Health & Environment

Vientiane’s Shared E-Bikes Return Amid Parking, Licensing Concerns

Red electric bikes bearing the “Laos Shared E-Bike” logo have reappeared across Vientiane, raising questions about who operates the service, whether it has official approval, and how the bikes will be parked. The bikes can be unlocked through Zuimei’s LAOS-Ebike app and appear to revive an red e-bike service that...

Nam Song Turns Muddy in Vang Vieng Without Rain

The Nam Song River in Vang Vieng District turned muddy on 15 October, raising...

Health Ministry Finds More Than 180 Illegal Beauty Centers, Orders Nationwide Re-Inspection

The Lao Ministry of Health has ordered a nationwide re-inspection of private medical and...

The Photographer Who Speaks for Laos’ Forests

In the forests of Laos, observation comes before words for Souksamlan “Toun” Laladeth. That idea...

Slope Collapse Hits Workers’ Camp at Pak Beng Hydropower Project in Northern Laos, No Casualties Reported

A section of hillside collapsed beneath a workers’ residential camp at the Pak Beng...

Illegal Condom Recycling Facility Raided in Vietnam

Authorities in Vietnam discovered a facility storing used condoms for recycling and sale during a search at an apartment on Saturday. According to a report...

Zero Covid-19 Deaths in Laos and Cambodia

Laos and Cambodia are now the only two countries in Southeast Asia to have avoided deaths related to Covid-19. Cambodia, with a comparatively larger population...

Vientiane Launches Hotline to Report Illegal Garbage Burning

Vientiane has launched a hotline for residents to call and report the illegal burning of garbage or other types of illegal fires in the...

Laos Confirms 23rd Case of Covid-19

The National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control has announced that Laos has confirmed its 23rd case of Covid-19 this morning. A 29-year-old man returning...

Vaccine Proves Effective Against Severe Pneumonia in Laos

A pneumococcal vaccine was effective at protecting children in Laos against the most severe type of pneumonia, a new study has found. The research led...

Facebook and Mekong River Commission Partner to Send Flood Alerts

Facebook and the Mekong River Commission (MRC) Secretariat have launched a collaborative initiative to provide early flood alert and drought monitoring information to riparian...