Laos

Laos extends lockdown as Covid cases rise

Vientiane's vaccination rollout remains slow despite Cambodia's vaccine donation

Lao workers quit Chinese-run banana plantations

Many complained of being routinely exploited amid hazardous working conditions

Lao villagers still disenfranchised three years after eviction

Relocated villagers lack sufficient land and water in resettlement towns

Lao Christians still homeless almost a year after eviction

Villagers expelled because they refused to renounce their faith were promised new homes

MRC to lead joint study of Mekong River Basin

Floods, droughts, climate change and dams to underscore major three-year study

Food shortage hits Lao villagers amid Covid-19 lockdown

The government has imposed lockdowns in some provinces after a recent spike in coronavirus cases

Lao Buddhists oppose Chinese-style Buddha statue

A Chinese-style Buddha undermines Laos' culture and identity, Laotians say

Desperate Laos turns to herbal treatment as Covid-19 surges

Migrant workers returning from Thailand are believed to have triggered the country's outbreak

Christians vulnerable as Covid-19 surges in Laos

The minority community are at risk as they are routinely denied medical treatment

Heavy rainfall eases drought effects in Mekong Delta

River levels remain lower than 'alarming' levels, Mekong River Commission says

Laos extends lockdown after rise in Covid cases

Migrant workers returning from neighboring countries are mainly responsible for new infections

Laos sees spike in Covid cases as migrant workers return

Fears are growing the outbreak could overwhelm the poor country's rudimentary health system

Filipino pastor claims new Covid variant is God's punishment

Korean Church raises funds to renovate care homes for elderly

Defrocked Timor-Leste priest's trial reaches final stage

Yet another Catholic church destroyed by Myanmar junta

Singapore, Malaysia ease Covid curbs at busy border

Japan to bar new foreign arrivals over virus variant