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Laos - Level 4: Do Not Travel
Do not travel to Laos due to COVID-19 and related restrictions. Read the entire Travel Advisory.

Laos is a country in the southern part of Asia.

Laos launches digital education platform to boost children?s learning
Education authorities have launched the country?s first national digital teaching and learning platform ?Khang Panya Lao? to support children?s learning during the Covid pandemic.
Publ.Date : Wed, 06 Oct 2021 01:46:00 GMT

Remote learning difficulty leads to push for vaccination of children in Laos
A push for the vaccination of children in Laos is gaining momentum after inaccessible remote and online learning systems have kept children out of schools for almost a year.
Publ.Date : Sun, 10 Oct 2021 01:23:00 GMT

Laos, Philippines see drop in COVID-19 infections
The Lao Ministry of Health said on October 17 that the country recorded 296 new infections of COVID-19 and two deaths in the past 24 hours.
Publ.Date : Sun, 17 Oct 2021 01:53:00 GMT

Leck Sengsoulichanh, Minnesota immigrant who fought with U.S. forces in Laos, dies at 81
He went back to Laos to teach English to Royal Lao Army soldiers, helping them communicate with U.S. forces. In 1971, he returned to the United States for more language training, winning ...
Publ.Date : Mon, 27 Sep 2021 16:53:00 GMT

California makes history as it passes first education requirement for ethnic studies into law
Assembly Bill 101 was introduced by Assemblymember Jose Medina, and includes a one-semester ethnic studies course in requirements for high school diplomas.
Publ.Date : Wed, 13 Oct 2021 09:50:00 GMT

Steven Muncy, Filipino at heart, comes to the rescue of Southeast Asia?s refugees
The biggest challenge is helping people understand why they should help,? says the humanitarian, who receives the Ramon Magsaysay Award 2021 for his work helping refugees in the region through the Com ...
Publ.Date : Sun, 17 Oct 2021 01:00:00 GMT

Central-local relations in Thailand since 2014
The 2014 coup interrupted mechanisms of local democracy that emerged from innovations in the 1997 constitution ...
Publ.Date : Tue, 05 Oct 2021 20:40:00 GMT

Sacramento County officials prepare to help incoming Afghan refugees
LAO FAMILY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTER ... ORGANIZATIONS FIND THE APARTMENT AND THEN WE SET UP THE APARTMENT AND WE TEACH THEM, PROVIDE ORIENTATION AND PROVEID INFORMATION ABOUT LIVING IN ...
Publ.Date : Thu, 30 Sep 2021 01:36:00 GMT

ChildFund Rugby works to tackle gender inequality in Oceania
ChildFund Rugby?s partnership with World Rugby in the build-up to and during Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan created an outstanding legacy for the region where thousands more Asian girls and women are ...
Publ.Date : Mon, 11 Oct 2021 09:11:00 GMT

Finding refuge in central Wis.: Wausau man shares refugee experience
Tucked amongst the tree and hills of Thailand near the Laotian border in the 1970s, a camp called Ban Vinai was the largest encampment of Hmong refugees fleeing the North Vietnamese. That is where ...
Publ.Date : Thu, 07 Oct 2021 19:34:00 GMT