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...
The remaining ten coronavirus patients in hospital in Laos could be discharged if they test negative for the virus twice.
The National Taskforce Committee for...
The Mekong River Commission says water levels across the lower Mekong basin have now returned to normal, while heavy rain is predicted for June.
According...
A patient discharged from Vientiane's Mittaphab Hospital several weeks ago, after recovering from a Covid-19 infection, has re-tested positive and has returned to the...
Two more Covid-19 patients have been discharged from hospital in Vientiane, bringing the total number of active cases down to nine.
The two patients were...
The Prime Minister's Office has issued a notice regarding the easing and continuation of certain lockdown measures in Laos.
The notice, effective from 4-17 May,...