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Health & Environment

Singapore Seizes Record Rhino Horn Haul Bound for Laos

AFP - Singapore has seized over USD 800,000 worth of illegal rhino horn and animal parts hidden in air cargo bound for Laos, authorities said on 18 November, in the largest haul of its kind discovered in the city-state. Disguised as "furniture fittings", the stash was found 10 days ago...

Philippines Halts Search After Over 200 Killed in Typhoon Kalmaegi as Super Typhoon Fung-wong Nears

By Laotian Times and AFP - Rescue work was suspended and preemptive evacuations began...

Laos Launches Emergency Response After First Polio Outbreak in Nearly a Decade

Laos has confirmed its first polio outbreak in almost ten years, with three cases...

Maldives Begins ‘Generational Ban’ on Smoking

AFP - The Maldives began implementing a smoking ban Saturday on anyone born after...

Laos Explores Eco-Friendly Business Through Waste Management

Urban waste in Laos is increasingly being seen as a source of business and...

Sidewalk Cleanup Campaign Relaunches in Hanoi, Vietnam

Hanoi authorities want to restore order on sidewalks this month by removing any obstacles on streets, like billboards and sunshades, warning resistant individuals or...

Missing Radioactive Capsule Recovered In Thailand

After a days-long search for a missing radioactive capsule, authorities in Thailand managed to find the device on Monday in Eastern Prachin Buri Province. The...

Mother, Child Mortality Rates Decline In Laos

Mortality rates in children under five and birthing mothers in Laos have decreased significantly in the past year due to significant strides in hygiene...

Laos Marked as “Country of Concern” for Food Security

A joint report from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Food Program (WFP) shows that over a million people in Laos suffered...

Laos Moves Forward With National Action Plan On Plastic

Laos is developing a National Plastic Action Plan, which outlines actions that need to be undertaken to address the issues associated with the use...

World on ‘Thin Ice’ as UN Climate Report Gives Stark Warning

BERLIN (AP) — Humanity still has a chance, close to the last, to prevent the worst of climate change's future harms, a top United...