AFP - The Maldives began implementing a smoking ban Saturday on anyone born after January 2007, becoming the only nation with a generational prohibition on tobacco, the Health Ministry said.
The move, initiated by President Mohamed Muizzu earlier this year, which came into effect on 1 November, will "protect public...
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,...
All three patients undergoing treatment for Covid-19 at Luang Prabang Hospital have now been discharged after testing negative for the virus.
Deputy Head of the...
Laos has remained free from new cases of Covid-19 infection for 16 consecutive days, although the national taskforce has urged residents to remain vigilant.
The...
Lao Prime Minister Thongoun Sisoulith has advised the Ministry of Information, Culture, and Tourism to use its time wisely in refurbishing and upgrading tourism...
Three people have been killed and four others have been reported missing after flash floods swept through Kiawtaloun Village, in Luang Prabang.
Flash Floods swept...
Three more COVID-19 patients have been discharged from Vientiane's Mittaphab Hospital in Laos, leaving only 12 remaining cases in the country.
According to a press...