Health & Environment

Laos Bans Unregistered Cosmetics Resembling Popular Brands

The Food and Drug Department (FDD) has banned the import, sale, distribution, advertising, and use of five cosmetic brands after finding that they entered the Lao market without proper registration. In a notice dated 4 September, the FDD named the banned brands as Vaseilina, Care Man, Lvx, Clsorup, and Leimiya...

Flooding Disrupts Flights to Luang Namtha, Oudomxay Also Reports Flooding

Lao Airlines has suspended flights between Vientiane and Luang Namtha after after rising waters...

Vientiane Water Enterprise Reports USD 4.2 Million Profit, 103 Villages Still Without Water

Vientiane’s state water supplier reported a profit of more than LAK 91.6 billion (USD...

Young Lao Chess Team Wins 12 Medals from Singapore

Laos continues working to develop chess among younger generations.  A group of young Lao players...

Laos Moves to Update Electricity Law for Energy Sector Shift

Laos is moving to update its electricity sector as the government prepares to adopt...

Laos Receives New Shipment of Covid-19 Vaccines from China

Laos has received a new shipment of vaccines from China and has already vaccinated over 40,000 people against Covid-19. The third shipment of China's Sinopharm...

Laos Launches Online Registration for Covid-19 Vaccinations

Laos has launched an online registration program for Covid-19 vaccinations aimed at priority groups. According to an announcement by the Centre of Information and Education...

Laos Reports Four Earthquakes in Northern Provinces

Four earthquakes were recorded across three Northern Provinces of Laos yesterday, with no damage reported. According to a report by Vientiane Mai, the four earthquakes...

Confiscated Tiger Carcasses Donated to National University for Study

Khammouane Provincial authorities have provided the bodies of three deceased tigers to the Faculty of Forest Science at the National University of Laos (NUOL)...

Laos Officially Authorizes Lao New Year Celebrations

Authorities in Laos have given the green light to Lao New Year celebrations (Boun Pi Mai Lao) this year, although strict Covid-19 prevention and...

Laos Sets Goal to Restore Forest Cover to 70 Percent by 2025

The government of Laos has set a goal of restoring forest cover to over 70 percent by 2025, to ensure long-term environmental protection and...