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Health & Environment

Lao Journalists Go Green with Mass Media Environment Training

Reporters from various provinces in Laos have gained valuable insights into reporting on green and sustainable development, as well as gender equality, through the Green Action through Media, Mass Organization and Civil Society in Laos (GAMCIL) project. The achievements of this initiative were highlighted at the 2nd annual GAMCIL...

Thailand Sets 30-Day Deadline for E-Cigarette Crackdown

Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has ordered a swift crackdown on e-cigarette sales, giving...

African Swine Fever Detected in Xaysomboun, Control Measures Enforced

Authorities have declared several villages in Xaysomboun Province as under threat for African swine...

Lao Brewery Company Steps Up Sustainability with Biomass Energy

Lao Brewery Company (LBC) is advancing its sustainability efforts with new green energy initiatives,...

Russia, Laos Clear Over 285 Unexploded Ordnance in Past Three Months

Over the past three months, Lao and Russian military bomb disposal experts removed 285...

World Hepatitis Day 2016

The recent viral outbreak of hepatitis A in Xieng Khuang, that occurred two weeks before annual World Hepatitis Day that is marked on 28...

World Hepatitis Day 2016

The recent viral outbreak of hepatitis A in Xieng Khuang, that occurred two weeks before annual World Hepatitis Day that is marked on 28 July...

Commission Says Violence against Women Still a Major Concern

Violence against women and especially domestic violence remains an issue in Laos, a recent study undertaken by the National Commission for the Advancement of...

New Zealand Gives Boost to Foot-and-Mouth Disease Control

The New Zealand Aid Programme, through the New Zealand Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, has provided US$3.1 million to the Lao government to...

Pregnant Women in Need of Better Healthcare

Pregnant women are in need of more information concerning healthcare which should be provided by specialists including midwives, to reduce Laos' high rate of...