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Health & Environment

Singapore Seizes Record Rhino Horn Haul Bound for Laos

AFP - Singapore has seized over USD 800,000 worth of illegal rhino horn and animal parts hidden in air cargo bound for Laos, authorities said on 18 November, in the largest haul of its kind discovered in the city-state. Disguised as "furniture fittings", the stash was found 10 days ago...

Philippines Halts Search After Over 200 Killed in Typhoon Kalmaegi as Super Typhoon Fung-wong Nears

By Laotian Times and AFP - Rescue work was suspended and preemptive evacuations began...

Laos Launches Emergency Response After First Polio Outbreak in Nearly a Decade

Laos has confirmed its first polio outbreak in almost ten years, with three cases...

Maldives Begins ‘Generational Ban’ on Smoking

AFP - The Maldives began implementing a smoking ban Saturday on anyone born after...

Laos Explores Eco-Friendly Business Through Waste Management

Urban waste in Laos is increasingly being seen as a source of business and...

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...

Vientiane To Resolve Flooded Streets at That Luang Intersection

The Vientiane Department of Public Works and Transport has approved the assessment of drain systems in the nation's capital to prevent flooding at the...

Lao Students Abscond from Vietnamese College, Cross Border Illegally

Fifty-four students from Laos studying in Vietnam have returned to Laos without permission and have failed to place themselves under quarantine for 14 days...