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Health & Environment

Green Reporting Training Enhances Digital Literacy of Lao Journalists

Journalists, civil society actors, and youth from across Laos are strengthening their digital reporting skills on environmental issues through the Green Action through Media, Mass Organizations, and Civil Society in Laos (GAMCIL) project. The training, themed “Green Issue Reporting,” is taking place in Vientiane Capital from 30 June to...

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...

Officials Defend Tree Maintenance Amid Controversy Over Vientiane Transit Expansion

Duangta Boualavong, Deputy Head of the Department of Economics of Wood Processing Technology, has...

Thailand Classifies Cannabis Flowers as Controlled Substance for Medical Use Only

On 24 June, the Thai Ministry of Public Health officially announced a new regulation...

Hundreds of Fish Deaths Reported in Nam Khan River

Villagers near the site of the Nam Khan 2 hydropower plant have reported hundreds of dead fish floating in the river by the dam. The...

Ton Pheung Locked Down After Chinese National Tests Positive for Covid-19

A Chinese worker living in the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone tested positive for Covid-19 upon his return to China. Authorities in Laos have locked...

No New Covid-19 Cases Confirmed in Laos This Month

Laos has not confirmed a new Covid-19 case since 7 December last year, with the total number in the country unchanged at 41 and...

Laos Locks Down Ton Pheung District Again

Authorities in Laos have locked down Ton Pheung District in Bokeo Province for the second time. According to a notice issued by the National Taskforce...

Lao Labor Return from Thailand Illegally, Sparking Covid Fears

Authorities have arrested 13 Lao laborers returning from Thailand who re-entered the country illegally via the Mekong river at Sangthong District, Vientiane Capital. According to...

Mekong Water Levels to Drop Due to Power Grid Maintenance in China

The water outflow at Jinghong hydropower station in China’s Yunnan province is dropping due to power grid maintenance during 5–24 January 2021, leading to...