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Health & Environment

Laos, Thailand, Myanmar Faces Arsenic Contamination in Mekong River

The Mekong River Commission (MRC) has confirmed arsenic contamination exceeding international safety standards across transboundary sections of the Mekong and Kok Rivers, affecting Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand.  MRC’s 3 June assessment revealed arsenic levels of 0.025 milligrams per liter, 2.5 times the World Health Organization (WHO) safety threshold of 0.01...

Xayabouly Province Home for 220 Registered Domestic Elephants

Xayabouly Province is currently home to 220 registered domestic elephants. Of these, 143 are...

Laos Orders Suspension of Potash Mining Projects in Vientiane Capital

The Lao government has ordered the immediate suspension of potash exploration and mining projects...

Green Reporting Training Enhances Digital Literacy of Lao Journalists

Journalists, civil society actors, and youth from across Laos are strengthening their digital reporting...

China’s Rapid Response to the Flood-Hit Southwest Guizhou

CGTN - China terminated the highest-level emergency flood response in Rongjiang County, southwest Guizhou...

China to Provide Mekong Countries with Covid-19 Vaccine

China has said it will give priority access to Mekong countries for the provision of a Covid-19 vaccine once developed. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang made...

Case 20 Discharged From Hospital, Two Remaining

The Covid-19 Taskforce announced yesterday that another Covid-19 patient had been discharged from the hospital. In a briefing yesterday, Taskforce representatives told the press that...

Fourteen Days: Inside a Quarantine Center in Laos

A Facebook user by the name of Phonesamai Huisjes has recently risen to fame on social media for documenting her personal experiences in a...

Laos Adjusts UXO Clearance Target to 7,000 Hectares in 2020

The Lao National Regulatory Authority (NRA) for the UXO and mine clearance sector has adjusted its 2020 target this week to clear and destroy...

Nakai-Nam Theun National Park to Join IUCN Green List

The Nakai-Nam Theun National Park, one of the last remaining wildernesses in Southeast Asia, is to be accepted into the IUCN Global Green List...

Laos Congratulates Russia on Successful Vaccine Registration

President Bounnhang Vorachit sent a message to President Vladimir Putin of Russia to congratulate the Federation of Russia on its success in developing a...