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...
August marks the start of World Breastfeeding Week, celebrated every year from Aug 1 to 7 to encourage exclusive breastfeeding and improve babies’ health...
n Sikhottabong district, Vientiane, are still complaining about air pollution and bad odours from a nearby recycling factory.
Meanwhile, Sikhottabong district environment officials have been...
Further support in providing better healthcare to local communities, especially in rural areas of Bokeo, Luang Namtha and Oudomxay provinces, is the main aim...
The Southern Laos Food and Nutrition Security and Market Linkages Programme (FNML) based in Attapeu province and funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development...
More than 2,200 people across the country have contracted dengue fever since January this year, of whom nine people died,
the Laophatthana newspaper reported on...
