Today, 10 September, marks World Suicide Prevention Day, and like in most corners of the world, in Laos, death by suicide remains a major public health concern.
Yet, recent figures suggest a gradual decline.
In 2021, the World Bank reported a suicide mortality rate of 4.6 per 100,000 people.
World Life...
Electricity generation will not be sufficient to supply all areas in Laos during times of peak consumption from March to June, according to authorities,...
The Lao government is closely monitoring air quality in the capital of Vientiane as pollution levels rise, although the current level of air quality...
Foreign ministers from China and ASEAN are planning to hold an emergency meeting this month to discuss the new coronavirus outbreak.
According to a report...
The deaths of three residents in Phongsaly Province originally attributed to the Coronavirus have now been confirmed as having been caused by influenza.
Twenty-four villagers...
Ten patients suspected of being infected with the new Coronavirus have been discharged from Vientiane's Mittaphab hospital.
Dr Sanong Thongsana, Director of the Mittaphab "150...