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 Walks Back Kappa Variant Report

Laos has said that the Kappa variant of Covid-19 had been erroneously confirmed during sequencing on a recent imported case. Dr. Sanong Thongsana led...

Champasack Province Locks Down After New Community Spread of Covid-19

Authorities have locked down Champasack Province following one new community transmitted case of Covid-19, as well a high number of imported cases. According to a...

Head of E-Government Center Explains Lao Sou Sou Application

Dr. Thavisak Manotham, Director-General of the E-Government Centre of the Ministry of Technology and Communications spoke at the daily briefing by the National Taskforce...

Champasack Sees Increase in Imported Cases of Covid-19 as Labor Returns Home

Laos has confirmed 56 new cases of Covid-19 as imported cases flood Champasack Province. Dr. Sisavath Soutthanilaxay led the briefing by the National Taskforce today,...

Laos Covid Taskforce Unveils New Contact Tracing QR Code

The Lao National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control has announced that people living in Laos will be required to install the LaoKYC app...

Laos Records 56 New Cases of Covid-19

Laos has confirmed 56 new cases of Covid-19 today, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 2,300. Dr. Phonepaseuth Xayamoungkhoun led the...