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Health & Environment

Lao Civil Servants Eligible for Up to 6.5 Months of Maternity Leave

Female civil servants in Laos are entitled to maternity leave ranging from four to six and a half months, depending on circumstances, under the newly amended Civil Servants Law. Standard maternity leave lasts four months and can be taken before or after childbirth. For cesarean deliveries, leave is four and...

Asian Development Bank Funds USD 41M for Primary Healthcare in Laos

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a USD 41 million financing package to...

Laos Calls for Increased ASEAN Investment in Nature-Based Solutions

Laos is urging ASEAN member states to ramp up investment in Nature-based Solutions (NbS)...

World Suicide Prevention Day: Lao Expert Urges Early Support as Challenges Remain

Today, 10 September, marks World Suicide Prevention Day, and like in most corners of...

Laos Marks 15 Years of Cluster Munitions Ban, Renews Call for Action

NRA - On 8 September, Laos commemorated the 15th anniversary of the entry into...

More Than Ton of Endangered Pangolin Scales Seized in Thailand

BANGKOK (AP) — Thai authorities said Thursday they have seized more than a ton of pangolin scales worth over THB 50 million (USD 1.4...

Laos and Australia Launch Sustainable Energy Partnership

On 10 August, Australian and Lao government representatives gathered with technical experts in Vientiane for the inaugural Program Steering Committee (PSC) meeting of the...

Lao Prime Minister Visits Flood-Affected Areas in Savannakhet

Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone, accompanied by his delegation, recently visited flood-affected regions in Champhone District, Savannakhet Province, to evaluate the situation and extend...

Tenth Grade Student Launches Mobile App to Assist Blood Donation in Laos

A 14-year-old Lao-Indian student has developed a mobile application to help people locate verified places to donate blood across the country. Saieesha Sarkar, a...

Thousands of Pieces of Unexploded Ordnance Found Buried in Ground at Cambodian School

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodian authorities have temporarily closed a high school where thousands of pieces of unexploded ordnance from the country’s nearly...

Vietnamese Driver Stuck in Landslide Last Week Found Dead

After an extensive search operation by provincial authorities and the military, the deceased body of a missing Vietnamese citizen was found buried under a...