Today, 10 September, marks World Suicide Prevention Day, and like in most corners of the world, in Laos, death by suicide remains a major public health concern.
Yet, recent figures suggest a gradual decline.
In 2021, the World Bank reported a suicide mortality rate of 4.6 per 100,000 people.
World Life...
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...
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...
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...
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...
A woman from Laos has tested positive for Covid-19 in Nan Province, Thailand on Sunday.
According to a report by Thairath Online, the 23-year-old Lao...