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Health & Environment

Myanmar Earthquake Death Toll Tops 1,000, More Casualties Expected: Here’s What We Know So Far

This is a developing story LATEST UPDATE on 29 March at 12:48 PM The deadly 7.7-magnitude earthquake that rocked central Myanmar on 28 March has claimed the lives of at least 1,002 people so far, with over 2,300 others reported injured and thousands missing. As rescue efforts continue, officials fear the toll...

Severe Air Pollution Continues to Hit Laos

On 27 March, many parts of Laos were covered in a thick haze with...

ASEAN Unveils Guidelines for Agroecology Transitions

Member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), in collaboration with key...

ASEAN Center for Energy Launches Net Zero Emissions Roadmap for Laos

In line with Laos’ commitment to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050, as outlined in...

Laos Signs Clean Energy Deal with Chinese, Singaporean Firms

Laos has taken another step toward expanding its clean energy sector by signing a...

Deaths in Phongsaly Caused By Common Flu, not Coronavirus

The deaths of three residents in Phongsaly Province originally attributed to the Coronavirus have now been confirmed as having been caused by influenza. Twenty-four villagers...

Mittaphab Hospital Discharges 10 Patients Suspected of Coronavirus

Ten patients suspected of being infected with the new Coronavirus have been discharged from Vientiane's Mittaphab hospital. Dr Sanong Thongsana, Director of the Mittaphab "150...

Laos Seeks International, Domestic Support to Prevent Virus Outbreak

Laos is seeking both international and domestic support to prevent the spread of the new Coronavirus which has infected at least 24,300 people and...

Still No Coronavirus Cases in Laos, 103 and 150 Hospitals on Standby

The new government task force set up to prevent an outbreak of the Coronavirus in Laos has begun its work in preventing and controlling...

Why Laos Has Not Reported Any COVID-19 Cases

UPDATED: 23 March 2020, 9:58pm Laos, officially at least, remains free of the new coronavirus (now deemed by the international medical community as COVID-19). A...

Chinese National Carrying Coronavirus Travels Through Laos

A Chinese national who traveled through Laos has been confirmed to have been carrying the new Coronavirus. According to a document acquired by the Laotian...