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...
Updated: March 24, 2020 (22:01)
Laos has confirmed its first two cases of the new coronavirus (Covid-19).
Lao Vice Minister of Health, Dr. Phouthone Muongpak, also Deputy...
Laos is now the only remaining ASEAN nation yet to report a confirmed case of Covid-19 infection following Myanmar's announcement of two cases.
As the...
Thousands of Lao laborers working in Thailand have swamped border checkpoints, hoping to return home before borders officially close.
The government of Laos has also...
Thai authorities have reported the first case of Covid-19 in Khon Kaen Province during a press conference held yesterday.
Governor Somsak Jangtrakul spoke at the...