Students get lessons from UN on human trafficking prevention Students from secondary schools and the National University of Laos met in Vientiane recently to learn about human trafficking, especially how to counter trafficking in persons […]
Seven missing after Huaphan landslide Seven people are missing and two children were injured in the early hours of Saturday when a landslide struck in Viengxay district, Huaphan province, after more than two days of […]
Red tape slashed to ease business operations Concrete progress has been made since Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith issued executive order No. 2 aimed at improving the business environment. — ANN/ Vientiane Times One Year After […]
Floods Cause Over 11 Billion Kip In Damages For Luang Pranang’s Nan Damages caused by Tuesday’s floods in Nan district, Luang Prabang province have been estimated at over 11 billion kip, approximately US$1.2 million. — […]
Ministry stresses importance of Health Insurance Law Health authorities have vowed to spread the word about the importance of health insurance, hoping to improve the overall health of the population. — Vientiane Times (paywall) Luang […]
Lao People’s Democratic Republic: Officials Exchange Counter-Human Trafficking Practices Irregular migration is a common challenge faced by Southeast Asian countries,especially the Greater Mekong Sub-region, where legal migration channels can be costly, time-consuming and complicated. — […]
Two Lao Teens Rescued From Forced Marriages in China Amid Anti-Trafficking Drive Two teenage Lao girls trafficked to China in March to be wed to Chinese men returned home last week, an anti-human trafficking police […]
Severe Drought in Mekong Region Reduces Rice Planting in Laos Lao farmers have planted rice on less than half the country’s cultivable land this year because of a persistent drought in the Mekong River region […]
Laos Hit by Worst Drought in Decades Laos is suffering a severe drought amid low rainfall and high temperatures, which is affecting not only the country’s food security but also farmers’ livelihoods. — The Laotian […]
Low rainfall, high temperatures destroying crops in Laos Low rainfall and high temperatures are destroying the crops of Lao farmers across the country, local daily Vientiane Times on Wednesday reported. — Xinhua MoH Reports Dengue […]
New Report Pleads for Accountablility on First Anniversary of Laos Dam Collapse On the first anniversary Tuesday of Laos’ Xe Pian-Xe Namnoy (PNPC) dam disaster, a new report from two NGOs found that nobody has […]
Survivors of Dam Collapse in Laos to Receive Half Compensation on Anniversary of Disaster On the night of July 23, 2018, water poured over a saddle dam at the Xe Pian Xe Namnoy (PNPC) hydropower […]