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Online gambling epidemic

July 01, 2024

A boy and his older brother stole motorbikes in East Java, an elderly man broke into a shoe store and stole shoes in West Sumatra, a village head embezzled his village fund in Central Java and a soldier committed suicide by hanging himself in West Java.

Scam epidemic sweeping across Southeast Asia

July 18, 2023

One in Four Southeast Asians lack confidence in identifying fake phone numbers, links, and websites, with Thailand and Vietnam showing the lowest confidence levels

‘Silent epidemic:’ Risk of fatty liver disease rising among Filipinos

FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 2022

Gastroenterology and hepatology experts have raised a “growing concern” over the increased risk of fatty liver disease among Filipinos who gained weight and developed unhealthy habits due to quarantine restrictions in the early part of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Shanghai Disney Resort to be temporarily closed for epidemic control

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 01, 2021

Shanghai Disneyland and Disneytown will be temporarily closed from Monday to Tuesday for the purpose of epidemic prevention and control, said a notice released by the facility Sunday evening.

Thailand ranked 80 out of 139 countries on rule of law, dropping two positions

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2021

The World Justice Project (WJP) today released the WJP Rule of Law Index® 2021, which evaluates rule of law in 139 countries or jurisdictions. The report is the first in this annual series issued since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared in March 2020, and it shows multi-year negative trends worsening during this period.

Construction progress of China-Laos Railway on schedule despite pandemic.

SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 2021

There is a Chinese saying "to get rich, build roads first." The Lao people hoped the country, with the Laos-China railway, will become prosperous soon, and become a transportation hub in Southeast Asia to drive the development in the region.

CECC pushes epidemic warning to Level 3 in Taipei, New Taipei

SUNDAY, MAY 16, 2021

TAIPEI (The China Post) — The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC, 中央流行疫情指揮中心) announced that the epidemic warning of Taipei and New Taipei City will be raised to Level 3 from May 15 to 28.

How Arizona'lost control of the epidemic'

FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2020

PHOENIX - A drive-up testing site equipped for several hundred people in West Phoenix was swarmed on Saturday by about 1,000 people, leaving some baking in their cars for hours.

Johnson says Britain 'past the peak' of the epidemic

FRIDAY, MAY 01, 2020

LONDON - Making his first appearance at a news conference in over a month, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Thursday that Britain was "past the peak" and "on the downward slope" of the first phase of the pandemic. He also promised that next week, his government would begin to describe how the country might slowly loosen its strict lockdown.

Amid risk of epidemic, WHO urges Thai hospitals to step up monitoring during Chinese New Year

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2020

The new Coronavirus 2019 could be human-to-human transmitted with the danger of the epidemic spreading to other areas, the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned on Wednesday (January 15).

Public Health Ministry braces for flood-related diseases

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

The Public Health Ministry is preparing for flood-related diseases as water starts to recede in many provinces.

Region unprepared for emerging meth epidemic

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Last week, Vientiane played host to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime’s High Level Conference on Transnational Organised Crime in Laos and the Mekong Region. The UNDOC brought together senior Lao officials, international partners, and select experts from neighbouring Mekong countries.

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