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Truck taking Thai aid to Laos plummets off cliff
News, Post Reporters, Published on 30/07/2018
» A man was killed and two others were injured as their six-wheeled truck delivering donated supplies from Thailand plunged into a river Sunday on the way to help flood victims in Attapeu, Laos.
Confusion mounts over Laos flood toll
Published on 28/07/2018
» PAKSONG DISTRICT, Laos: Bounna Eemchanthavong was trying to do arithmetic that refused to add up: About 650 people lived in his village in southern Laos before it was devastated by a dam failure, and only 65 of them had been spotted at two shelters where survivors gathered.
Mekong nations take on Golden Triangle narco-empire
Reuters, Published on 16/03/2016
» THE MEKONG RIVER -- The Lao People's Army patrol boat was custom-made in China with night-vision capability and two of the most powerful engines on this remote stretch of the Mekong River.
Laos asked to give data to prevent Isan floods
News, Post Reporters, Published on 12/06/2019
» Thai authority has asked Laotian Government to provide data and information about water resources and management plans involving the Mekong River directly to Thai authorities to assess the water situation and take action to prevent floods in eight northeastern provinces.
Thick mud stalls Lao rescue effort
Published on 28/07/2018
» ATTAPEU, Laos: Rescuers on Saturday battled thick mud and flood waters across a swathe of remote southern Laos to find survivors of a deadly dam burst that submerged entire villages, as an official suggested faulty construction may have led to the disaster.
13 rescued as search for missing continues after dam collapse
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/07/2018
» Lao state officials and volunteers from Thailand have rescued 13 Lao people left stranded by the deluge after a dam collapsed in the area.
Northeast eyes joint disaster strategy
News, Published on 07/08/2018
» Twenty provincial governors in the Northeast have proposed the whole region takes a fresh look at its chronic problems with flooding and droughts.
Flood warning as Vamco nears
News, Post Reporters, Published on 16/09/2015
» Local authorities nationwide were warned Tuesday to prepare for landslides and floods with heavy rain due in coming days as a result of tropical storm Vamco.
Typhoon Noru to hit northeastern provinces Wednesday night
Online Reporters, Published on 28/09/2022
» Typhoon Noru is forecast to reach the northeastern provinces of Amnat Charoen and Ubon Ratchathani as a tropical storm on Wednesday night, bringing nationwide heavy rain.
Safety fears ahead of new term
News, Published on 29/06/2020
» Education: Most parents are worried about their children's health safety when they go back to school on Wednesday after a long break during the coronavirus outbreak, an online poll by Suan Dusit Poll has found.