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Health & Environment

Green Reporting Training Enhances Digital Literacy of Lao Journalists

Journalists, civil society actors, and youth from across Laos are strengthening their digital reporting skills on environmental issues through the Green Action through Media, Mass Organizations, and Civil Society in Laos (GAMCIL) project. The training, themed “Green Issue Reporting,” is taking place in Vientiane Capital from 30 June to...

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...

Officials Defend Tree Maintenance Amid Controversy Over Vientiane Transit Expansion

Duangta Boualavong, Deputy Head of the Department of Economics of Wood Processing Technology, has...

Thailand Classifies Cannabis Flowers as Controlled Substance for Medical Use Only

On 24 June, the Thai Ministry of Public Health officially announced a new regulation...

Cambodia Cancels Covid Restrictions for Public Gatherings

The Prime Minister of Cambodia has announced the cancellation of mandatory facemasks for mass gatherings after the country witnessed no surge in Covid-19 cases...

Large Parts of Asia Report Record Breaking High Temperatures

People living in Asia continue to grapple with the brutality of the April heat wave, as temperatures reach record-breaking levels with little relief in...

Two-Year-Old Boy From Laos Undergoes Heart Surgery in South Korea

A hospital in South Korea successfully performed heart surgery on a two-year-old Lao boy last week. The two-year-old Phonphiboun Sounthaly from Luang Prabang was diagnosed...

Laos Bans Import of Thai Instant Noodles Over Health Concerns

Laos has prohibited the import of Thai instant boat noodles, also known as Kuay Tiew Rua following reports of bacteria contamination in the product....

WCS, Ministry Plan to Further Strengthen Protection of Xe Champhone Wetlands

Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment organized a meeting earlier this month to strengthen wildlife protection in the...

Chiang Mai’s Air Quality Plummets to World’s Worst for Second Time This Month

For the second time in April, Chiang Mai reported the world's worst air pollution on Tuesday morning as Air Quality levels reached an unhealthy...