Authorities in Oudomxay Province have investigated eight cases of illegal mining, prosecuted 10 people, and collected more than LAK 2.688 billion (USD 119,000) in fines and other payments to the state, according to a provincial report.
The cases involved illegal mineral extraction, including alluvial gold mining. Some operations used basic...
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...
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...
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 the Mekong River Commission (MRC) Secretariat have launched a collaborative initiative to provide early flood alert and drought monitoring information to riparian...
