Sources: CNN
Laos reports its first case of mpox. The national health ministry recommends that provincial health departments set up laboratory facilities for screening tests. 2023-09-19
Laotian human rights activist Anousa Luangsuphom is shot at a coffeehouse in the capital Vientiane. 2023-04-29
The government of Laos discusses the purchase of oil from sanctions-hit Russia as the country faces oil shortages and is nearing a debt default. 2022-07-7
Laotian capital Vientiane enters in a strict lockdown for two weeks as the city reported a record number of COVID-19 cases. Travel between the hard-hit provinces is also banned and anyone wishing to enter the city must be quarantined for 14 days. 2021-09-19
Laos reports a record 952 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 13,909. 2021-08-25
Laos reports a record 278 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 4,620. 2021-07-24
Barack Obama pledges US$90 million to clear Laos of unexploded ordnance dropped by the United States during the Vietnam War. 2016-09-6
An election is held in Laos, with voter turnout expected to be low. The only legal party in Laos is the Lao People's Revolutionary Party. 2016-03-20
Laos announces the results of elections to its one-party parliament. 2011-05-10