-19 in Laos as Central Bank Announces Policies

Laos has confirmed 28 new cases of Covid-19 (out of 1,588 tested yesterday), bringing the total number of cases in the country to 1,233. Dr....

Laos Confirms 28 Cases of Covid-19

Laos has confirmed 28 new cases of Covid-19 today. The National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control stated in its daily announcement today that Laos...

Covid-19 Patients Accused of Cooking Goat in Savannakhet Hospital

Covid-19 patients have been accused of cooking goat for themselves at a field hospital in Savannakhet Province following the release of a video online. The...