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Published on Dec 20, 2024

Laos Performs First Beating-Heart Cardiac Surgery

On 13 December, medical staff at the Laos-Luxembourg Heart Institute performed Laos’s first-ever cardiac surgery. A team of cardiac surgeons from Laos and Luxembourg performed the surgery at Vientiane’s Mahosot Hospital using the “beating-heart surgery” …

Source: The Laotian Times - Uncategorized
Published on Dec 20, 2024

Massive drug trafficking ring from Cambodia, Laos to Việt Nam busted

HÀ NỘI — Ten people have been arrested and more than 200kg of drugs seized after police busted a trafficking gang smuggling narcotics from Cambodia and Laos to Việt Nam. The Drug Crime Investigation Police Department (C04) under the Ministry of Public …

Source: Vietnam News Agency - Label Pending
Published on Dec 20, 2024

China-invested photovoltaic project breaks ground in Laos

SHENZHEN, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- A China-invested 1-million-kilowatt photovoltaic project broke ground in northern Laos, China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGN), a major nuclear power operator in China and the project investor, announced on Thursday. …

Source: Xinhua News Agency - Gov't Propaganda
Published on Dec 20, 2024

Authorities respond to shots-fired call at Laos Transit Center

Source: KOLD News 13 - Arizona - Uncategorized
Published on Dec 20, 2024

Nearly 1,900 New HIV Cases Reported in Laos for 2024

The Lao Ministry of Health has reported 1,896 new HIV cases from January to November 2024 raising the cumulative total to 22,584 cases since 1990. This concerning trend was a key focus during the National AIDS Committee meeting held on 17 December in …

Source: The Laotian Times - Uncategorized
Published on Dec 20, 2024

World : Top News Headlines In Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos & Vietnam: Dec 20, 2024

INDONESIA 1. BANGKOK TALKS ON MYANMAR LIFTS HOPES OF PROGRESS -- THE JAKARTA POST The upcoming ASEAN talks on Myanmar may offer opportunities for intensified cooperation within the bloc to resolve the crisis through informal tactics to advance peace in the …

Source: Bernama - Label Pending
Published on Dec 20, 2024

UnionPay Takes Its QR Payment Network Into Laos Making Shopping by Mobile Easier

China’s UnionPay International has teamed up with the Lao national payment network LAPNet to allow customers using UnionPay-supported wallets to make seamless mobile payments in Laos. The partnership, announced on Thursday in Shanghai, marks UnionPay’s …

Source: Caixin - Uncategorized
Published on Dec 19, 2024

In Laos, Activists Don’t Just Speak Out—They Disappear

On 15 December, 2012, Sombath Somphone, an internationally acclaimed community development worker from Laos, was reportedly abducted after being stopped at a police checkpoint in Vientiane. Surveillance footage shows him being forced into another vehicle …

Source: FairPlanet - Left-wing
Published on Dec 18, 2024

Laos methanol poisoning victim's dad breaks silence with heartbreaking tribute to teen daughter

Holly Bowles tragically died after consuming an alcoholic drink believed to be poisoned with methanol The dad of a 19-year-old teenager who died of a suspected methanol poisoning in Laos last month has paid a heartbreaking tribute to his daughter. Holly …

Source: Daily Mirror - Left-wing
Published on Dec 19, 2024

Laos seeks to boost digital economy

VIENTIANE, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- The sixth Lao Digital Forum was held in Lao's capital Vientiane, focusing on the transformative role of financial technology (fintech) and discussing its impact on the economic future of Laos, marking a milestone in the …

Source: Xinhua News Agency - Gov't Propaganda