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Health & Environment

Xayabouly Province Home for 220 Registered Domestic Elephants

Xayabouly Province is currently home to 220 registered domestic elephants. Of these, 143 are actively working within the province, while the others are active in different areas outside the province, Kenthao district deputy governor Somsy Saophila noted during a meeting on 3 July. Domestic elephants are elephants raised by humans...

Laos Orders Suspension of Potash Mining Projects in Vientiane Capital

The Lao government has ordered the immediate suspension of potash exploration and mining projects...

Green Reporting Training Enhances Digital Literacy of Lao Journalists

Journalists, civil society actors, and youth from across Laos are strengthening their digital reporting...

China’s Rapid Response to the Flood-Hit Southwest Guizhou

CGTN - China terminated the highest-level emergency flood response in Rongjiang County, southwest Guizhou...

Two Lao Nationals Detained in Thailand with Wildlife Carcasses in Trafficking Crackdown

Thai officials have arrested two Lao nationals caught trafficking over 100 kilograms of wildlife...

Authorities Sign Funding Agreement to Support the Conservation of Asian Elephant

The Department of Forestry, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, and Nam Theun 2 Power Company signed the Agreement of Elephant and Swamp Cypress in...

Australian Government Provides Hemodialysis Machines for Kidney Patients in Laos

The government of Australia has donated hemodialysis machines valued at USD 250,000 to improve the treatment of kidney disease patients in Laos.  Five dialysis machines...

Authorities Green Light Lao Dance Sport Federation

The Ministry of Education and Sports in Laos has officially recognized the newly-established Lao Dance Sport Federation to promote competitive dancing in Laos. Before the...

Laos to Plant Over 3 Million Trees for Arbor Day Next Month

Laos will plant over 3 million seedlings nationwide to celebrate the Arbor Day on 1 June. The country plans to plant about 3,484,000 seedlings...

Lao Health Ministry, UNFPA Invest in Sexual Reproductive Health Rights for Workers

Through a partnership between UNFPA and the Ministry of Health, factory workers in several parts of Laos have access to discreet counseling on sexual...

Vientiane Capital Calls on Residents to Minimize Water Use During Dry Season

Vientiane residents have been advised to limit their usage of water as the city experiences increasing water shortages. During the dry season, residents in Vientiane...