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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...

380 New Species of Animals and Plants Discovered in the Greater Mekong Region

A color-changing lizard, a thick-thumbed bat, a poisonous snake named after a Chinese mythological goddess, an orchid that looks like a muppet and a...

Asia-Pacific Countries Adopt 10 UN Resolutions to Combat Climate Change

Governments from across Asia and the Pacific endorsed a UN resolution on Friday to take urgent action to combat climate change and its impact...

Scientists Develop Jellyfish-Like Robot to Tackle Seabed Pollution

Water pollution continues to plague the sea beds with plastic waste, and while numerous solutions have been proposed, many of them harm existing marine...

Energy Company in Thailand Eyes EV Ecosystem Business in Laos

A Thailand-based renewable energy company is keen on starting an electric vehicle business in Laos once the country has technology in place to help...

Sanamxay Land Grab Temporarily Paused Following Public Backlash

Attapeu provincial authorities have temporarily suspended the activities of a foreign company accused of encroaching on villagers' land in the province amid a public...

El Niño to Hurt In-Season Rice Output in Thailand

Royal Ploughing Day, held on 17 May, marks the start of the rice planting season in Thailand, but researchers say El Niño could hurt...