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Laos Gives Unlicensed Beauty Clinics Until November to Obtain Permits Amid Weak Oversight Concerns

The Ministry of Health has ordered unlicensed medical and beauty facilities across Laos to obtain official permits by 30 November, but the directive has raised questions over its delayed public release and how authorities will enforce the deadline. The Ministry issued the directive on 29 May but did not publicize...

Flooding Hits Over 60,000 in Khammouane as Rivers Rise Above Danger Levels

Flooding has affected more than 60,000 people across all 10 districts of Khammouane province...
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Thailand’s HIV Cases Pass 550,000, Laos Reports Rising Infections Among Young People

Thailand has recorded 557,993 cumulative HIV cases, health authorities say, even as new infections...
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Trendy ‘Squishy’ Toys Suspended in Laos Over Chemical Safety Concerns

Laos has ordered the immediate suspension of the import and sale of Squishy toys...
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Laos Eyes State Fuel Stations as Future EV Charging Hubs

Laos is exploring plans to turn state-owned fuel stations into electric vehicle (EV) fast-charging...
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Metamorphosis Underway for Lao Zoo

The Lao Conservation Trust for Wildlife is working hard to improve the Lao Zoo at Ban Keun, Vientiane Province, to transform it from a...

MRC: Mekong Countries Urged to Address Low Water Flows

The six Mekong countries are being urged to address regional low water flows as the Lower Mekong River Basin (LMB) endures record lows for...

Over 30,000 Tested for Covid-19 But Dengue Remains Threat to Laos

Laos has tested over 30,000 people for Covid-19 since January, but dengue fever could pose an even greater threat. With 20 confirmed cases, Laos is...

Bubonic Plague Death Sees China Seal Off Inner Mongolian Village

Authorities in Inner Mongolia, an autonomous region of northern China, have sealed off a village after a resident died of bubonic plague, an ancient...

Laos Adopts Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes Decree to Promote Breastfeeding

The Government of Lao PDR reached a new milestone by adopting the Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes (BMS) Decree to protect and promote breastfeeding in...

Xayaboury Hit With Floods after Heavy Rains

Several districts of Xayaboury Province have been hit by floods after days of torrential rain struck northern Laos. Xayaboury, Botaen, Kaenthao Khop, and Ngeun districts...
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